The Yuckiest Lunch Box

The Yuckiest Lunch Box

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  • Create Date：2021-06-20 06:51:19
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  • Author：Debbie Min
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Summary

When Nari brings her traditional Asian lunch to her school， she doesn't expect her classmates' reaction。。。 "Pee-yoo！ It smells like someone farted！"

Feeling embarrassed and rejected， she asks her mother to make her American lunches from now on， only to discover that what makes her different is actually her strength！

In this multicultural story of belonging and acceptance， Nari faces cultural differences， and learns to proudly embrace the beauty of her culture。

"The Yuckiest Lunch Box" is a fun and unique diversity and inclusion story that shows the importance of looking beyond cultural differences and accepting one another， no matter where we're from。 This empowering and uplifting tale encourages young children to be proud of where they come from， and be curious about their heritage。

A must-read for all children！ Ages 5-8

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Reviews

Sparkling Chapters ，

I LOVED THIS BOOK！！ EVERY CHILD NEED TO READ THIS！！ When i used to go to pre-school i had a friend she used to bring our cultural food。 Even though we were all of same culture but still there were some children who made fun of her。。 I told the situation to my mother， she gave me the same lunch the next day and we ate it together。 And then my teacher did the same the other day。。 And then she told the everyone that it's not nice to behave like that。。 And then we all started bringing our cultural f I LOVED THIS BOOK！！ EVERY CHILD NEED TO READ THIS！！ When i used to go to pre-school i had a friend she used to bring our cultural food。 Even though we were all of same culture but still there were some children who made fun of her。。 I told the situation to my mother， she gave me the same lunch the next day and we ate it together。 And then my teacher did the same the other day。。 And then she told the everyone that it's not nice to behave like that。。 And then we all started bringing our cultural food once or twice a week。。 And it's not only a story of a school， even in offices， adults are making fun of their colleagues。。This story reminded me of my childhood🥺🤩。。。 。。。more

Parijat ，

Sometimes all it needs is a helping hand and a person to understand。 This book， though a very short read， serves the purpose successfully。 This book should be a must read for the children。 Sometimes the kids don't understand the real scene and give in to what the society wants from them。 Everyone comes from a different background and everyone should be proud of their culture。 The author has conveyed the message beautifully。 Sometimes all it needs is a helping hand and a person to understand。 This book， though a very short read， serves the purpose successfully。 This book should be a must read for the children。 Sometimes the kids don't understand the real scene and give in to what the society wants from them。 Everyone comes from a different background and everyone should be proud of their culture。 The author has conveyed the message beautifully。 。。。more

Leslie ，

The Yuckiest Lunchbox is an children's picture book that follows a young Korean girl in the first grade who brings traditional Korean food to lunch on her first day of school， and the other kids tease her and think that the food smells bad。 This upsets and embarrasses Nari so she asks her mother to make an American lunch for her instead。 Soon Nari grows into her culture with the help of her mother and and a culture day at the school where the other kids learn more about her food and traditional The Yuckiest Lunchbox is an children's picture book that follows a young Korean girl in the first grade who brings traditional Korean food to lunch on her first day of school， and the other kids tease her and think that the food smells bad。 This upsets and embarrasses Nari so she asks her mother to make an American lunch for her instead。 Soon Nari grows into her culture with the help of her mother and and a culture day at the school where the other kids learn more about her food and traditional clothing。 This is an important book because I think everyone who brings something other than a sandwich to lunch in elementary school has experienced this situation， but especially POC。 It reminds me of the scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding where Tula brings moussaka for lunch and the girls tease her so she wants to bring a sandwich to fit in。 I even remember this happening to a girl in my Kindergarten class who was from Japan and brought seaweed chips for the class on culture day and everyone hated it and made a dramatic show about it being "gross" （including me， who as an adult loves seaweed and sushi）。 I don't remember a lot fromwhen I was that young so the fact that this is a memory that stayed with me is pretty telling， and I wasn't even the one who brought the food in。I think this is an important book for children of all ages and backgrounds to be proud of your food and also to try other culture's foods instead of dismissing them。 Thank you to the author who sent me a free PDF copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Sana ，

This is my younger brother's favorite book now。 And I read it too 😇。 I will recommend this book to every child。 Children will know that everyone has their own culture and they should proud of it 💛。 When I saw the cover of this book I thought it was about lunch。 Not only different food but also described 'culture differences' so deeply and I loved it so much。 Thanks to the author for sharing her childhood memories and making this as encouragement。 💛And thank you Debbi Min for the free copy。 This is my younger brother's favorite book now。 And I read it too 😇。 I will recommend this book to every child。 Children will know that everyone has their own culture and they should proud of it 💛。 When I saw the cover of this book I thought it was about lunch。 Not only different food but also described 'culture differences' so deeply and I loved it so much。 Thanks to the author for sharing her childhood memories and making this as encouragement。 💛And thank you Debbi Min for the free copy。 。。。more

