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The Sandwich Swap (2010)

by Rania Al Abdullah(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1423124847 (ISBN13: 9781423124849)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Hyperion Books

review 1: Hummus and pita vs. peanut butter and bread: an unnecessary battle between two different tastes that are totally based on preference. Although typically such a small difference between two people usually isn't something that causes more than a friendly debate, The Sandwich Swap does give a fictional example of something that needs to be worked out: acceptance of difference. Lily and Salma have everything in common, except the contents of their lunch. A discussion turns into a debate, while the debate turns into an argument, and the argument turns into a food fight, but the food fight results in a surprise ending that is worth uncovering by reading The Sandwich Swap. One activity that I've done with preschoolers using this book is to actually "act out" the story in a sense.... more By giving every student a partner, together we can make enough hummus and pita sandwiches and enough peanut butter sandwiches for everyone to try both. From there the students can each try the first item they received, and then swap with their partner to try the other. While the food fight is optional (I'll admit I did not partake), the students can still get a feel of embracing diversity, sharing, and learning to accept the difference their friends possess from themselves. For extra fun and math, tally up who prefers which "-wich" to get a feel for whose Salma and whose Lily!Rania, Kelly DiPucchio, and Tricia Tusa. The Sandwich Swap. New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2010. Print.
review 2: This story is a great example of excepting multicultural differences. Two friends, Lily and Salma, are exactly alike and do many things together, but Salma eats hummus at lunch and Lily eats peanut butter. These differences in food likes separate the two girls and they begin not to understand the other's differences. Towards the end of the book, the girls and classmates eventually learn to set aside cultural differences and to accept everyone for who they are as a person. This will teach students to befriend others of different cultural backgrounds and to include those who may seem different than them. less

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