Your Name Is a Song

I wish I could pack a copy of this book into every first grader with a less than usual name.First grader main character, referred to as "the girl", tells her mum that her name got stuck in her teacher's mouth on the first day of school. The mum tells the girl that she should sing her name, because names are songs. They go through an array of names in different languages as the girl practices saying the names and learn where they came from. The next day she comes ready to school to sing not only her name, but also the names of her teacher and classmates.The glossary at the end of the book provides further insight into the names mentioned in the book. The illustrations compliment the story perfectly.

I love this book! Can't wait to share it with my students, and sing their beautiful names.

This book is great and provides pronunciations at the end to ensure every reader respects the names.

This is the first children's book I've read that put tears in my eyes. We read this with our 3.5 year old, and he made the effort to pronounce each beautiful name along with us. I just kept thinking how he will likely have people mispronounce his name, his brother's, and how I've had mine...and how this book will help him appreciate how special each name is.Parents agonize over naming their babies, and nothing hurts more than having your child's beautiful name butchered or mocked.From those of us with non-anglo names and cultures, thank you!For those of you with Anglo names, this book is so important to add to your child's library!

Between the poetic writing and the breathtaking art, this book is one of our favorite books of all time. My children love hearing it, and have enjoyed learning how to pronounce some new-to-them name along with the author (there's a link listed in the back of the book that takes you to a video of her pronouncing each of the beautiful names in the book). A MUST HAVE for all families, teachers, and caregivers!