I'm a little skeptical when I come across a children's book supposedly authored by a celebrity. Usually someone else ghost writes the story working from just a germ of an idea supplied by the famous person. That may indeed be the case here, but, no matter, the book actually is quite good regardless of whether Jordan's Queen or Michigan resident Kelly DiPucchio deserves all the credit.

A fairly simple story about two little girls who are the best of friends until what they eat for lunch at school drives a wedge between them, this picture book shows how the silliest of things can pull people apart.

Lily's peanut butter and jelly sandwich seems rather "yucky" to her friend Salma. Conversely, Salma's daily pita and hummus sandwich appears to be rather gross to Lily. Both girls keep their thoughts to themselves until one day Lily blurts out her feelings to her friend. "Your sandwich looks kind of yucky," Lily says.  That elicits an equally insensitive response. "Yeah, well your sandwich looks gross, and it smells bad too!" snaps Salma.

Suddenly the two good friends aren't talking to one another and soon their disagreement divides their class. The culinary dispute quickly escalates to a major food fight which lands both Lily and Salma in the principal's office. Abashed about their behavior, both girls make up and make a suggestion that brings the entire school together in a spirit of tolerance and acceptance. You'll have to read the story to see what that suggestion is!

Reputedly based on an event from her own childhood, Queen Rania explains that her intent in sharing this story (which is greatly embellished) is to show youngsters that it is "easy to jump to conclusions when we come across something new or foreign or strange".  She continues in the "Author's Note" at the end of the book, "If we take the time to get to know each other, stand in each other's shoes, and listen to a different point of view, we learn something wonderful—about someone else and about ourselves."