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Home in a Lunchbox: (A Caldecott Honor Book)

by Cherry Mo Publisher: PENGUIN WORKSHOP

A taste of home in a new school

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Caldecott Honor Book

    The book is identified as a Caldecott Honor Book.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A taste of home in a new school

Jun’s move from Hong Kong to America is framed through the small, concrete details of starting school with only a few English words and encountering an unfamiliar setting. Her lunchbox, filled with familiar foods such as bao, dumplings, and bok choy, becomes a link to home. The picture-book premise brings together immigration, food, friendship, and belonging, grounding a broad experience of change in an everyday school moment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring stories about immigration and starting somewhere new
  • Families and educators looking for picture books that connect food with home and belonging

Themes

Immigration and adjustmentHome and belongingFood and cultural identityFriendship

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Book overview

**WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT HONOR**
**NOW PART OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER**

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an unexpected place.


When Jun moves from Hong Kong to America, the only words she knows are hello, thank you, I don't know, and toilet. Her new school feels foreign and terrifying.

But when she opens her lunchbox to find her favorite meals--like bao, dumplings, and bok choy--she realizes home isn't so far away after all.

Through lush art and spare dialogue, Cherry Mo's breathtakingly beautiful debut picture book reminds readers that friendship and belonging can be found in every bite.
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