That's Not My Name!
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
An uplifting picture book about loving your name, finding your voice and standing up for yourself.
Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can't wait to learn, play and make new friends. But when her classmates keep mispronouncing her name, she goes home wondering if she should find a new one.
When Mama helps Mirha see just how special her name is, she returns to school the next day determined to help her classmates say it correctly.
Featuring beautiful, vibrant illustrations and with an empowering message at its core, this heartwarming picture book from author-illustrator Anoosha Syed reminds us all just how important our names are!
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A child's first day of school is marred by classmates and teachers mispronouncing her name in Syed's solo debut. Mirha, who cues as of South Asian heritage, has been "waiting for months" to start school, but after she clearly introduces herself to the class, she's perplexed by her classmates' incorrect variations on her name, which appear in word bubbles across a spread. On the playground, white-presenting Hayden asks "if he could call her Maya. He said that would be easier for everyone to say." Though Mirha thinks about changing her name, her mother lovingly persuades her otherwise, offering its meaning and saying, "If people can remember names like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo, they can remember Mirha!" Saturated illustrations spotlight a candy-colored classroom environment, and classmates of varied abilities and skin tones, while accessible text offers a useful script that even invites readers to introduce themselves. Ages 3–5.
