{"product_id":"stay-for-dinner-a-picture-book-9781419772870","title":"Stay for Dinner: A Picture Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the storytellers behind the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a powerful picture book about culture and connection through food, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eSoul Food Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This gentle picture book speaks to the anxieties many children have about not fitting in with their peers, and celebrates the ways food can connect us to our cultures and to each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reshma loves dinnertime with her family. Their table is full of squishy splashy curies, crispy crunchy papadums, and heaping piles of rice. Her family scoops and mixes their delicious dinner with their fingers and Ammama always finishes the meal with a complementary burp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Reshma is invited to for dinner at her friends' houses, she sees that not everyone eats like her family. At Phoebe's house, dumplings are eaten with chopsticks; and at Leo's house, pasta is twirled on forks. Mama wants to invite her friends to dinner, too, but Reshma is nervous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will her friends laugh at the way her family eats?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandhya Parappukkaran\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of books like \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmma's Sari\u003c\/i\u003e. She left her job as a food technologist so she could put her feet up and read. Then she rediscovered her passion for children's books. Her stories are inspired by her multicultural experience and include scrumptious food from her South Indian heritage. She resides in Brisbane with her family. \u003cb\u003eMichelle Pereira\u003c\/b\u003e, who is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmma's Sari\u003c\/i\u003e, spent her childhood in Nairobi, Kenya, and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. She graduated from Monash University with a bachelor's degree in communication design. She has worked with a range of clients such as Penguin UK, Netflix, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321697796370,"sku":"9781419772870","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_975d26b5-f005-44af-b0a8-cdcafa4ca00f.jpg?v=1748593490","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stay-for-dinner-a-picture-book-9781419772870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}