Your Name Is a Song

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Luisa Uribe

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English

The Innovation Press
01 August 2020

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Social issues (Children's&YA)

Age range 5 to 9
*One of TIME magazine's Best YA and Children's Books of 2020
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Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class.

Your Name is a Songis a celebration to remind all of us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.

'This lovely celebration of African American culture, featuring a Muslim family, offers a fresh way to look at the tradition of creating new names...

A delightful celebration.'-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

'This story simultaneously imparts a strong spark of sensibility and envelops readers in a warm embrace through an overdue, crucial lesson about the significance of honouring every individual's cultural identity, including the respectful care to correctly learn another's name...

For all collections, this is a heartwarming tale with a simple yet critical message.'- School Library Journal

'A child's name is one of the most important gifts parents give them, so imagine the heartbreak in hearing your baby lament that neither their teacher nor classmates are willing to devote any effort into learning to properly pronounce it. In this heartrending book, an inspiring mama teaches her daughter to hear the lyrical beauty, fire, and heart in not only her own name but others as well, galvanizing young Kora-Jalimuso to sing out the powerful euphony of her name to everyone at school.' - Entertainment Weekly, 9 self-help books for your kids because they can't yet help themselves

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illustrated by: Luisa Uribe
Imprint: The Innovation Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 258mm, Width: 258mm,
ISBN: 9781943147724
ISBN 10: 1943147728
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 01 August 2020
Recommended Age: From 5 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a passionate educator, anti-racism activist, wife, and mother of two. She is a 2016 MuslimARC Muslim Anti-Racism–AMEL Fellow, and the author of Mommy's Khimar. She lives in Philadelphia with her family. Luisa Uribe is an illustrator living in Bogotá, Colombia. She holds a graphic design degree from the National University of Colombia and an MA in art and design from Loughborough University. Find out more about her at luisauribe.com.

Reviews for Your Name Is a Song

"★ ""This lovely celebration of African American culture, featuring a Muslim family, offers a fresh way to look at the tradition of creating new names. . . A delightful celebration."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ ""Simultaneously imparts a strong spark of sensibility and envelops readers in a warm embrace through an overdue, crucial lesson about the significance of honoring every individual's cultural identity..."" -- School Library Journal, starred review"