A Chinese-American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.

Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.

In illustrations and rhyming text, depicts the vivid sights, sounds, and smells of a Saturday morning outdoor market in Chinatown.

"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnic tradition that grows into an annual community event. Includes author's note and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

In this version of the classic tale, nobody in the apartment building has enough ingredients for dinner--so a child suggests that they have a community hot pot night. Everybody contributes something, bringing their diverse community together for a delicious meal. Includes a recipe for hot pot.--

Shopping for and preparing a delicious meal helps a young Chinese American girl feel connected to her family.

Jasmine's grandfather teaches her Chinese calligraphy by drawing and making up stories together. Includes information about Chinese characters and a glossary of words in the story.

A young boy discovers many different kinds of hugs and ways to show love as family members and friends gather to welcome his immigrant relatives from China.

Lili loves to cook little dumplings called baos with her grandmother, but when cabbage is needed, Lili races up and down the stairs of her grandmother's apartment building to find the ingredient and help the other grandmothers borrow ingredients for different dumplings, from Jamaican meat patties and Italian ravioli to Lebanese fatayer and more.

Desperate to find a middle haunting ground between her cultures after being told by her ancestors to dress and behave like a good Chinese ghost, Marnie plans a ghastly new look that could either give a fabulous fright or be a grave mistake.