Wholesale What's That?: A Kids Book About Love and Lunchboxes, Ages 3+

OVERVIEW and HIGHLIGHTS 🥟 Highlights themes of compassion and culture identity through food and shared meals. 🎉 diversity through AAPI Heritage and representation. 🎁 Great gift for foodies and educators. 📚 A rhyming read-aloud for storytime and classrooms. 🙌 Featured on Forbes, CBS News, and Publisher’s Weekly. 📚 Perfect for readers and fans of Everyone Loves Lunchtime but Zia, Lunch from Home and Home in a Lunchbox. REVIEWS AND BLURBS "Ultimately, What's That? demonstrates the vital role food plays in how we connect to our families and our cultures- as well as how we come to know and leave each other and ourselves." – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “This children’s book promotes inclusivity and compassion by celebrating what makes us all unique and embracing family heritage and traditions.” – FORBES MAIN DESCRIPTION What’s That? transforms the embarrassing lunch box moment into an empowering experience about curiosity and friendship. Jax loves the food his family cooks. But when his grandmother packs his favorite Chinese dishes for his first day of school, Jax discovers his lunch looks very different from what the rest of his classmates are eating. Embarrassed to eat his food, he finds himself sitting alone. When Meena sits next to him, the two strike an unexpected friendship over their lunches, sharing a mutual joy of time spent in the kitchen, a coincidental similarity between their respective Chinese and Indian lunches, and the delicious meals they eat with their families. This uplifting teaches young readers the importance of cultural identity, curiosity and inclusion. What’s That? is a heartwarming story about the foods that make up who we are and how the meals we eat can bring us together.