The 26-part, 12 minute series is based on the books written by Danny Katz and illustrated by Mitch Vane.

The stories are set in the primary school playground at snack time and unfold through six children whose names are Atticus, Debra Jo, Rory, Melanie, Tamara and Battie as well as their teacher Mrs.

[1] Two additional specials were filmed and screened in 2016: "The Halloween Horror Story"[2] and "The Nightmare Before Graduation".

Little Lunch is set in a suburban primary school in Australia and follows the adventures of six Grade 5 students (listed below).

A two-disc DVD (PAL, Region 4) collection of the 26 episodes was published by the Australian Children's Television Foundation in 2017.