About This Book

Celebrate Difference and Understanding!This snappy story shows how something small can set off big problems, and also create bridges between people! • Soft and lively watercolor illustrations• Includes a letter from Queen RaniaSalma and Lily are best friends who like jumping rope, drawing pictures, and playing on the swings together. They also eat lunch together every day, but Salma always eats hummus and Lily eats peanut butter and jelly. One day, Lily tells Salma her sandwich looks yucky, and before they know it, the girls have started a school-wide food fight. Feeling ashamed, Salma and Lily try each other's sandwiches, and find them delicious! Then, they help organize a picnic so everyone at school can try each other's food and learn about each other's culture.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Kelly DiPucchio

Kelly DiPucchio is the author of several picture books, including Sipping Spiders Through a Straw, Grace for President, Liberty's Journey, and Dinosnores

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Tricia Tusa

TRICIA TUSA has illustrated several picture books, including Mrs. Spitzer's Garden by Edith Pattou a...

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