The Sandwich Swap
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan with Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrator: Tricia Trusa
Date: 2010
Children’s picture book
Queen Rania lives in Jordan, located in the Middle East, and known for many conflicts. She explains that this book was inspired by an incident in her childhood.
Lily and Salma are best friends forever who love to play, create and eat together. All is fine until the day that Lily tells Salma that her hummus sandwich is yucky, and Salma responds that Lily’s peanut butter sandwich smells funny. When the two girls get caught in the middle of a food fight and are called to the principal’s office, things start to change.
Soft watercolor and cartoon illustrations portray a lively school community.
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