{"product_id":"stay-for-dinner-by-sandhya-parappukkaran","title":"Stay for Dinner by Sandhya Parappukkaran","description":"\u003cb\u003eStay for Dinner\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful story from multi-award-winning creators of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name \u003c\/i\u003ethat celebrates culture and connection through food. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reshma loves dinnertime with her family. Her family eat with their hands - not just finger food type-eating, but hands-on squishy eating. When she's invited to stay for dinner at her friends' homes, she finds out that they all eat in different ways. Some go \u003ci\u003eting ting\u003c\/i\u003e with their cutlery, and others go \u003ci\u003eclick clack\u003c\/i\u003e with their chopsticks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What will her friends say when they see her family eat with their hands?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ WINNER of the 2024 Multicultural NSW Award at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards ★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ 2024 CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year ★\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ A Bookstagram Best Picture Book of 2023 ★\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ Longlisted for the inaugural DANZ (Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children's Book Award ★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'Stay for Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e is a requirement on every bookshelf as a resource that teaches vital social skills and cultural appreciation--it's a salve for everyday anxieties any child may feel in regards to fitting in with their peers. This picture book is a wonderful revelation of the true diversity evident within Australia.' - \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The words and images [in \u003ci\u003eStay for Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e] combine perfectly like a feast. This is an important book about many more things than food. It highlights the importance of family, friendship, community, diversity, and acceptance--as well as delicious cuisine. \u003ci\u003eStay for Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e is a keeper, to be read over and over again, just for the fun of it.' - \u003ci\u003eChildren's Book Council Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781761211966\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardie Grant Children's Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43015544045631,"sku":null,"price":22.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/1420813482815.jpg?v=1773741504","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/stay-for-dinner-by-sandhya-parappukkaran","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}