Shakshi_ __ ，

"Sometimes people make fun of things they've never seen before or they don't understand， but they don't always mean to hurt your feelings。" **A truly heart-warming tale about Mindset of people and childish insecurities。 ** **What I really love about this book is that this picture book has a story with moral that too in the real aspect of life。 As most of the picture books are too dreamy（fairy-tale like） and children also don't take moral too seriously。 ** The Yuckiest Lunch Box is a tale of "Sometimes people make fun of things they've never seen before or they don't understand， but they don't always mean to hurt your feelings。" **A truly heart-warming tale about Mindset of people and childish insecurities。 ** **What I really love about this book is that this picture book has a story with moral that too in the real aspect of life。 As most of the picture books are too dreamy（fairy-tale like） and children also don't take moral too seriously。 ** The Yuckiest Lunch Box is a tale of a little girl that lets her explain to respect， not just her but different other traditions as well。 In this story， a little girl， Nari， brings her favorite food Kimbap， to the school but is disheartened because of the harsh nature of her classmate's towards her lunchbox。 Later her mother told her to be positive and think differently about the situation instead of crying and getting angry on people。 Time and incidents make her realize how her mother was right。 This picture book is so cute that there's no part in the book that makes me not say， Aww on the cute childishness of the girl。 This is a must-read book to all the parents and teachers out there as their ignorance towards such small yet sensitive matters leads to children being hesitant to tell even big problems of their life。 *This is a eye-opening story told in a very cute way， about believing and accepting one own Culture and Tradition and being proud of it。 * This book can also be seen as answer to various parents who are struggling with their children not understanding what they have been believing till now * The illustrations are also so cute and lively， each and every emotions of the characters are shown perfectly。 * I am really eagerly waiting for another book of this genre by the author。 。。。more

Farah ，

It's so important to educate our younger ones about different cultures and with my girls going to an international school overseas， this book just seemed even more relevant。When Nari's classmates make fun of her Asian lunch that she brings to school， Nari decides she can't eat anything but Western food while there。 Through the help of some of her friends， Nari learns to proudly embrace the beauty of her culture。 This was such a cute book。 My little one also said it gave a great message to always It's so important to educate our younger ones about different cultures and with my girls going to an international school overseas， this book just seemed even more relevant。When Nari's classmates make fun of her Asian lunch that she brings to school， Nari decides she can't eat anything but Western food while there。 Through the help of some of her friends， Nari learns to proudly embrace the beauty of her culture。 This was such a cute book。 My little one also said it gave a great message to always stick up for your friends。 Thank you so much to the author for my complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Lottie ，

The Yuckiest Lunch Box by Debbie MinThank you @debbieminwrites （on Instagram） for gifting me a copy of your wonderful children's book。 I saw this on Instagram and it peeked my intrest， then Debbie asked if I'd like a copy to read and I jumped at the chance。This is a beautifully illustrated （by @wafiqsehat on Instagram）， thoughtful and moral story for little ones with an amazing message and reminder for us all to "stay curious" and be open to new experiences。 I would recommend this to anyone with The Yuckiest Lunch Box by Debbie MinThank you @debbieminwrites （on Instagram） for gifting me a copy of your wonderful children's book。 I saw this on Instagram and it peeked my intrest， then Debbie asked if I'd like a copy to read and I jumped at the chance。This is a beautifully illustrated （by @wafiqsehat on Instagram）， thoughtful and moral story for little ones with an amazing message and reminder for us all to "stay curious" and be open to new experiences。 I would recommend this to anyone with young children in their lives。 It sensitively reminds us that the words we say can do harm， even when that might not be what we intend。 And that other peoples cultures are interesting and should be embraced， from food to dress to customs and not discouraged or looked down upon just because they may differ to our own。 The Yuckiest Lunch Box also reminds young readers to be proud of their heritage and to never be ashamed of who they are。 And to be kind to each other。 I wish there had been more books like this when I was younger！ Thanks again to Debbie for the gifted copy。 。。。more

