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.