Lunch Box Surprise ( First Grade Friends)(Hello Reader, Level 1)

This short simple rhyming book tells a great story.

Sam opens his lunchbox to discover his mom forgot to pack his lunch. All of his friends give him a bit of what is in their lunches. At the end Sam has a feast.

I was just introduced this book a couple of years ago but I use it every year to teach a

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lesson about sharing. The kids think it is fun.

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This was a fun, short story with a valuable lesson. The story depicted a group of friends working together to solve a problem among the group. I appreciated the subtle way that a student in a wheelchair was depicted as just one of the friends. Not too often are children with disabilities portrayed

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in the story as just one of the friends. There is no mention of his disability and I think that's great. It great for a young child to see that bringing attention to a disability is not necessary. Everyone sits down for lunch and compares lunches, but when Sam opens his box he has nothing. It seems as though his Mom forgot to pack his lunch. His friends work together and offer Sam parts of their lunches to make a meal for him. The title of the story allows readers to guess what the surprise might be before the plot is revealed. It's a great early reader because the use of rhyming allows the reader to follow a rhythm.

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