The Change Your Name Store - Hardcover

Shirtliffe, Leanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1628736089 ISBN 13: 9781628736083

Publisher: Sky Pony, 2014

Synopsis

Wilma Lee Wu does not like her name. So she marches to the Change Your Name Store where she meets Zeena McFouz, the outrageous owner. Soon Zeena convinces Wilma to try on new names in the magical store. Each time Wilma selects a new name, she is transported to the country from which the name originates. Will Wilma find a new name that she likes? Will she discover her real identity and where she truly belongs?
 
Told in playful rhyme and filled with delightful illustrations, The Change Your Name Store is destined to become a read-aloud favorite.

About this title

From the Author

Leanne Shirtliffe is an award-winning humor writer. She writes for the Huffington Post and Nickelodeon’s humor site NickMom.com and authored the book Don’t Lick the Minivan (Skyhorse 2013). When she’s not stopping her children from licking frozen flagpoles, Leanne teaches English to teenagers. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, and you can read more about her misadventures at her blog, IronicMom.

Tina Kügler is a professional illustrator and storyboard creator. Kügler spent ten years working on storyboard animation projects for the likes of Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros. Her picture book, In Mary’s Garden, is scheduled for release in spring of 2015. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, three little boys, and dog.

Review

I enjoyed the ethnic diversity portrayed throughout the story. I loved the variety of names sprinkled across each page. Each list or wall littered with names included not only common Caucasian names like Jennifer and Michael, but Ishmael, Sadiq, Olga, Ashanti, Demetrius, Dao, and even names in Chinese and Arabic characters. *love* The embrace of many ethnicities and cultures is the true gem found here. That the rhyming text flows beautifully and the whimsical illustration makes you smile is simply icing on the cake. -The Book Children

Not forced but flowing and playful this tale told in rhyme is loaded with learning and laughter.
You empathize with Wilma's courageous attempts.  You understand the wisdom of Ms. Zeena McFouz giving freedom to her shoppers, the rule and the special drawer.
The Change Your Name Store showcases diversity and self-acceptance.  Cheerful pictures partner with the rhyming story perfectly inviting reader participation.  I know readers will be scanning the streets of every town they visit in the future, looking for this fascinating shop. -Margie Myers, Librarian's Quest

What would happen if you could not only change your name, but had to take on the persona of your new moniker? You might very well decide that the name bestowed upon you by your loving parents was the one that suited you to a T! -Working Mother

About this edition

• Publisher: Sky Pony
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1628736089
• ISBN 13: 9781628736083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kügler Tina