How My Parents Learned to Eat
By: Ina R. Friedman
This is a wonderful children’s book that addresses diversity. A bi-racial child tells the story of how her Japanese mother and American father met, fell in love, struggled to understand each other's ways, and finally married. It's a wonderful portrait of diversity, showing children that superficial differences in cultures don't really mean much and shouldn't get in the way of people appreciating each other. Its appreciation of cultural diversity and its honest portrait of love are wonderful. There is humor in the book when they both secretly learn each other’s culture of eating and surprise each other. This picture book is great for ages 4 through 8. I feel in love with this book when I first read it last summer at a professional development. It is a fun way to show children about other cultures.
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