Taj is warm, funny and kind. He’s smart and athletic. In fact, it seems like everything he touches turns to gold. Sometimes the other kids feel a little jealous of Taj. But he’s so charming, it’s hard to resist his friendship.

His main struggle is with asthma – it slows him down and he feels it gets in his way. He needs to come to terms with his own limitations. He also needs to learn compassion – and a little patience – when someone else doesn’t learn as quickly as he does.

Meet the rest of the characters who live in Redwood Creek: