Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise

By V.T. Bidania and Evelt Yanait

The twins’ birthday is coming! Astrid and Apollo each have a special, surprise gift planned for the other. Astrid thinks she has guessed what Apollo is giving her, but as she puts more clues together, she realizes she’s in the middle of a birthday mystery! Join in the fun as the twins try to pull off the ultimate birthday surprises for the best birthday ever! Readers will love joining the twins on their adventures in this chapter book series about a Hmong American family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jul 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781515893318

V.T. Bidania

V.T. Bidania was born in Laos and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She spent most of her childhood writing stories and now that she’s an adult, she is thrilled to be writing stories for children. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The New School and is a recipient of the Loft Literary Center’s Mirrors & Windows Fellowship. She lives outside of the Twin Cities with her family.

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Astrid and Apollo: Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise by V.T. Bidania, Illustrated by Evelt Yanait

For Justyn —VTB

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Meet Astrid & Apollo

Hmong Words

Chapter 1: Sea Blue

Chapter 2: Bright Moon

Chapter 3: Tae Kwon Do Cat

Chapter 4: Where Are We Going?

Chapter 5: Loona Loona

Facts About the Hmong

Popular Hmong Foods

Glossary

Talk About It

Write It Down

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Copyright

Back Cover

Cover

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Meet Astrid & Apollo

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