"I Really Like Slop!" - Mo Willems

Mo Willems is really good for having a deep underlying lesson to his stories while keeping the actual story and text very simple. In this one, the lesson is to not judge another culture by what is deemed "normal" in one's own culture. What I appreciated was the ending where we don't have to like everything about a culture, but if we've given it a chance, at least we can give an informed opinion, without insulting the other culture.

Piggie wants Gerald, the elephant, to try his slop. Gerald thinks it smells awful and is sickened by the flies buzzing around it. But Piggie REALLY loves his slop and wants Gerald to try it. Because they're friends, Gerald does. Gerald still doesn't like it but he's glad he tried it because of Piggie..

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Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw is about 2 boys living in America and India and how their lives are similar but different.

A classic, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.

And for the connoisseur in your life, Tales for Very Picky Eater by Josh Schneider.