V. T. Bidania

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.

Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snagging on non-fish things, and when a summer storm brings the trip to a sudden end Apollo admits he is disappointed with the experience--until he gets a look at the funny pictures their dad has taken.

Can Astrid and Apollo come up with best geography projects ever? Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo love to get messy and creative, and their papier-mâché projects for the Magnificent Wonders of the World Exhibit lets them do both! They each choose famous landmarks from their family's home country of Laos and get busy creating and building. But when they decide to GO BIG with their projects, Astrid and Apollo run into a problem...

It's ice fishing season, and the twins are looking forward to a fun day in the ice house. Dad shows the kids how to be safe on the ice, how to drill a hole, and how to catch fish. The fishing fun begins and everyone is having a great time. . . except for Mom. She is cold and worried about things going wrong. But when an uninvited guest arrives and surprises the family, it's Mom who ends up laughing loudest of all.

Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo decide to enter their dog Luna in the Cutest Canine Contest. After all, she's the cutest dog they know! But they discover that teaching Luna the tricks needed to compete in the contest might be "trickier" than they thought! With the help of a friend and little sister Eliana, they discover Luna is a fast learner, but that she's also picked up some bad habits from another dog! On the day of the contest,...

Astrid and Apollo are chosen to play a duet in the third-grade recorder concert. They practice hard for weeks, but their little sister keeps getting in the way. She wants to play too! Then, on the night of the concert, it's one disaster after another. What's going on? And, will they still be able to perform? Readers will love joining the twins on their adventures in this chapter book series about a Hmong American family.

Astrid and Apollo are heading to the farm with Grandma and Uncle Meng! The twins enjoy Grandma's funny stories and Uncle Meng's magic tricks while picking vegetables to sell at the farmers' market. But, Uncle Meng is looking for something else to pick-a magic pepper! Can Astrid and Apollo help make Uncle Meng's long-held wish to find a magic pepper come true? Readers will love joining the twins on their adventures in this chapter book series about...

Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo want to do something nice for their beloved neighbor, Great Uncle Cha, who's coming home from a long trip. A welcome home party with plenty of yummy Hmong food is just the thing! Lots of planning, shopping, and cooking lead up to the big event, but when the day arrives, nothing goes right! Kitchen disasters, eye-watering smoke from overcooked spices, a noodle explosion... can Astrid and Apollo...

The pressure is on for Astrid and Apollo to pick heroes for their wax museum project, but who to choose? Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo are excited for the wax museum project at school. The students choose famous people and pretend to be talking statues of them! Apollo knows right away who he'll pick, but Astrid isn't sure. No one she can think of feels right to her. She wants someone special, someone whose name everyone should...