The Seven Chinese Sisters

by Kathy Tucker, Grace Lin (Illustrator)

Once there were seven Chinese sisters who lived together and took care of each other. Each one had a special talent. When baby Seventh Sister is snatched by a hungry dragon, her loving sisters race to save her.

In this update of a classic Chinese folk tale, each sister uses her talent in a surprising way to rescue baby Seventh Sister―and even Seventh Sister turns out to have an unexpected skill!

Genres: Picture Books, China, Childrens, Asia, Cultural, Family, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Joy]

Nice choice for storytimes; our version associated special sound effects with each sister's skill. I am probably the only one who was annoyed that the second sister knew karate though; I changed it to kung fu when I told it.

[Julie G]

I grew up with "Five Chinese Brothers" and it was always a favorite. My son loved that one and "Seven Chinese Brothers" as well. This modern rendition and its colorful illustrations are just what the next generation needed!

[Jan]

Seven Chinese sisters, each with a different talent, live together and take care of each other. When the Seventh Sister, a baby, is kidnapped by a dragon, her sisters use their talents to save her.

I found it hard to remember which sister had which talent, and it bothered me that the sisters promised the hungry dragon that they would bring him some food, and then they didn't. I know, who would want to make the trip back and maybe get eaten by the dragon, right? But then why did they say they'd be back tomorrow with soup? Bright colors illustrate this picture book for ages 3-7.

[Alexis Y.]

I wasn’t crazy about this book. Though the title suggests that it is a multicultural book I really don’t see any elements of that other than the fact that the sisters are Chinese. You really don’t see any Chinese’s elements in the book and you learn nothing about the Chinese culture. The sisters are not even named but instead represented by numbers; sister one, sister two and so on. The book isn’t bad but if you’re looking for a book to spark interest in another culture, this is not the book to use.

[Deb]

I like the simplicity of this story. I like that it's about sisters who love and care for each other. I like that each of the sisters has their own talent and focus.

[Zoe]

Ever think your family is big? Well, this story, The Seven Chinese Sisters, written by Kathy Tucker, tells of the tale of seven sisters and a dragon. Each sister has their own skill, and the youngest seventh sister, is just a baby who can't speak yet, so her talent is unknown. One day, a hungry dragon comes to the seven sisters' house and snatches up the baby for its supper. The seventh sister finally says her first word, "HELP", which alerts all her other sisters to come to her rescue. The fourth sister, who can speak dog, was able to talk to the dragon and got seventh sister back. They all got home safe, and the seventh sister grew up to become a storyteller. A major theme in this book is teamwork. All the sisters utilized their unique talents to solve problems, which we saw during their mission to rescue the seventh sister. The genre of this book is traditional literature, because the story of the seven sisters is based on an old Greek myth.
A child reading this book would see how differences, and unique talents, are something to be embraced, not ashamed of. A child might also pick up on the importance of teamwork, since it is a very obvious theme in this book. This is a WOW book for me because it beautifully recounts an old Greek myth as well has great literary value for the reader. One literary device the author used was a metaphor, "as fast as lightning". This might not seem like a big deal for adult readers, but metaphors are a very engaging literary device for children because they help get their imagination going. Another literary device the author used was onomatopoeia, such as "Hi-yah", and "WHOOP". These were used during the fight scene with the dragon, and they really help to heighten the drama of the tale. I would consider this book anti-bias because it is representative of Chinese women and depicts the characters in an extremely positive manner.

[Taryn]

This was a fun and adorable book to read. The book was about seven Chinese sisters who would work to together using their special talents to live in harmony. One day a dragon smelled the food they were making and came to the house. He saw the youngest sister and completely forgot about the food and took her instead. The sisters heard her cry for help, so they went to go find her. The dragon eventually let her go back to her sisters and they realized that the dragon was just hungry. They made him some good food, and everyone was happy again. The main genre of this book is Traditional Literature. Children reading this book could learn to work well with others through communication and listening to others. They could also learn how to solve problems in difficult situations. For example, when the sisters were scared they weren’t going to get their sister back, but they put that fear aside and figured out how to save her. The author used writing craft techniques that brought out the Chinese traditions, which made the book special. The author did this by showing the roles of each sister and how they lived with each other in harmony. The author used Chinese tradition in a respectful way, and it was used appropriately. I did not find any inappropriate language or anything offensive in this book.

