"Giovanni’s friends are coming over for Sunday dinner, and his grandmother is serving rice and beans. Giovanni is embarrassed—he does not like “rice and rocks” and worries his friends will think the traditional Jamaican dish is weird. But his favorite Auntie comes to the rescue. She and Giovanni’s pet parrot, Jasper, take him on a magical journey across the globe, visiting places where people eat rice and rocks. This exciting story celebrates the varied traditions of every culture while also highlighting the delicious similarities that bring us all together." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Centering Culture & Identity
- Cross Group
- Race/Culture/Identity Concepts
- Content
- Languages & Communication
- Ethnicity
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Puerto Rican
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Girls/Women
- Race / Culture
- Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American
- Black/African/African American
- Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American
- Cross Group Sub
- Direct
- Non-Central
- Positive
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Secondary
