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Yangsook Choi has written and illustrated many children's books including The Sun Boy and the Moon Girl, New Cat, and The Next New Year. Choi’s most recent work, The Name Jar, is a compelling story about a child coming from a different country and going to a new school. Unhei is from Korea and is very anxious to start at her new school in the United States. Unhei becomes worried when none of the children on the bus can pronounce her name. She becomes embarrassed when children in the classroom ask her what her name is, so she tells everyone that she hasn’t chosen a name yet. Unhei’s classmates decide to help her out by writing name suggestions and placing them in a jar. Unhei doesn’t know what name to choose. She finally decides that she likes her name (which means grace) best of all and teaches the class about her name and how to pronounce it. Unhei’s best friend, Joey, truly shows great friendship throughout the story by accepting Unhei’s name and wanting a Korean name for himself. This story is very moving. Unhei’s strength and courage at the end of this story are very inspirational. Choi includes several of her own experiences in this story of how she probably felt when she moved from Korea to the United States. This is a book that every child should experience because it helps children develop a sense of self and friendship.
Yangsook Choi has written and illustrated many children's books including The Sun Boy and the Moon Girl, New Cat, and The Next New Year. Choi’s most recent work, The Name Jar, is a compelling story about a child coming from a different country and going to a new school. Unhei is from Korea and is very anxious to start at her new school in the United States. Unhei becomes worried when none of the children on the bus can pronounce her name. She becomes embarrassed when children in the classroom ask her what her name is, so she tells everyone that she hasn’t chosen a name yet. Unhei’s classmates decide to help her out by writing name suggestions and placing them in a jar. Unhei doesn’t know what name to choose. She finally decides that she likes her name (which means grace) best of all and teaches the class about her name and how to pronounce it. Unhei’s best friend, Joey, truly shows great friendship throughout the story by accepting Unhei’s name and wanting a Korean name for himself. This story is very moving. Unhei’s strength and courage at the end of this story are very inspirational. Choi includes several of her own experiences in this story of how she probably felt when she moved from Korea to the United States. This is a book that every child should experience because it helps children develop a sense of self and friendship.
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Great review, looks a fab book. I'm always on the hunt for great children's books and have recently discovered Bayard and their series of StoryBoxBooks, AdventureBoxBooks and DiscoveryBoxBooks (which is a special Olympic edition) They have work by acclaimed children's books illustrator Helen Oxenbury appearing in the Storybox series for September. In addition to this, they also have some great activities for rainy days: http://www.storyboxbooks.com/potatoprinting.php, http://www.adventureboxbooks.com/macaroni-picture-frames.php, http://www.discoveryboxbooks.com/skittles.php Enjoy!
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