[McKenzie Richardson]

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A sweet story following a group of sisters, each with a special talent. When Seventh Sister is taken by a hungry dragon, the others team up to rescue her, each contributing their skill.

Lin's illustrations are gorgeous. Dynamic artwork with splendid color and detail. While the sisters look similar (they are related, after all), they vary in height, hair style, clothing pattern, and personality.

A nice book with themes of sisterhood, teamwork, and utilizing your unique skills. Pairs nicely with The Seven Chinese Brothers.

[Cassidy Davis]

The Seven Chinese Sisters is about seven sisters who all live together and care after each other. Each sister is unique in that they are all different ages, with different appearances, and each have different skills and hobbies. Up on the hill, lives a hungry dragon who one day came to the sister's house in hopes to steal some of sixth Sister's famous soup. As he looked through their kitchen, he saw the 7th baby sister and decided he wanted her instead. The six sisters hurried to rescue her, each using their own special talents to find the Seventh. The story ends with the sisters fighting off the dragon and getting their little sister home safe and sound.

I think there are multiple themes in this book. First being, strength and courage. The six sisters need the courage to be able to fight off the dragon and the strength as well. This acts as encouragement for children reading this because it inspires them to be as courageous as the sisters. I think it also is important that each sister is different with a different skill. This emphasizes the importance of seeing beauty in all of our differences . Each skill was required to save the Seventh sister which demonstrates the importance in our individual gifts and skills.

I recommend this book to anyone child. I think it conveys an important and meaningful message that will boost any child's confidence and leave them feeling empowered and happy. Whether the reader is a boy or girl. everyone can picture themselves as one of the sisters and admire their braveness and uniqueness.

[Prabhat sharma]

The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker, Illustrator Grace Lin- The book narrates the story of seven Chinese sisters residing on a hill. They loved one another. They all had large eyes and had long black hair. Each of these sisters are expert in one art. One can drive a scooter, second was a karate black belt, third could count fast, fourth loved dogs and she is able to understand language of dogs, fifth can throw and take a return catch from a ball thrown up, sixth can cook the best noodle soup, seventh and the youngest just plays. On the other side of the hill, a dragon resides. One day, the dragon wakes up with the sweet smell of noodle soup. He flies over the hill, reaches the house of the seven sisters. He moves silently so that no one is able to notice is presence. In his hurry, he grabs the youngest girl and flies to his mountain. The seventh girl is able to cry for help. The sisters are able to hear her call for safety. They move on the scooter, reach the dragon’s cave, fight with the dragon, free their youngest sister and return to their house. Each sister uses her special trick to rescue her and show the return path. Message- Unity is strength. Coloured illustrations help the reader to relate to the story. I have the Hindi language translation of this book.

[Yissel Martinez]

I really like this book, because this book has seven Chinese sister that all have different personalities. This book is great for children that have siblings, because brothers and sisters always have different personalities and they like to be treated differently. I really like how the author describes all the sisters and how each of the sister’s ability came into play at the end of the story. Showing the little sisters ability at the end of the story was fun and interesting. I also like how each picture is drawn and colored. I enjoyed reading this books and I think children will enjoy reading it too.

[StoryTimeReadAloud]

Ah, Grace Lin--I love you.

Adorable story of 7 Chinese sisters who each have their own unique skill--whether it be riding a scooter or making noodle soup. Well, all the sisters except 1, who is still little and hasn't even spoken. One day, a dragon smells soup cooking in the sisters' home and goes to get it. On arrival, he finds the youngest sister and takes her instead. All the sisters use their abilities to get her back.

The illustrations are great. The abilities are just a bit fun. And the message of being there for one another and using our unique talents together are fantastic.

Read with a 1st grade class--the kids loved it.

