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by Joshua David Stein (Author), Jing Li (Illustrator), Ariela Rudy Zaltzman (Translator)
Qué pasa cuando la comida favorita que un niño o una niña trae a la escuela recibe comentarios denigrantes a la hora del almuerzo? Descúbrelo en esta edición bilingüe.
What happens when a child's favorite packed lunch is met with disparaging comments at the school lunch table? En un salón lleno de sándwiches, cuatro estudiantes se destacan con sus comidas caseras que reflejan las culturas de las que forman parte. Antes de que puedan disfrutar de sus comidas favoritas, estas se arruinan al enfrentar narices arrugadas y reacciones de asco por parte de los compañeros y las compañeras que solo comen sándwiches. A través de este libro ilustrado que promueve la empatía e inspira a que todos los lectores defiendan su comida, acompaña a cada uno de los cuatro estudiantes mientras aprenden a lidiar con sus primeros "momentos de lonchera". Tomando inspiración de los "momentos de lonchera" de cuatro aclamados chefs, Ray García, Preeti Mistry, Mina Park y Russ Federman, este relato conmovedor nos recuerda que la comida es un reflejo de la identidad de quien la come y una celebración auténtica de la cultura. In a classroom of sandwiches, four students stand out with their homemade, culturally-specific lunches. But before they can dig in and enjoy their favorite foods, their lunches are spoiled by scrunched noses and disgusted reactions from their sandwich-eating classmates. Follow each of the four students as they learn to cope with their first "lunch box moments" in this picture book that encourages empathy and inspires all readers to stand up for their food! Inspired by the "lunch box moments" of four acclaimed chefs, Ray Garcia, Preeti Mistry, Mina Park, and Niki Russ Federman, this heartwarming story reminds us all that one's food is a reflection of self and an authentic celebration of culture.Author Biography
Joshua David Stein es escritor, editor y presentador de un podcast en Nueva York. Es el editor en jefe de Fatherly y presentador del programa The Fatherly Podcast. Es autor de varios libros para adultos, incluyendo Food & Beer, Epicurean Journeys, To Me He Was Just Dad, y coautor de Notes from a Young Black Chef. También ha escrito varios libros infantiles, entre ellos Can I Eat That?; Brick, Who Found Herself in Architecture; The Ball Book, The Invisible Alphabet y Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild, ambos publicados recientemente. También fundó The Band Books, un grupo musical que adapta libros infantiles a canciones. Como figura destacada en los medios desde hace mucho tiempo, Stein ha sido editor en jefe de la revista Blackbook, editor de Black Ink, editor senior de Departures, editor senior de Eater y editor en jefe de la revista Out y de Tasting Table. Actualmente, es editor colaborador en Food & Wine. Stein vive en Brooklyn con sus dos hijos.
Joshua David Stein is a writer, editor, and podcast host in New York City. He is the editor-at-large at Fatherly and host of The Fatherly Podcast. He is the author of multiple adult nonfiction books, including Food & Beer (Phaidon), Epicurean Journeys (Rizzoli), and To Me, He Was Just Dad (Artisan), and is the coauthor of Notes from a Young Black Chef (Knopf). He has also written several children's books, including Can I Eat That?; Brick, Who Found Herself in Architecture; and The Ball Book (Phaidon). More recently, he's written The Invisible Alphabet, Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild, and The Catalogue of Hugs (Rise x Penguin Workshop). He recently founded The Band Books, a band that performs children's books to music. A longtime media fixture, Stein has been the editor-in-chief of BlackBook magazine, the editor at Black Ink, a senior editor at Departures, the senior editor of Eater, and the editor-at-large at Out magazine and Tasting Table. He is currently a contributing editor at Food & Wine. Stein lives in Brooklyn with his two young sons. Ariela Rudy Zaltzman is a multilingual and multicultural children's literature expert. She is the translator of several books and is also the coauthor of the flight anxiety journal Why Are We Inside a Cloud? Ariela was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jing Li es una ilustradora freelance que vive y trabaja en Pekín, China. Empezó a hacer arte a los cuatro años y se la ha vivido dibujando desde entonces. En el 2013, se mudó a los Estados Unidos para continuar sus estudios, y ahora tiene dos maestrías en Bellas Artes de Savannah College of Art and Design y Maryland Institute College of Art. Tras mudarse de regreso a China, estalló la pandemia de COVID-19, con el epicentro solo a dos horas de distancia de su hogar en Yichang. Durante el aislamiento, hizo arte para el Washington Post sobre su vida durante la pandemia en China, humanizando la difícil experiencia. En sus otros trabajos, ha encontrado inspiración en la cultura Hutong y en la historia y la moda de su ciudad. Cuando no está trabajando, pasa tiempo con sus perros y los saca a pasear. Con su arte, Li espera dejar momentos de su vida para que otros puedan descubrirlos en los años que vienen. Jing Li is a freelance illustrator living and working in Beijing, China. She started making art at age four and has been drawing ever since. In 2013, she moved to the US to study and now holds two MFA degrees from SCAD and MICA. After she moved back to China, the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, the epicenter of which was just two hours from her home in Yichang. During the lockdown, she created art for the Washington Post about pandemic life in China, humanizing the difficult experience. Her other work has been inspired by Hutong culture and by her city's history and fashion. When not working, she spends time with her dogs, taking them for walks. With her art, she hopes to leave behind moments of her life for others to discover for years to come.
