Everyone Loves Lunchtime But Zia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593425428)

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!

Author: Jenny Liao
ISBN-10: 0593425421
ISBN-13: 9780593425428
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.25h x 11.25w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2022
School Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly 02/27/2023
Booklist 03/01/2023 pg. 58