This is a perfect simple book to help explain simple cultural differences to kids.  Thao is used to being called anything but her name.  Her name is unusual in American culture, because it is an Asian culture name.  Thao.  They really wish they had a more normal name, but goes on to explain how to say it.  And then mentions her lunch which looks delicious.  It’s the simplicity of this book that makes it perfect.  It’s the simplicity of the illustrations. All the characters except Thao are paper dolls, while Thao is a real picture of the author as a child.  It shows the differences between the author and the rest of her class that make them stand out. I just love it.