I Need a Lunch Box [Paperback]

Jeannette Caines (Author), Pat Cummings (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A little boy can’t wait to get his first lunch box. ‘He imagines what he could keep in a lunch box and even dreams a splendidly illustrated dream in which he has a different colored and shaped box for each day of the week. A straightforward story about a rite of passage." —K.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1 A black girl is beginning first grade and getting all sorts of goodies, in particular a lunch box for which her little brother yearns with a single-minded passion. However, his mother says that he must wait until he starts school. This rather slim plot is fleshed out through a sequence in which the narrator dreams of a brightly-colored, imaginatively-shaped lunch box for each weekday. At last, on his sister's first day of school, their father surprises the boy with a spaceship lunch box of his own. Brightly patterned objects such as shoes, school supplies, marbles, animals, and of course decorated lunch boxes float through the vividly-colored pages. The simple text makes the story suitable for preschoolers. The drama of family relationships is honestly portrayed, although the issue of whether the father has contradicted the mother, which may bother some parents, is buried in the happy ending. Leda Schubert, Vermont Department of Education, Montpelier
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jeannette Franklin Caines is the author of Chilly Stomach and Just Us Women, a Reading Rainbow Book, as well as several other highly acclaimed picture books about children and their families. She is also the recipient of the National Black Child Development Institute's Certificate of Merit and Appreciation.

Ms. Caines grew up in Harlem and now lives in Freeport, Long Island.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (August 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064433412
• ISBN-13: 978-0064433419
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #485,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Experience, April 8, 2009

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Karen E. Hempstead "Jinga" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Need a Lunch Box (Paperback)

I Need A Lunch Box is great for teaching about colors and various environmental elements, such as things related to the ocean, the dessert, and every day materials. It's filled with imaginative illustrations. The story line is nice.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginitive enough for my little guys, April 3, 2009

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Three Boys Now "Mommy2Boys" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Need a Lunch Box (Paperback)

My boys love this book. I had to read it over and over again for my oldest on, and now again with our younger one. The bright colorful pictures catch their eyese. The story told from the point of view of a very young child seemed easily relatable to my little ones. Not onl is it a good book with fantastic pictures, it helps teach the days of the week and colors.

I have no idea what the other reviewer is talking about. This is a good children's book no matter what color your children are.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great picts!, November 25, 2011

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This review is from: I Need a Lunch Box (Paperback)

I am a teacher and sometimes I don't have the books that I require. I was worried when I ordered the book, that it wouldn't be all in one piece. I received this book and it looks like new. Great colors, pages in good condition. And my kids had a great time during the lesson. Thanks.