Easy reader

Alex's Good Fortune

Inviting her friend to participate in her family's Chinese New Year holiday activities, young Alex dresses in celebratory red, participates in a dragon dance and helps prepare yummy dumplings before embarking on her favorite tradition, the lantern festival.

Gigi and Ojiji: Food for Thought

Gigi can't wait for her Ojiji--Japanese grandpa--to move in. Gigi plans lots of things to do with him, like playing tag, reading books, and teaching Roscoe, the family dog, new tricks. But her plans don't work out quite the way she'd hoped. And her grandpa doesn't seem to like Roscoe. Will Gigi find a way to connect with her Ojiji? The story contains several Japanese words and a glossary of definitions and pronunciations.