V. T Bidania

Astrid and Apollo each have a special, surprise birthday gift planned for the other, and Astrid thinks she has guessed what Apollo is giving her, but as she puts more clues together, she realizes she is in the middle of a birthday mystery. Includes facts about the Hmong.

During their trip to the farm, Astrid and Apollo enjoy Grandma's funny stories and Uncle Meng's magic tricks while picking vegetables to sell at the farmers' market. Includes facts about the Hmong.

Astrid is anxious about her family's camping trip because she is afraid of the dark (and bears), but her twin Apollo is looking forward to the experience; and Astrid is doing okay, despite the bugs and the dark, until she hears the scratching outside the family's tent--but Astrid is determined not to let her father face the threat alone.

Astrid, Apollo, Eliana, and their parents are at the state fair and enjoying a scavenger hunt based on the five senses, but none of them can figure out what it is that little Eliana wants.

Who knew that choosing a book for a book report could be so difficult? Twins Astrid and Apollo love to read, and Apollo knows just what book he'll pick for the book report assignment. Then he discovers that another student wants to report on the very same book! Their teacher said the reports should be "original," as much. Astrid helps with the hunt, but none seem as good as his favorite. Then inspiration strikes, and Apollo realizes that there's more...

When bad weather cancels the family trip to Laos, where their mother's cousin is getting married, twins Astrid and Apollo try to cheer up their parents by surprising their parents with a Laos-themed stay-at-home vacation.

Astrid and Apollo, eight-year-old Hmong American twins, embark on a papier-mâché project to create famous landmarks from Laos for the Magnificent Wonders of the World Exhibit, but encounter an unexpected problem that threatens the twins' participation. Includes Hmong words and their definitions.

The twins are participating in a class project to create a living "wax" museum, and they each have to choose a person whose statue they will pretend to be when the museum opens.

Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo want to enter their dog Luna in the Cutest Canine Contest, but teaching her the tricks she will need to compete is proving challenging, even with the help of their little sister, Eliana.