[Citra Subagiyo]

Having seven sisters sounds like a blast with lots of fun adventures ahead. In this book it's about seven Chinese sisters who each have different skills. The first sister was able to ride a scooter fast. The second sister could do karate. The third sister was capable of counting lots of things. The fourth sister was able to talk to animals, specifically dogs. The fifth sister was able to catch anything and the sixth sister was able to cook yummy noodles. But the seventh sister was still little and a baby, so her skill or talent hasn’t appeared yet. An additional piece of information is that she still couldn’t talk yet until one very day. One day the sixth sister cooked noodles that smelled so good that it awakened a dragon to come out of its cave, over the bridge, and near the sisters house looking for the noodles. But when looking for the delicious noodles, the dragon came upon the youngest seventh sister and decided that she looked like a tasty meal. So the dragon took her instead of the noodles off to his cave in the mountains. When the dragon came back home he needed salt and that gave the seventh sister a chance to say her first word, “Help!” The six sisters heard their youngest call for help and went out to find her. Once upon the dragon cave the sisters fought the dragon off to save their sister. Soon the dragon was defeated and the sisters felt sympathy towards the poor creature and decided to give it food once they were home. One of the major themes in this story is about family or siblings. An example was when the six sisters heard their youngest call for help and dashed straight to the dragon's layer to save the seventh sister. This showcases that a family's love can combat anything and that family sticks together while also supporting each other through any obstacle or challenge. Families help one another when one's down or can’t save themselves. Another major theme in this book is about sympathy. An example was after defeating the dragon the sister felt bad for the dragon since he seemed hungry and skinny. So they decided they would share the sixth sister's noodles with the dragon. Sometimes forgiving and giving back to someone who did a bad thing is hard but we should be a bigger person and support that person and what they are going through because they might not have someone who they can lean on for support. The main genre of this book is children fiction folklore. Through this reading a child can learn that the best way to defeat your enemies is to make them your friend. Just like the sisters who were willing to help the starving dragon, we as humans should have a forgiving heart and be friends with the people who hurt us. Through our good actions towards that said person, it can help or even support them. We should be the bigger person and think with a good heart in mind. We should not hold regret and hatred towards people because that can lead to cruelty or even revenge. Another thing children can learn after reading this book is that everybody has different skills that are useful. Everybody's talents count and make an impact. Just like the sisters who each showcased how their different unique skills were able to save their youngest sister and bring them home safely, our talents are not to waste. We should be proud about our talents and showcase them because it could create something amazing and be able to help others. This book was a WOW book for me because it reminds me of my big family despite only having three older siblings. But it reminds me how my older siblings would care for me and would drop everything they’re doing when I'm in a crisis or in need of help.

The author used multiple literary devices and other forms of writing craft in this book. First, the author used the writing craft technique of foreshadowing. An example of this writing craft from this book is when the author mentioned how the youngest sister had no skill yet but at the end gains her talent of story telling. This writing craft technique enhances the quality of the book by allowing the reader to try to infer what talent or skill the younger sister will gain in the future. Second, the author used the writing craft technique of dialogue. An example of this writing craft from this book is when the author was describing the story or each sister's skills. This writing craft technique enhances the quality of the book by allowing the reader to gain this key information that will be useful to know during the duration of the book but also for keeping the pace or flow of the story. I would consider this book to be an anti-bias book because it showcases key topics that every kid should know such as empowerment, family, and kindness.

[Annice Tran]

One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing your siblings will always be there for you. This light-hearted book had me thinking about how grateful I am to have a sister. Kathy Tucker wrote a wonderful folklore book filled with amusing illustrations. In this book, we are introduced to seven Chinese sisters. Though each sister had black hair and sparkling eyes, each one was different in their way. Each sister had their strengths: the first sister could ride the scooter quickly, the second could do karate, the third could count to 100 and beyond, the fourth could catch any ball, the sixth could cook, and the seventh was still a baby. One day while each sister was occupied and the sixth sister was cooking noodle soup, a terrible dragon that lived up on a mountain awoken due to the delicious aroma. Though the dragon had flown down to eat soup, he instead found the seventh sister and kidnapped her. Then, for the first time, the seventh sister let out a yell for help. Swiftly, all the sisters combined their strengths and saved their sister.
Some primary themes I spotted were using teamwork to solve their problems and being a family. Even though each sister had different strengths, they came together and figured out how to use their skills to not only save their sister but return safely home to a warm meal. It was truly their bond and love for each other that motivated this story.
This book was a WOW book for me because as someone who has a sister, I could relate to this book. My sister and I may look similar on the outside, yet we have completely different personalities. I know my sister and I have different strengths and that is how we balance each other. If my sister was ever in need of me, I knew that I would do anything to help her, and she would do the same for me. When reading The Seven Chinese Sisters I was very happy with the message it had. I wanted children to see that their siblings are people that they can rely on and trust.

