Home in a Lunchbox is one of those picture books that is both sweet, silly, and heartwarming, with a little sadness. Or at least, at first. Cherry Mo’s young narrator has moved from Hong Kong to America. She only knows a few words of English (hello, thank you, I don’t know, and the important one, toilet), makes mistakes, does not fit in in class and feels hopeless. That is until she opens her lunchbox and familiar sights and smells come out. She will soon learn, […]
Food is home
Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo
