A thrilling new story collection from acclaimed writer Don Lee exploring Asian American identity, spanning decades and continents."Don Lee is one of those masterful storytellers who is both classic and modern, who can transport you into any setting, with any character." — The TODAY Show, recommended by author Weike Wang"The organizing conceit of all [Lee's] fiction has remained consistent: Asian Americans are not monoliths . . . Lee narrat...

Hedgehog Hudson's friend Sydney has a loose baby tooth. She thinks she must go to the dentist, but Hudson reassures her that this is perfectly normal. The best part of losing a tooth is that the Tooth Fairy will come to visit her.

Sadie Squirrel’s birthday is coming up, and Hedgehog Hudson wants to buy her a special gift. He finds the perfect one but doesn’t have any money to buy it.Hudson meets up with his friend Wallabee walrus, who pays him to do chores around his house.

Hedgehog Hudson learns prepositions while helping his friend Stella Sheep move to her new home.

Hedgehog Hudson and his friend Candy Cat are going on a Halloween adventure of a lifetime.They are traveling to the planet Mars to celebrate Halloween with the Martians. They plan to trick-or-treat, go to the spookiest haunted house, and carve jack-o-lanterns all from the red planet. Follow their journey and wild adventure!

Daisy Dog thinks Hedgehog Hudson is unreliable and is a disappointment. They are no longer best friends. Daisy misses Hudson, and they both learn about forgiveness.

Hudson goes on drives learning about different traffic signs. Each one has its own meaning to help maintain safe driving conditions.

Hedgehog Hudson builds his emotional intelligence by working with his friend Happy Hippo. Hudson feels sad due to a couple of bad events over the past few days.

Hedgehog Hudson notices trash and pollution on his drive home. He calls his friend Patty Pig, and they come up with seven ways to help our environment.

It’s the month of December, and the holidays are here. Hudson knows that he is on Santa’s nice list, but Christie Sea Otter is unsure. Christie must know which list she’s on before Christmas day.She spends the next few days tracking Santa down, searching for answers.

"Elegant and engrossing...[an] unusually complete portrait of contemporary Asian America."—Los Angeles Times..."A gem....Lee has captured this truth beautifully, wisely, and with winning economy."— Cleveland Plain DealerAs the Los Angeles Times noted in its profile of the author, "few writers have mined the [genre of ethnic literature] as shrewdly or transcended its limits quite so stunningly as Don Lee." Harking "back to the timeless concerns of ...

"Riveting, moving, and—most impressive—agile and resourceful in its approach to race. Don Lee explores that issue from every conceivable angle, raising a thousand questions and undercutting easy answers." —Jennifer EganJoshua Yoon, Eric Cho, and Jessica Tsai arrive at Macalester College with different baggage but a singular and overpowering ambition—to become artists. As the years progress, their resolve is tested first by an act of campus racism and later, while t...