Another short, accessible chapter book for advanced beginning readers in the Dive into Reading series that features a group of diverse young friends in an urban neighborhood. Here, Indian American Padma worries that her mom’s contribution of lentil soup to the block party potluck will be an offering no one likes. When the big day comes, Padma tries to hide the pot of soup behind other food items. She and her friends Pablo, Henry, Mei, and Lily eat rice and beans, corn on the cob, egg rolls, and fish and chips before Lily discovers the soup, which, it turns out, everyone finds delicious! A recipe for lentil curry soup follows this satisfying story with color illustrations. (Ages 4-6)

In this early chapter book in the popular Confetti Kids series, the neighborhood is having a block party and Padma worries that her friends won't like her mom's lentil soup.

The neighborhood is having a block party where everyone is responsible for bringing a food dish. Padma is excited about the party until she learns that her mother is planning to bring lentil soup. Padma thinks soup is so boring! Everyone else will bring fun things like pizza or hot dogs. Plus Padma worries that her friends won't like the soup--but to her delight, she discovers that they not only like the soup, they want to learn how to make it.