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Lunch from Home

Lunch from Home

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  • Create Date：2022-10-25 06:53:05
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Joshua David Stein
  • ISBN：0593384458
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Summary

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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Reviews

Nicki ，

Such cool meals！

Alexa ，

This book made me very emotional， and hungry！ Kids sometimes are not open to new experiences， including what someone else may bring in their lunch。

Michelle ，

I think there's other books that do the same concept better I think there's other books that do the same concept better 。。。more

Erin ，

Loved this one。 An important message， plus the illustrations are fantastic。

Susan Dunn ，

Four children bring traditional foods to school for lunch and are teased by their classmates， who are eating simple sandwiches that don't smell funny or look weird。 All four try to fit in and eat what all the other kids are - but they quickly grow tired of sandwiches and return to their favorite foods。 A great lesson in staying true to yourself and appreciating other cultures。 Four children bring traditional foods to school for lunch and are teased by their classmates， who are eating simple sandwiches that don't smell funny or look weird。 All four try to fit in and eat what all the other kids are - but they quickly grow tired of sandwiches and return to their favorite foods。 A great lesson in staying true to yourself and appreciating other cultures。 。。。more

Roben ，

This is a great book for encouraging empathy and appreciating differences。 And even more interesting - the book is based on the experiences of four kids who have grown up to become acclaimed chefs！ Each of the four brings something different for lunch - something that is not a sandwich。 A hot dog and scrambled egg burrito， for instance。 Or an everything bagel with lox and cream cheese and onion and capers。。。 And the kid next to them says Yuck！ or Eww！ and criticizes the lunch that isn't a tradit This is a great book for encouraging empathy and appreciating differences。 And even more interesting - the book is based on the experiences of four kids who have grown up to become acclaimed chefs！ Each of the four brings something different for lunch - something that is not a sandwich。 A hot dog and scrambled egg burrito， for instance。 Or an everything bagel with lox and cream cheese and onion and capers。。。 And the kid next to them says Yuck！ or Eww！ and criticizes the lunch that isn't a traditional sandwich。 Hot dogs don't belong in a burrito。 You are actually going to eat that fish？ Your lunch stinks！ So - in each instance - the non-sandwich child requests a sandwich for their lunch the next day。 But -- they quickly become bored with their unfamiliar， bland sandwich lunch - and proudly revert back to their native cuisine！ And when their neighbor complains， this time they explain why they love the food they are eating。 I would put this on the "must have" list for classrooms and libraries。 It will hopefully encourage all children - to think before they speak negatively about a classmates lunch and also to not be afraid to step outside of the sandwich box with their lunch choices！ 。。。more

Sassygirl87 ，

Cute book about how children react to different types of lunches。

Stephani ，

Loved this。 A great story that celebrates different foods from around the world。 Diverse， colorful and an easy read。 Perfect for littles ages 3 and up to talk about their own food。

Sophie Riggsby / allthingsequilateral ，

Adorable story for kids like me whose family packed them ethnic lunches。 I remember only wanting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches。

Aolund ，

I loved this meaningfully multicultural book。 Kids in a classroom navigate the gazes of their classmates and the crushing effect of the idea of "normal" during lunch time， as four kids （based on four real-life chefs with mini biographies and pictures of each included in the back of the book） at first enjoy their lunches and then， after being told by their classmates that these lunches aren't normal， swap them out for sandwiches。 I loved that in this story， it is the kids themselves who decide th I loved this meaningfully multicultural book。 Kids in a classroom navigate the gazes of their classmates and the crushing effect of the idea of "normal" during lunch time， as four kids （based on four real-life chefs with mini biographies and pictures of each included in the back of the book） at first enjoy their lunches and then， after being told by their classmates that these lunches aren't normal， swap them out for sandwiches。 I loved that in this story， it is the kids themselves who decide they are bored of sandwiches-- this realization doesn't get passed down from any adult， but is their own。 The kids/chefs represented in the book are Niki Russ Federman， Ray Garcia， Preeti Mistry， and Mina Park。 Gorgeous， rich illustrations。Themes: Food， School， We're All the Same/We're All DifferentAge range: Kindergarten-Elementary 。。。more

Kelly ，

This book should be on every shelf at home and in schools！ What a beautiful way to introduce diversity and how delicious it can be！

