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

El vecindario va a celebrar una fiesta en el barrio a la que todos deben traer un plato de comida. Padma está emocionada por la fiesta hasta que se entera de que su madre planea preparar sopa de lentejas. Padma piensa que la sopa es muy aburrida! Todos los demás llevarán cosas divertidas como pizza o perritos calientes. Además, a Padma le preocupa que a sus amigos no les guste la sopa, pero para su deleite, descubre que no solo les gusta, sino que también quieren aprender a prepararla.

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.