A boy wants a lunch box and dreams of all the colors and kinds of lunch boxes he could have.

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This short picture story is about a younger brother who watches his older sister start school with a lunchbox of her own. This young brother becomes very jealous and is dreaming of the day when he can get a lunchbox of his own too. He watches her prepare for first grade with all sorts of new supplies; he begs and begs his father for a lunchbox. At the end of this story this young boy receives a lunchbox from his father as a surprise. ( )

Jealousy is a treacherous thing. This story explores the world of two siblings, one headed to first grade and the younger still at home, and how the younger brother's jealousy controls his mind. All he wanted was a lunch box. Perseverance, however, is key in this story. After all, good things come to those who wait. ( )

I Need a Lunch Box is exactly what anyone would think its about. Its about a little boy who wants a lunch box. Everytime he turns around his sister and brother are getting new supplies for school. This story was very cute, and it shows that if you wait patiently you may just get what you want. ( )

A little boy is jealous of his sister's lunch box and wants one for himself.

Genre: Fiction
Age(s): 4-8