El vecindario va a celebrar una fiesta en el barrio a la que todos deben traer un plato de comida. Padma está emocionada por la fiesta hasta que se entera de que su madre planea preparar sopa de lente
El vecindario va a celebrar una fiesta en el barrio a la que todos deben traer un plato de comida. Padma está emocionada por la fiesta hasta que se entera de que su madre planea preparar sopa de lentejas. ¡Padma piensa que la sopa es muy aburrida! Todos los demás llevarán cosas divertidas como pizza o perritos calientes. Además, a Padma le preocupa que a sus amigos no les guste la sopa, pero para su deleite, descubre que no solo les gusta, sino que también quieren aprender a prepararla.
The neighborhood is having a block party where everyone is responsible for bringing a food dish. Padma is excited about the party until she learns that her mother is planning to bring lentil soup. Padma thinks soup is so boring! Everyone else will bring fun things like pizza or hot dogs. Plus Padma worries that her friends won't like the soup——but to her delight, she discovers that they not only like the soup, they want to learn how to make it.
GWENDOLYN HOOKS is the author of Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. Thanks to her Air Force dad, she grew up in Texas and Washington in the United States, and in Italy. After teaching middle school math, Hooks decided to follow her passion and write books for children. Hooks lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband. Please visit her website at gwendolynhooks.com.
SHIRLEY NG—BENITEZ is a children's book illustrator who creates art using watercolor, gouache, pencil, and digital techniques. She also loves to make 3—D creatures from clay and fabric. She lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband, their two daughters, and their pup. Please visit her website at shirleyngbenitez.com and follow her on social media at @shirleysillos.
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ISBN
Paperback: 9781643796642
Interest Level:
Grades K — 2
Reading Level:
Grades 1 — 2
Themes
Asian/Asian American Interest, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Collaboration, Courage, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Families, Food, Friendship, Home, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, India, Mothers, Multiethnic interest, Neighbors, New York, Realistic Fiction, Spanish
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