Status
Available
Call number
Call number
FIC CHA
Collection
Description
With encouragement from her supportive lunchbox, a young girl ignores a classmate's teasing and heartily enjoys bao buns, stinky tofu, and other tasty lunches prepared by her Taiwanese grandmother.
Publication
Simon Spotlight (2021), 64 pages
Original language
English
Language
User reviews
LibraryThing member debnance
Geraldine Pu loves to take her lunch box to school with delightful dishes her grandmother prepares at home—-rice, soup, dumplings, noodles, cucumber salad, steamed pork bag, and stinky tofu. All is well until another child in her class makes fun of her food. Soon the whole group is ridiculing her
A first graphic novel. It’s a complete delight.
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food and even her name. But Geraldine is a strong girl, and she finds a way to fight back and speak up for her food and her name and for others.A first graphic novel. It’s a complete delight.
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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Geraldine is a grade-school student who loves her lunchbox and the special meals her grandmother packs for her in it. That is, until a mean boy at school starts making fun of her 'strange' lunches and Geraldine starts wishing she has a 'normal' sandwich like every other kid at the lunch table.
This
The story itself lives in a similar space to The Sandwich Swap, in which young children learn to treat others' lunches with respect even if it's not what they themselves eat. The message is the crux of the story but it doesn't feel heavy handed. For instance, the word "bully" is never used, but the reader will understand the context easily.
The word play, the cheery illustrations, and the anthropomorphic lunch bag are all real treats that will keep young readers engaged. This book is made up of short chapters, so it will leave beginning readers feeling accomplished with having read a chapter book. It's also nice to see a book by and about a Taiwanese-American person, as I'm struggling to think of any other children's title reflecting that specific culture.
This
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was such a great read for young readers on so many levels. This title is decidedly an early reader, but it is set up with panels like a graphic novel. The book therefore begins with a quick introduction to how talk/thought bubbles work and the order to read panels. It also has a short guide to some words used in the text that might be unfamiliar to new readers, e.g., that bao is a type of bun. This includes pronunciation support, although some of these words have their pronunciations in the text when first introduced as well.The story itself lives in a similar space to The Sandwich Swap, in which young children learn to treat others' lunches with respect even if it's not what they themselves eat. The message is the crux of the story but it doesn't feel heavy handed. For instance, the word "bully" is never used, but the reader will understand the context easily.
The word play, the cheery illustrations, and the anthropomorphic lunch bag are all real treats that will keep young readers engaged. This book is made up of short chapters, so it will leave beginning readers feeling accomplished with having read a chapter book. It's also nice to see a book by and about a Taiwanese-American person, as I'm struggling to think of any other children's title reflecting that specific culture.
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ISBN
153448468X / 9781534484689