A young Vietnamese girl saves a lotus seed and carries it with her everywhere to remember a brave emperor and the homeland that she has to flee.

Young conservationist Chang overcomes the odds to save and return an elephant to its natural habitat.

Kubi is a smart, inquisitive puppy who lives with all his friends on a farm in Vietnam. But when his life suddenly changes, he sets off on a long journey that takes him far, far away from his home. This is a story based on true events, illustrated with beautiful watercolors, for readers to feel and share all the emotions of this four-legged adventurer.

"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"-- If you had to leave everything behind and travel by boat across rocky waters to find safe harbor...what would you wish for? In the middle of the night, a family quickly packs up what they can carry and leaves their entire world, traveling...

"San Jose, 1999. Jane knows her Vietnamese dad can't control his temper. Lost in a stupid daydream, she forgot to pick up her seven-year-old brother, Paul, from school. Inside their home, she hands her dad the stick he hits her with. This is how it's always been. She deserves this. Not because she forgot to pick up Paul, but because at the end of the summer she's going to leave him when she goes away to college. As Paul retreats inward, Jane realizes...