Two literary devices I saw when reading this book were repetition and onomatopoeia. Throughout the book, I found phrases like “The first sister could, The second sister could” and down the mountain, over the forest, and across the bridge.  These sentence starters, help us remember and add emphasis. I also saw the varieties of sounds produced depending on the dragon’s action like when he smelled food, roared, and got hit. These sounds helped make the writing more alive. I consider this book to be anti-bias because the main characters were females who solved the issue themselves without the help of a male. This challenges traditional gender roles.

[TingHong Albert]

Have you ever discovered someone struggling when you used to don’t like him? In this book, seven sisters live in a small house, each of them has their unique skill. One day, a dragon smell noddle from the town they live because sixth sister is making noddle. The dragon flew to the town and grabbed the seventh sister, who is the youngest one, and went back to the cave. As he plans to put salt the seventh sister, other sisters come to save her. Second sister use karate to kick the dragon and saved seventh sister. However, they saw dragon starving and sad. They discovered dragon was so hungry thus he decided to grab seventh sister for supper. They decided to share the noddle with the dragon when they got back the house. The major themes in the book are unity and express empathy. Seven sisters use their unique to help each other. In the very end when they got back to their house, they lost their way in the forest. Luckily, third sister has counted the tree and remembers how to get back home. They distributed the work to achieve things that is difficult to do by one person. They also empathy when they get back to their seventh sister. Even though the dragon was planning to eat seventh sister, they don’t take a personally and still open to help the dragon. They are not only thinking of their angle but also put on dragon’s shoe. The main genre of this book is traditional literature. Children reading this book could learn to think about the angle they might not think before. It also introduces the concept of teamwork. They use first sister stopper to go and return home, rely on third sister to find the way back home, and second sister to fight the dragon. This book was a WOW book for me because it keeps reminding me there is a lot of work done by group, instead of individuals. It humbles me to not do all the things on my own.

The author used multiple literary devices and other forms of writing craft in this book. First, the author used the writing craft technique of tone. An example of this writing craft from this book is when the author expresses the second sister skill and seventh sister asks for help. The author uses a tone that expresses the motion of the character. This writing craft technique enhanced the quality of the book by expressing a dynamic character makes reading engage. Second, the author used the writing craft technique of false climax. An example of this writing craft from this book is when the author wrote about second climax that the dragon reason for grab seventh sister for his dinner. It was assumed the initial climax was fighting the dragon. This writing craft technique enhanced the quality of the book by surprising readers to the other side by shifting the climax. Which catches their attention to see what the sisters react. I would consider this book to be an anti-bias book because it accurately representation is Chinese cultures with their dress and correctly portrayed their culture. It doesn’t have one dimensional character from marginalized groups.

[Abdullah]

Reading The Seven Chinese Sisters was like listening to a thrilling, hilarious, and touching story that has been told through ages. Seven sisters, each skilled at something different from karate to scooters to tree counting come together to rescue their youngest sibling from a hungry dragon . I appreciated that each of the sisters possessed a special skill from karate to scooters to tree counting and how they saved the day by using teamwork.

The major themes throughout this book were teamwork and family loyalty. I liked that the sisters dropped everything upon hearing of a problem to rescue their youngest sister, risking harm, but without a second thought. Teamwork was also a strong theme because each of the sisters' unique talent was important, and they defeated the dragon without injuring the creature. The genre of this book was Traditional Literature because it begins in a "once upon a time" style, contains a dragon, magic-like powers, and a moral message.

Kids who read this book can learn of the strong benefits of cooperation and appreciating everyone's special strengths. I also discovered that even the quiet, littlest ones among us (such as baby sis) can play a significant part in a group of people, like a team, or a family. It was a WOW book for me because I was able to see how everyone counts, and because it was a combination of humor, adventure, and heart all wrapped up in a story.

Two of the literary tools used in creating this book were repetition and characterization. The author was careful to paint a portrait of each of the sisters featuring a special talent, making each character relatable and a favorite to root for. The repetition of Seventh Sister's pleas ("Help! Help!") and the dragon's grievances ("Hungry! Hungry!") was also applied in the narrative to generate tension as well as a light, rhythmic read. Both tools combined made the story engaging, simple, and exciting to read to children.

