Told in two voices, eleven-year-old Mimi, who is visiting her wealthy grandparents in Karachi, Pakistan, for the first time and Sakina, daughter of the grandparents' cook, form an unexpected friendship.--

In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.

While her parents are out to dinner, a bored Yasmin decides to try on some of her mother's clothes, including her new shalwar kameez, which gets ripped--but with the help of Nana, Nani, and a glue-gun, the garment gets fixed, and Yasmin puts on an impromptu fashion show when her parents get home.

"Marya's eighth birthday is coming up! All she wants is a party as awesome as the ones Alexa, her rich neighbor, throws. When Alexa parades around the school with fancy invitations, Marya can't help herself--she claims that she's having the most epic henna party ever! Now she just has to convince her family to make it happen. Enter Operation Help the Khans! Maybe she could cook dinner for her parents? Or clean her grandmother's room? Except everything...

Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own.

¡Todos los exploradores necesitan un mapa! Baba le dice a Yasmin que haga su propio mapa. Pero cuando Yasmin pierde a Mama en el mercado, ¿conseguirá encontrarla con su mapa? When Yasmin's father explains to her about explorers and maps, Yasmin decides to make a map of her neighborhood and she brings it along on a trip to the farmers' market with her mother--but will the map help her when they are separated?

When Ms. Alex is called away from the classroom, she leaves Yasmin in charge, but the other children just ignore her and start acting silly and noisy--until Yasmin thinks up a way to motivate them to finish the math assignment, quietly.

Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."

Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own. ¡A Yasmin le encanta hacer fiestas! ¡Música, amigos, diversión! Pero no le gusta la comida picante que sirve su familia paquistaní. Yasmin se pone su sombrero de chef y decide que va a hacer su propia receta fantástica y deliciosa... ¡cuando descubra cuál...