Lunch from Home

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 kindergarteners stand out with their culturally authentic packed lunches. But before they can dig in and enjoy their favorite foods, their lunches are spoiled by mean whispers, scrunched noses, and jeering taunts 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, embodies the importance of family, and celebrates individuality. 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 a celebration of culture.