Jamie Hogan created 26 illustrations for 'The Star Fruit Tree,' a Vietnamese folk tale that appears in the Oxford University Press Myths and Legends series, recently published.

It's the tale of two brothers: one greedy and one good. "Short of going to Vietnam for reference, I found a video at the library that followed a boy in Ho Chi Min City, a day-in-the-life documentary that was pretty informative," says Jamie. "And he got to ride with his sister and her boyfriend to a karaoke club!"

"These morality tales play out in many cultures but reinforce the same values. "It was a fun project to put myself in another time and place, researching, referencing, and tasting the golden rule with Vietnamese flavor."