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Lunch from Home
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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Rise X Penguin Workshop
- Publish Date: Aug 30th, 2022
- Pages: 40
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.98in - 8.86in - 0.43in - 0.95lb
- EAN: 9780593384459
- Recommended age: 03-06
- Categories: • School & Education• Cooking & Food• Diversity & Multicultural
About the Author
Jing Li is a freelance illustrator living and working in Beijing, China. She started making art at age four and has been drawing ever since. In 2013, she moved to the US to study and now holds two MFA degrees with SCAD and MICA. After recently moving back to China, the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, the epicenter of the virus just two hours from her home in Yichang. During the lockdown, she created art for the Washington Post about pandemic life in China, humanizing the difficult experience. In her other work, she is inspired by Hutong culture and by her city's history and fashion. When she's not working, she's spending time with her dogs and taking them for walks. With her art, she hopes to leave behind moments of her life for other to discover for years to come.
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What people are saying
Books for the diverse reader. BookDragon is inhabited by Terry Hong and was born as a @SmithsonianAPA project.
Jing Li's art for Joshua David Stein's LUNCH FROM HOME is brilliantly revealing as she cleverly depicts specific family kitchens and practices: Korean rice cooker, Talavera pottery, Shan Foods spices, Russ & Daughters ordering counter. For @ShelfAwareness https://t.co/AjbRg607a7
We are the School & Library Marketing department of Penguin Young Readers with @PenguinKids & @PenguinTeen! Book news, educator and library resource, and more!
What happens when a child’s favorite packed lunch is met with disparaging comments at the school lunch table? Happy #BookBirthday to Joshua David Stein & Jing Li's LUNCH FROM HOME. "A reminder to embrace your heritage and all its culinary glory." - @KirkusReviews https://t.co/vXus0yfsD3
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Joshua David Stein and Jing Li’s picture book LUNCH FROM HOME is an “unstoppable force” which collects childhood anecdotes from real-life chefs and “passionate advocates for culinary inclusion” https://t.co/OoUyjn9Qim
Praise for this book
-Notable Social Studies Trade Book -- National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council (2023)
-Amazon Best Book (2022)
"[Lunch From Home] touches on positive portrayals of diversity and inclusiveness and appreciating the connections between food, culture, and family traditions; the four kids in this story are based on real people, each of whom is a professional chef, which adds meaningful weight to their experiences. Bright, naturalistic art vibrantly depicts the kids in the classroom and, of course, their delicious-looking lunches." -- Booklist
"[The] meals are lovingly described by Stein and depicted in vibrant color by Li in this epicurean picture book." -- Publishers Weekly
"[A] layered tale about peer pressure and cultural pride around the lunch table." -- San Francisco Chronicle
What people are saying
Books for the diverse reader. BookDragon is inhabited by Terry Hong and was born as a @SmithsonianAPA project.
Jing Li's art for Joshua David Stein's LUNCH FROM HOME is brilliantly revealing as she cleverly depicts specific family kitchens and practices: Korean rice cooker, Talavera pottery, Shan Foods spices, Russ & Daughters ordering counter. For @ShelfAwareness https://t.co/AjbRg607a7
We are the School & Library Marketing department of Penguin Young Readers with @PenguinKids & @PenguinTeen! Book news, educator and library resource, and more!
What happens when a child’s favorite packed lunch is met with disparaging comments at the school lunch table? Happy #BookBirthday to Joshua David Stein & Jing Li's LUNCH FROM HOME. "A reminder to embrace your heritage and all its culinary glory." - @KirkusReviews https://t.co/vXus0yfsD3