Everyone Loves Lunchtime but Zia

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Synopsis
A heartwarming picture book about a Chinese-American girl who grows to appreciate the traditional dishes her parents prepare for her and finds a way to share her lunch with her classmates.

Everyone loves lunchtime. Everyone, that is, but Zia.

At school, the other kids are eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cheese and crackers, and apples on the side. But Zia's always nervous about opening her lunchbox. Her dumpling and noodle dishes look different and smell different. She dreads lunchtime.

Then, during her birthday week, her parents pack her a different Cantonese dish each day and explain what the food represents: a roast pork bun to bring treasure, soy sauce chicken to bring success, and more. At first, Zia doesn’t want to eat her lunch, but once she starts, she just may realize her food could bring her good fortune after all!

Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780593425442
Related ISBNs:
9780593425428
Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jenny Liao
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Cooking, Food and Wine, Literature and Fiction, Education
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Pre-Kindergarten
Reading Age:
3–7
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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