Author: Debbie Herman
Illustrator: Sheila Bailey
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Ages: 2nd+
Ages: 2nd+
Summary:
This book is about a little girl named Carla who loves to be unique. Everyday she brings crazy and weird sandwiches to lunch. Her classmates tease her about her sandwiches and everyone refuses to try them. However, when their teacher announces a picnic all the children talk about their lunches until one boy realizes he has forgotten his lunch! Carla offers to share her sandwich and the boy is resistant at first, but once he takes a bite he falls in love! Then, all the students bring crazy lunches the next day.
Illustrations:
Bailey's colorful and fun illustrations help readers imagine a real but interesting world where this school might be. Every character is unique and complex and it really feels like a real class. Carla's crazy sandwiches are fun and creative allowing for students to use their imaginations.
In the classroom:
Carla's Sandwich is about allowing children to be creative and different. The classmates finally accept and honor Carla's creativity in the end of the story. This is an important and fun lesson for students to learn. Every student should be encouraged and made to feel valid. This would be a great book to read to a class to discourage bullying and encourage creative thinking.
Carla's Sandwich is about allowing children to be creative and different. The classmates finally accept and honor Carla's creativity in the end of the story. This is an important and fun lesson for students to learn. Every student should be encouraged and made to feel valid. This would be a great book to read to a class to discourage bullying and encourage creative thinking.
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