B My Name Is Boy: A Song of Celebration from Australia to Zimbabwe - Hardcover

Masi, Dawn

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9780593487129: B My Name Is Boy: A Song of Celebration from Australia to Zimbabwe
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0593487125 ISBN 13: 9780593487129
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2023

Synopsis

A joyful, diverse, alphabetic picture book celebrating boys around the world.

A, my name is ARCHIE, and my brother’s name is ARLO. We come from AUSTRALIA, and we can ADVOCATE.

Boys from 26 different countries—Australia to Zimbabwe—are celebrated in this alphabetical tribute to global boyhood. Children will enjoy reading about each boy's name, country, and favorite activity, while learning how we are all connected. This inspiring, multicultural, kindhearted, and empowering book will let every boy feel seen and loved.

Globally-minded kids can also find the countries on a map at the back of the book and dream of places they'd like to visit.

Don't miss the companion story: G My Name Is Girl.

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About the Author

DAWN MASI is the author-illustrator of the picture books G My Name is Girl and B My Name is Boy. She is also an art director and graphic designer in film and television. She lives in a small town on the Hudson River with her husband and two children. Learn more about her work at dawnmasi.com and follow her on Instagram at @dawnmasi.

Reviews

K-Gr 4-This book takes a global tour with a structure of two compound sentences for each letter of the alphabet, which in turn corresponds with a country (mostly) starting with that letter and then an action that does, too. Most pages follow the same template: "A, my name is ARCHIE, and my brother's name is ARLO. We come from AUSTRALIA, and we can ADVOCATE." (Neither Arlo nor Archie are Indigenous.) Cooper from Canada camps. Thobias from Tanzania teaches. And SiXto from MeXico eXplores. These sentences are accompanied by charming illustrations of people doing the activities described. The environments appear to match the country named, and people of a wide variety of skin tones and physical abilities are depicted. However, almost all the characters have the same slim frame, and everyone's faces-even the adults with beards-are virtually identical: long eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and full red lips. A separate volume about girls is available. A final page prompts readers to share their names and what they can do. A map at the back shows where the characters are from, with a key matching the location to the country name. VERDICT It's not meant to be a serious world tour, but random, almost thoughtless choices make this a less-than-essential purchase.-Chance Lee Joynerα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0593487125
ISBN 13 
9780593487129
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
40
Rating
  • 3.71 out of 5 stars
    41 ratings by Goodreads