I would classify this book as an anti-bias book because it truly appreciates Chinese culture without using stereotypes, and it includes strong female protagonists who are resourceful, clever, and courageous. The sisters are positively portrayed individually, revealing a range of strengths, personalities, and diversity in a single family, so that children are encouraged to revalue various forms of ability and skill.

[Tyler Ngo]

“The Seven Chinese Sisters” by Kathy Tucker is a traditional children's literature book about seven sisters, each with their own talents. It’s more like six sisters with talent and a baby who can’t really do anything yet. But, when the seventh (the baby) sister gets kidnapped by the dragon, the other sisters make use of their own talents to save her. A very powerful theme presented in this book is cooperation since the other six sisters had to work together and use their unique talents to save the seventh sister. Another theme is embracing your individual strengths which is exactly what the sisters did.

I really liked this book and it is a WOW book because of the way it introduces Chinese culture through its folklore while having an engaging story and important themes. The illustrations were vibrant and encaptivating and I loved how all the sisters were shown when preparing to make the noodles. No one was left out there.

Kathy Tucker uses repetition in the sense that she repeats the sister’s abilities which adds to the book's engagement. She is also able to include elements of Chinese folklore while using simple language thus making the narrative more accessible to children. I would also like to include that the illustrations pair very well with the story as they bring everything to life. There’s light usage of onomatopoeia, but it does add to the literary quality of the book.

Without relying on any stereotypes, Kathy Tucker’s book displays Chinese culture through its folklore in a positive way. Diversity is not shown through the backgrounds of each character, but it is shown in the unique skillsets of each sister. Each person is different and is good or better at something compared to the other, but that doesn’t mean that everything can be done alone which is why there is such a strong emphasis on collaboration. The themes within this book (collaboration and individual strengths) are universal, making the book free from bias.

[Adeeb Aboobacker]

The sisters look like Russian nesting dolls, all lined up together in order, and this made me so curious to read this book. The Seven Chinese Sisters is a book by Cathy Tucker. This is a story about seven sisters, and each of them has a different talent, like one can ride a scooter fast, one knows karate, and more. But the youngest one hasn’t discovered her talents yet. When a hungry dragon shows up and steals the youngest sister, all the other six sisters work together using their talents to save her. But in the end, they understand why the dragon took her and help the dragon.

The major themes in this book are teamwork and family love because the sisters never give up on helping each other and work together. The genre in this book is traditional literature since the book feels like a folktale. From the book, I learned that everyone has something special to offer, and working together makes them strong and unstoppable. From this book, kids can learn about teamwork and caring for family. This is a wow book for me because it’s an adventurous story of sisters working together to help their youngest sister.

The author used patterned writing and repetition to show each sister’s ability and to show each of them using it to save the little sister. This made the story more fun and easy to follow. The illustration done by Grace is really good, and as I said, it looks like Russian dolls, which made me want to read it. The dragon’s changing expressions also help show emotions without words by using the pictures. I would say this is an anti-bias book because it shows strong female characters and teaches the value of teamwork and kindness as more powerful than fear.

[Berg Visser]

The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker is a children's book that falls under the traditional literature genre. It's categorized as traditional literature because it's a story that has been passed through generations orally and has been written and published by someone else. I initially picked this book because I believe I've been told this story before but with seven brothers instead.

The book is about seven sisters, each with unique abilities. When the sixth sister was cooking her famous noodle soup, the aroma woke up a sleeping dragon nearby. The dragon approaches the sisters' house and takes the youngest sister, planning to eat her. The sisters use their special abilities to save the youngest sibling.

I liked the author's use of onomatopoeia. For example, she writes "sniff, sniff, sniff" when talking about the dragon or "WHOOP" when describing the sound the seventh sister made when jumping out of the dragon's mouth. Additionally, I loved the illustrations, especially when depicting the dragon. However, I wasn't able to find a clear theme in the story, which made me disappointed.

Overall, I do think children would enjoy the story because it has interesting characters. What made this a "WOW" book for me, however, was the fact that it is a unique story that most likely dates back hundreds of years and tells a traditional story from Chinese folklore.

[Belal Abdullah]

Although the rating of this book is more on the average side, I'd say I actually enjoyed this book a lot! It shows how each of the sisters differs yet unify when the time comes. The theme is the courage and teamwork of all the sisters in how they worked together to rescue their sister. The courage to save their youngest sister from a dragon is also quite extraordinary. This is a folktale from China that is told to children to unify families and brothers and sisters together and work as a team.

