A Chinese American child fears that the food her parents are preparing to sell on the Fourth of July will not be eaten.

Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

A young girl numbers her discoveries in the world around her, from one dragon boat to four mahjong players to ten bamboo stalks.

"Identical twins Ling and Ting celebrate their birthday by sharing gifts and making wishes"--

When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.

Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.

"Today is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family! I can't wait to see everyone, especially Grandma. I'm going to eat lots of shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, egg tarts, and my favorite--char siu buns. We will have to order enough for us all to share. So what are you waiting for? Dim sum, here we come!"--c

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

When Katie outgrows her shoes, she and her friends JoJo and Pedro go to the shoe store with their mothers.