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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hello, Obento! An Introduction to Japanese Lunches
Packing a Bento Box
Bento Boxes, Tools, and Accessories
Ingredients for Happy Faces
Cuties & Critters
Baby Bear
Caterpillar
Chickens
Eek! A Mouse!
Fluffy Lamb
Frogs
Guardian Angel
Hawaii Sun
Hungry Fishy
Kitty Cat & Goldfish
Miss Octopus
Piggy Burgers
Polar Bear
Retro Girls
Sandwich Cuties
Sunbathing Crabs
Teddy Bear Grilled Cheese
Tiger Cubs
Walruses
Fairy-Tale Friends
Enchanted Forest Friends
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
I’m Bringin’ Home a Baby Bumblebee!
The Ladybug Picnic
Little Elves
Little Red Hen
Little Red Riding Hood
Magical Spring Flowers
Mushroom Friends
Musubi Man
Peter Pan
Redheaded Princess
Secret Garden
Teeny Tiny Polar Bear
Three Little Pigs
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Special Day Treats
Autumn Leaves
Beach Party Hot Dog
Best Friend Bears
Birthday Present
Boy’s Day
Car Trip
Christmas Penguins
Early-Bird Omelet
Easter Baskets
Girl’s Day
I ❤ You
Pancake Mouse
Pizza Party!
Rainy Day Umbrellas
Sailboat
Snow Day
Sports
Summertime Sammies
Sunny-Side Up
Additional Recipes for Mini Snacks and Save-It-for-Later Lunches
How to Make a Hatching Chick
Shopping Guide
Glossary
Metric Conversion Chart
Acknowledgments