Debbie ，

Hi wonderful readers！ I'm Debbie Min， the author of The Yuckiest Lunch Box。 I wanted to pop in here to say THANK YOU for adding my book to your lists and for leaving your reviews。 This book is a story dear to my heart， because， well -- it happened to me！ I wrote this book to empower children to celebrate the parts of themselves that might appear 'different'。 My hope is that this book is a reminder to children AND adults alike， to treat one another with kindness and respect。 And that this book in Hi wonderful readers！ I'm Debbie Min， the author of The Yuckiest Lunch Box。 I wanted to pop in here to say THANK YOU for adding my book to your lists and for leaving your reviews。 This book is a story dear to my heart， because， well -- it happened to me！ I wrote this book to empower children to celebrate the parts of themselves that might appear 'different'。 My hope is that this book is a reminder to children AND adults alike， to treat one another with kindness and respect。 And that this book inspires all of us to remain open and curious about other cultures and lifestyles， that might feel foreign to us。 Lastly， this was written for my eight nephews and nieces。 I wanted them to see characters who looked like them， in a picture book。 Before I head back to my writing den， I wanted to share a snippet from the Acknowledgements section in the book。 And THANK YOU again for picking up my story！ You have made my day， my week， my month。。。 MY YEAR！ :） This book is for those who are embarassed or ashamed of their culture。 May you grow up to be proud of where you come from。 I hope this story helps you embrace your heritage and learn to love what makes you unique - it's a beautiful thing。 。。。more

Heather Nichols ，

This book is a great way to introduce cultures and new foods to your own kids as well as a teaching tool about teasing and acceptance。

enjoyingbooksagain ，

Enjoy reading this with your kids。This is a book that should be read out loud and discussed in classrooms。 It is a well written book about a little girl who feels different because of what’s in her lunchbox。 Usually when books like these are shown and discussed by teachers or adults with younger children things like having a different lunch is no big deal。 Besides being a great learning book it is cute and well illustrated I am glad the author Debbie men turned what happened to her as a child in Enjoy reading this with your kids。This is a book that should be read out loud and discussed in classrooms。 It is a well written book about a little girl who feels different because of what’s in her lunchbox。 Usually when books like these are shown and discussed by teachers or adults with younger children things like having a different lunch is no big deal。 Besides being a great learning book it is cute and well illustrated I am glad the author Debbie men turned what happened to her as a child into a positive thing as an adult。 good read for younger kids。 。。。more

Natalie ，

I received a gifted copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via the author。The Yuckiest Lunchbox is a lively story about a little girl called Nari who is excited to start first grade。 Everything goes fine until she opens her Lunchbox at lunch time and the other kids see her traditional Korean food instead of American food like them。 They all say it looks disgusting and she runs from the hall very upset。 Not long after there is an announcement for children to celebrate their di I received a gifted copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via the author。The Yuckiest Lunchbox is a lively story about a little girl called Nari who is excited to start first grade。 Everything goes fine until she opens her Lunchbox at lunch time and the other kids see her traditional Korean food instead of American food like them。 They all say it looks disgusting and she runs from the hall very upset。 Not long after there is an announcement for children to celebrate their different cultures together and are asked to wear their traditional clothes and bring some traditional food。 Nari really doesn't want to do this as she is scared of the children laughing at her again。 But thanks to her best friends mum she ends up having a great time and everyone accepts her for her culture even if it is different to their own。This is a lovely story about embracing your culture and differences and is a great resource for any children who feel ashamed of their culture or heritage。 。。。more

Tiffany （OomilyReads） ，

The Yuckiest Lunch Box: A Children's Story about Food， Cultural Differences， and Inclusion written by Debbie MinLittle Nari excitedly brings one of her favorite Korean foods to school but the other children made fun of the smell & look food that they’ve never seen before。 During Cultural Appreciation Day， Nari dressed up in her traditional hanbok and brought Korean food and again the other kids made fun of her。 When an adult tastes her food and said it was the yummiest food she’s ever tasted， al The Yuckiest Lunch Box: A Children's Story about Food， Cultural Differences， and Inclusion written by Debbie MinLittle Nari excitedly brings one of her favorite Korean foods to school but the other children made fun of the smell & look food that they’ve never seen before。 During Cultural Appreciation Day， Nari dressed up in her traditional hanbok and brought Korean food and again the other kids made fun of her。 When an adult tastes her food and said it was the yummiest food she’s ever tasted， all the kids wanted to try it too。 Nari in turn helps another child who brought in his traditional Indian food。 This fun but important story tells us that sometimes people fear and make fun of things they know little about。 Being open-minded about another’s culture and differences is essential to community。 It only took one adult to step in。 I can relate to this story， in elementary school my mom never knew what to pack me on field trips and would pack me rice and meat and I’d be embarrassed to eat them around my friends who all got sandwiches as their “normal” American lunches。 I’d ask her to pack me sandwiches， but she never did。 Not even PB&J！ This is such an uplifting picture book for young children！ 。。。more