Alex Baugh ，

This is an unusual book in that four diverse chefs contributed their own childhood experiences to its creation。 It begins on Monday at lunchtime。 Most kids have sandwiches， except for Preeti， who brought soft dhokla cake topped with spices， her favorite lunch。 After the kid next to her says it smells stinky， Preeti begins to bring sandwiches， too。 On Tuesday， Mina brings gimbap， neat green-edged rolls of rice with carrot， radish， and ham in the center， the boy next to her make fun of her lunch， This is an unusual book in that four diverse chefs contributed their own childhood experiences to its creation。 It begins on Monday at lunchtime。 Most kids have sandwiches， except for Preeti， who brought soft dhokla cake topped with spices， her favorite lunch。 After the kid next to her says it smells stinky， Preeti begins to bring sandwiches， too。 On Tuesday， Mina brings gimbap， neat green-edged rolls of rice with carrot， radish， and ham in the center， the boy next to her make fun of her lunch， and the rest of the week， Mina brings a sandwich。 On Wednesday， Niki brought a bagel with everything: lox， cream cheese， capers， and tomato。 The boy next to her said cheese and fish are just weird。 The next day， Niki brought a sandwich。 On Thursday， Ray brought a chopped-up hot dog with scrambled eggs and cheese wrapped in a tortilla。 The girl next to him said hot dogs belonged in buns， not tortillas。 On Friday， Monday， and Tuesday， everyone in class ate sandwiches for lunch。 But on Wednesday， Mina brought gimbap again and really enjoyed it。 Before long， Preeti， Niki， and Ray were also enjoying their favorite lunches again。 Who are these kids who grew up to become chefs？ Preeti Misty， Mina Park， Niki Russ Federman， and Ray Garcia 。。。more

Nicole ，

As an elementary school counselor， there is such a need for a book like this！ Not only are the illustrations and stories absolutely gorgeous， but the story itself is so powerful。 I look forward to sharing this with my students。

Beth ，

An important book to share with students about food， culture， and traditions to let them know it's OK for our lunches from home to look different than your classmates， and in fact that should be celebrated。 An important book to share with students about food， culture， and traditions to let them know it's OK for our lunches from home to look different than your classmates， and in fact that should be celebrated。 。。。more

Amber Hughes ，

Thank you Libro。fm for the advance listening copy。 This would be a great read for back to school。

Michele Knott ，

This is definitely a book to use at the beginning of the school year to talk about food and families and respecting each other。

Lynn ，

What was in your packed lunch from home？ Mine was pretty boring but now and then I had bagels and cream cheese or chicken soup in a thermos。 I was lucky though and most kids would have happily traded for the piles of boiled spinach or mystery meat on the school lunch ;-） But for many kids， a culturally different lunch from home can be a source of teasing or embarrassment。 This timely picture book by David Stein with contributions from four chefs， drawing on their childhood lunch experiences， tak What was in your packed lunch from home？ Mine was pretty boring but now and then I had bagels and cream cheese or chicken soup in a thermos。 I was lucky though and most kids would have happily traded for the piles of boiled spinach or mystery meat on the school lunch ;-） But for many kids， a culturally different lunch from home can be a source of teasing or embarrassment。 This timely picture book by David Stein with contributions from four chefs， drawing on their childhood lunch experiences， takes on that issue in an appealing and effective way。A great addition for schools and libraries and great for back-to-school or units on cultures of the US melting pot。 。。。more

Alicia ，

Just like teachers have first day of school books， books about pronouncing everyone's name right， and proper etiquette during recess， this one can be easily integrated into a readaloud about appreciating everyone's cultural differences when it comes to the food they bring from home for lunch。 The fun connection is that the four specific references to "weird" food were specific to four now-chefs of varying backgrounds and what they brought to school when they were young。 Each kid is judged for wh Just like teachers have first day of school books， books about pronouncing everyone's name right， and proper etiquette during recess， this one can be easily integrated into a readaloud about appreciating everyone's cultural differences when it comes to the food they bring from home for lunch。 The fun connection is that the four specific references to "weird" food were specific to four now-chefs of varying backgrounds and what they brought to school when they were young。 Each kid is judged for what they bring then start bringing a classic sandwich， but they realize that that's a bit boring and one girl decides to return to her cultural food and soon the revolution begins to eat what you like， whatever it might be！ The illustrations are fine as well as the narrative。 。。。more

Carmen Owen ，

I love this topic and want to make sure my daughter understands her cultures and others。 They are to be celebrated and this books does that but also with self recognition and celebration。 Just beautiful， and also how it is tied to real stories。Thank you Libro。fm and Penguin Random House for and ALC。

Lenoire ，

In a classroom with other students， four students bring culturally-specific homemade lunches while their peers bring sandwiches。 The students are excited to eat their lunch but， their mood is spoiled when other classmates make comments and have disgusted reactions to their food。The illustrated book is inspired by experiences of four "famous" chefs and their childhood experiences。 The book provides a learning moment of empathy and to appreciate other cultures。 As a foodie， it was interesting to s In a classroom with other students， four students bring culturally-specific homemade lunches while their peers bring sandwiches。 The students are excited to eat their lunch but， their mood is spoiled when other classmates make comments and have disgusted reactions to their food。The illustrated book is inspired by experiences of four "famous" chefs and their childhood experiences。 The book provides a learning moment of empathy and to appreciate other cultures。 As a foodie， it was interesting to see the lunches the students bought。 However， as an immigrant I can relate to other people not appreciating my food the same way as they would other Americanized food。 The book bought up my own memories of eating food that other people considered "gross"。 The book was beautifully illustrated with vibrant colored and detailed illustrations。 。。。more

Ms。 Yingling ，

E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusThis was an interesting book， but it came through poorly on my e reader。 I would definitely take a closer look at this one for an elementary library。

Andréa ，

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。

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