The Sandwich Swap is written by Her Majesty Queen Rania AL Abdullah with Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Salma and Lily were best friends that did everything together. Lily would always eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and Salma would eat a hummus and pita sandwich. They each thought each other brought gross sandwiches to school and they got into an argument. They did not do anything together anymore and at school the next day the other children had chosen sides. They called each other names and soon a food fight broke out in the cafeteria. They felt bad for what happened and felt worse when they got called into the principal's office. The next day, the two girls sat at lunch together and tried each others sandwich which they ended up loving. They decided to have a class picnic and they served peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and hummus and pita sandwiches.
I think this book could be used to promote students' differences. People do not always like the same things, just like the two girls in the story. Students need to learn and understand this concept. They should be open to others ideas and views. They need to be understanding of one another and not judge their peers. It is also important for students to monitor what they say. Something that they think is not a big deal might hurt a peer's feelings. For example, in the story, Lily said, "Your sandwich looks kind of yucky" which made Salma feel bad and retaliate. We could discuss as a class not to say things that might hurt a friend's feelings.
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