Max & His Stinky Fish

This Vietnamese kids' book about being different helps young children celebrate their multiculturalism by embracing their family's food traditions!

Be proud of yourself, and here's an idea. Let's make something you can share!

Diverse cultures,

Delectable eats.

Building friendships,

Sharing treats!

Inspired by Vietnamese customs and cuisine, this lively multicultural children's book is a vibrant, joyful, and rhyming read-aloud book with diverse characters for kids, making it fun for the whole family.

Jonathan Truong is a Vietnamese American who has spent his personal and professional life championing community and cultural diversity. He is also the father of Max, a Vietnamese-Taiwanese-American boy.

A perfect book for educators and families, this kids' book about food will help your child

● try a dish before judging it,

● embrace surprising new foods,

● learn how sharing meals can bring adventure to their day,

● connect with people of different backgrounds, and

● feel proud of their own cultural heritage!

With messaging similar to Why We Eat with Our Hands and My Food, Your Food, Our Food, this rhyming cultural book for kids is sure to be a favorite for story times, classrooms, and early readers.

At his lunch, Max got his wish . . . all because of his stinky fish!