Yoko
Book description
The charming, acclaimed book about a cat who is teased for the food she brings for school lunch—and that launched the beloved series about Yoko—is about accepting and embracing our differences.
Mmm, Yoko's mom has packed her favorite for lunch today--sushi! But her classmates don't think it looks quite so…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Yoko as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Yoko is a little Japanese cat who goes to school and encounters all kinds of fellow students who are very different from her. She brings a lunch packed with sushi and her classmates turn up their noses and make fun of her. Thankfully, Yoko has a great teacher and she uses this experience to teach the students about culture. They have a potluck lunch and everyone brings something. Even the bullies of the class bring something that might seem strange and unfamiliar to Yoko. In the end, they learn that we are all different and it’s our differences that make…
From Brenda's list on for littles with anxiety.
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