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The Yuckiest Lunch Box by Debbie Min
5.0
The Yuckiest Lunch Box: A Children's Story about Food, Cultural Differences, and Inclusion written by Debbie Min
Little 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!
Little 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!