After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends -- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...

All year round, retired schoolteacher Phyllis Newsom is as sweet as peach pie--except during the Peach Festival, whose blue ribbon has slipped through Phyllis's fingers more than once. Even as Phyllis engages in some amateur sleuthing, she won't let it distract her from out-baking her rivals and winning the upcoming Peach Festival contest.

Years ago, Xiaokes father planted a peach tree in his old hutong neighborhood. To Xiaoke, the tree is his brother, his peach tree brother. Now the old neighborhood is being torn down and the tree is marked for destruction. Will Xiaoke be able to save the tree in time?