The literary elements used in this book would be imagery to describe the dragon as well as similes and metaphors to describe what each sister could do. This book is anti-bias because it goes to show us the folktale told in china to children and educates us about the unity and teamwork these 7 sisters played together.

[Lap Nguyen]

“The Seven Chinese Sisters” by Kathy Tucker and Grace Lin. This story of seven sisters who live together and use their special talents to save their youngest sister from a dragon. “The Seven Sisters” is a story about humanity, love, family, loss, fear, and pain. A major theme in this book is teamwork and the genre of this book is traditional literature because the story of seven sisters is based on the old Greek Myth. A child can learn how important teamwork is to get things done. The dragon is the outcome of problems and together we can make it right. This book wow me because this is an old fiction book and very meaningful about family and teamwork.

[Jessie]

Each sister's power -- even the previously unknown gift of Seventh Sister -- helps both Seventh Sister escape the dragon and (it's implied) the dragon, who is very hungry.

A very small math sidenote: one of the sisters needs to count to large numbers very quickly, so the book says that she counts by twos.

The gifts are very different from those in The Seven Chinese Brothers, and they're a little less typically useful (though some of the gifts in both are kind of fantastic/seem un-useful until they are). But they're very fun and used in surprising ways here.

[Jeanne]

This story is not a fable nor is it a fairy tale. The setting is modern although the illustrations would make you think otherwise. I liked this story until the ending. The ending left a big, unanswered question in my mind. I will not write the question because it would be a spoiler. I thought, "If only the author had answered this question, it would have gotten a much higher rating from me." Since it is an easy reader, the page number constraints might have been a factor. I think, though, that it's an incomplete story.

It could have been a better book.

[Calista]

This reminds me of the book Seven Chinese Brothers. It's an old book and I remember it was read to us in first grade and I loved that book. I still remember it and have read it to my niece and nephew who didn't love it the way I did.

Each sister has a gift. Working as a team they can do anything, including saving their sister. I did love seeing the oldest on the scooter going up the mountain. That was brilliant.

I love Grace Lin and I found this while looking for anything new she has. I felt it was a good story. The poor dragon in this book is so skinny, breaks your heart.

[Terence]

I found it difficult to enjoy this book, solely on the fact that one sister knew "karate". Karate is a Japanese martial art. I know the author wanted to set a quirky tone--one sister rides a scooter, but alluding "karate" as a Chinese cultural trait is not only wrong, it's lazy and ignorant. There is a lot of bad history between Japan and China. Japan invaded and occupied China in WWII. I am disappointed the author did not do more research.

[Samuel Fu]

I stumbled upon this book by chance and surprisingly, I found it fun to read. I thought it was a cute story about seven sisters with their own talents. I did have a few problems though such as the second sister being talented in “karate” but karate is a Japanese fighting style and this is book is supposed to be based in China. Another thing is that it doesn’t seem to incorporate much Chinese culture at all =; the seven sisters just so happen to be Chinese. Despite all of the cultural issues, I still think it’s a cute book.

[Jo Oehrlein]

Nice to read in comparison to The Seven Chinese Brothers.

A dragon is drawn to their house by the smell of 6th sister's noodles, but snatches baby 7th sister instead.

The other sisters set out to rescue her and make their way home, using each of their individual super powers.

[Makenna Eash]

Traditional Literature
Grades PreK-3
I really liked this book! I had never heard this story before and I thought it was so entertaining and is clearly a story that has been passed down from generations before. I think this would be a great addition to a set of model texts when doing a traditional literature unit and students would love this!

[Marlene]

I grew up reading the Five Chinese Brothers with all their amazing talents so this book was a natural. Each sister has a special talent and though they may not be as wildly outlandish and the Five Brothers; they are still pretty amazing. The sisters use their talents to solve a serious problem and find a story in the telling.

[Julia Zackary]

When baby sister is taken by a hungry dragon her six sisters must race to save her! Using their unique gifts to work together and perservere, this story depicts a simple, but meaningful tale of differences complimenting eachother. With it's appealing illustrations and simple text, The Seven Chinese Sisters is a wonderful book for teaching problem solving, teamwork, and sharing of ones strengths.