Lunch from Home

Written by Joshua David Stein · Illustrated by Jing Li

Classmates wrinkle their noses at four kids' homemade lunches. How will they respond?

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40 pages· AD620L· AR ~4

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Bookroo's summary

In a classroom full of sandwiches, four students bring homemade lunches that reflect their families' cultures. Before they can dig in, scrunched noses and disgusted looks from classmates spoil the meal. Each child finds a way to cope with a first 'lunch box moment' and stand up for the food they love. Inspired by the childhoods of four chefs.

From the publisher

What happens when a child's favorite packed lunch is met with disparaging comments at the school lunch table? In a classroom of sandwiches, four students stand out with their homemade, culturally-specific lunches. But before they can dig in and enjoy their favorite foods, their lunches are spoiled by scrunched noses and disgusted reactions from their sandwich-eating classmates. Follow each of the four students as they learn to cope with their first "lunch box moments" in this picture book that encourages empathy and inspires all readers to stand up for their food! Inspired by the "lunch box moments" of four acclaimed chefs, Ray Garcia, Preeti Mistry, Mina Park, and Niki Russ Federman, this heartwarming story reminds us all that one's food is a reflection of self and an authentic celebration of culture.

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