Children's Bookshelf ，

This book is a must have for teachers。 It’s so perfect for the classroom， especially if you have a diverse group。 About a young girl named Nari who gets teased at school about her Korean lunch。 Feeling upset， she asks her mom to give her an American style lunch from now on， so she can fit in better。 Mom explained that food is part of her culture and that sometimes if it’s new to them they might poke fun at it but they aren’t trying to hurt her feelings。 Then Cultural Appreciation day comes and This book is a must have for teachers。 It’s so perfect for the classroom， especially if you have a diverse group。 About a young girl named Nari who gets teased at school about her Korean lunch。 Feeling upset， she asks her mom to give her an American style lunch from now on， so she can fit in better。 Mom explained that food is part of her culture and that sometimes if it’s new to them they might poke fun at it but they aren’t trying to hurt her feelings。 Then Cultural Appreciation day comes and so of course Nari wore a hanbok and brought in some traditional Korean food 😃 the kids started to poke fun at the food until Emily’s mom tried a seaweed rice roll and loved it！！ The other kids are sold and all begin to try it for themselves。 Nari feels better about the entire situation now and isn’t afraid to share her culture or eat what she wants。 Before long a new boy called Vikram shows up at school。 He pulls out his Indian lunch and some kids comment on the strange meal。 Nari remembering what happened to her， asks for a bite of his naan。 Speaking loud enough for everyone to hear she says “This is Dee-Lucius！”。 Pretty soon he was sharing his naan with everyone and of course once they tried it， they loved it！ My 7 year olds really enjoyed it。 We had an interesting conversation about food afterwards， according to them some people like to eat bugs， which is ok too。😂 they still got some of the important messages from the book。 We talked about why it’s important to not just instantly make fun of things that are new， give them a chance。 There’s nothing wrong with being proud of who you are and sharing your culture with people。 Also sometimes it can hurt people’s feelings if you make fun of their culture so try to be accepting of everyone because we’re all different。 Ultimately this book is a beautiful reminder to be curious rather than judgmental。 。。。more

Carolyn Klassen ，

Thank you Debbie for the free e-book copy of your picture book！ I enjoyed this cute story about cultural differences and food， especially because I know many have had similar experiences to Nari / Debbie。 I really hope this book helps kids embrace their family's traditions。 This book's core message is about cultural pride and not letting the ignorance of others change how you express yourself and show your culture。 Because when it's kids， they usually don't mean harm; they just don't understand。 Thank you Debbie for the free e-book copy of your picture book！ I enjoyed this cute story about cultural differences and food， especially because I know many have had similar experiences to Nari / Debbie。 I really hope this book helps kids embrace their family's traditions。 This book's core message is about cultural pride and not letting the ignorance of others change how you express yourself and show your culture。 Because when it's kids， they usually don't mean harm; they just don't understand。 The illustrations are cute and colourful and the facial expressions are animated。Would be excellent as a tool in classrooms to teach some students to stand up for themselves and resist conforming to the 'dominant culture' because of peer pressure and others to be open and accepting about cultural differences。 。。。more

Kid's Picture Book Review ，

This is one of the most well written books I have received and has such a great lesson about cultural differences。 It was so nice to read this with my son and talk about how people from other cultures eat different foods。 The book is laid out so perfect that it is really easy for children to understand what is happening in the story。 The book is meant for those who might feel ashamed or embarrassed of their culture， to help them feel a sense of pride in where they come from。 This book truly does This is one of the most well written books I have received and has such a great lesson about cultural differences。 It was so nice to read this with my son and talk about how people from other cultures eat different foods。 The book is laid out so perfect that it is really easy for children to understand what is happening in the story。 The book is meant for those who might feel ashamed or embarrassed of their culture， to help them feel a sense of pride in where they come from。 This book truly does that。 When Nari brings her traditional Korean lunch to her school， she doesn't expect her classmates' reaction。。。 "Pee-yoo！ It smells like someone farted！" Feeling embarrassed and rejected， she says to her mother "I just want to be like everyone else。 Why does my food look slimy and smell funny？" She then asks her to make her American lunches from now on， only to discover that what makes her different is actually her strength！ In this multicultural story of belonging and acceptance， Nari faces cultural differences， and learns to proudly embrace the beauty of her culture。"The Yuckiest Lunch Box" is a fun and unique diversity and inclusion story that shows the importance of looking beyond cultural differences and accepting one another， no matter where we're from。 This empowering and uplifting tale encourages young children to be proud of where they come from， and be curious about their heritage。 This story is so relatable to multicultural children living in America （and their families）。 It can serve as a great tool to start conversations about those feelings， as well as kindness and empathy， and cultural difference。 。。。more

Jon Schwarz ，

This is my sons new favorite book。 The art is great and the message is wonderful。 Highly recommend。

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