What's That?

Such a beautiful, heartfelt book! I wish I had this as a child, navigating the school cafeteria. So happy to be able to share this with my family

This book is not only beautiful, the message brought me to happy tears! I remember being ashamed of bringing my delicious homemade meals to school, but books like this give me hope that my son will embrace his food and cultures. He loves looking at all the colorful pages, points out his grandma and foods we eat at home.

I was immediately taken with the theme of inclusion and diverse cultures. I bought a copy for my daughter, who is finishing her degrees in child development and family studies at CSULB. It made her cry! I got another copy for my 2-year-old granddaughter, thinking she'd have it to enjoy when she was older. My husband took it over to her house for a visit. Elle sat down to listen to him read every single word, then said, "Again!" The book doesn't dumb anything down, and the rhymes are sweet and not tiresome (as they are with many children's books). The illustrations are just gorgeous, and the message is refreshing and necessary as our world learns to include and understand things and people who don't look like they do.

A gorgeously and thoughtfully illustrated book. The story beautiflly touches on inclusion, acceptance, confidence and bullying. The pictures bring the story into your heart and also make one a bit hungry. Such imaginative and detailed illustrations that enhance a meaningful story.

LOVE the story itself and my 20 month old is obsessed with the book - she asks for it to be read over and over again and points at the characters and foods. The artwork is beautifully done and so detailed and colorful, and the book itself is very high quality. SO happy with this purchase!

What's That is on a short list of books that enrich my 4-year-old's life in a way that no other book has. We love the message of kinship, and how beautiful and authentic is this friendship that is formed from the common experienced of "otherhood". I believe every preschooler should read this book; every elementary school teacher should share this story in circle time. Indeed, educators could write a transformative reading or writing unit with this text at the center. I am grateful to Karen Chan for bringing this book into the world. We can't wait for the next one!