The Hurt

by Teddi Doleski (1983, Paulist Press, 5.95)
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When his best friend Gabriel calls him a name, Justin reacts by going home to his room and nursing his “hurt.” As he adds even more hurts to it, the “hurt” grows bigger and bigger. Through sharing his feelings, the boy is finally able to let the “hurt” go. A multi-use counseling classic. Grades K-5. [7” x 8.5”...30 pages]

My Name Is Not Dummy

by Elizabeth Crary (1996, Parenting Press 7.95)
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This story explores (through a series of choices students make) the various ways Jenny might react when Eduardo calls her a dummy. She thinks of ideas like crying, calling him a dummy back, telling on him, or finding someone else to play with. Grades K-3. [7” x 8.5”...32 pages]

The Name Jar

by Yangsook Choi (2001, Knopf, 6.99)
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A young Korean girl, Unhei, who is new to her American classroom, tells the class she will choose a name easier for them to pronounce from a jar of names. When a fellow classmate visits Unhei’s neighborhood and learns of her real name’s special meaning, the name jar disappears. Unhei’s new friends encourage her to keep her beautiful Korean name. Color. Grades K-3. [8.5” x 11”...32 pages]

Sticks and Stones

by Pierette Dube (1993, Firefly, 4.95)
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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can drive you crazy. Gwendolyn-Joy Morrison-Power has trouble with her long name—until she gets to second grade. Her name looks much shorter now in handwriting. Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 8”...24 pages]

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

by Pat Lovell (2001, Putnam, 15.99/hardback)
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When Molly Lou has to start in a new school, Ronald Durkin makes fun of her height and her buck teeth. But Molly has indomitable self-esteem, which she learned from her grandma, and knows just how to put Ronald in his place. Color. Grades K-3. [9” x 9”...32 pages]

Hooray for the Dandelion Warriors!

by Bill Cosby (1999, Cartwheel Books, 3.99)
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Little Bill and his friends are excited to begin baseball practice. The boys want the team to have a tough name, the Warriors. Then they make fun of what they call the girls’ “wimpy” choice, the “Dandelions.” Color. Grades 1-4. [6” x 9”...32 pages]

This book is part of The Little Bill Series.

Chrysanthemum

by Kevin Henkes (1991, Mulberry Books, 6.99)
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Chrysanthemum always thought her name was absolutely perfect. That is, until her new friends at school make “flower jokes” at her expense, Chrysanthemum wilts. And nothing gets any better—until the students meet their new music teacher, Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle. Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 10”...30 pages]

The Name-Game

by Tim Ludwig (1994, MarCo, 8.95)
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If you don't want the name, don't play the game. Willie acts weird, tattles, steals, lies, talks loudly, and dresses sloppily to call attention to himself. He learns that being himself and not misbehaving is the best way to act. Includes discussion questions and reproducible activities. Grades 1-4. [8.5” x 11”...32 pages]

A Porcupine Named Fluffy

by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (1989, Walter Lorraine, 6.95)
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A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros. Fluffy's name is a source of sorrow to the sharp-quilled youngster, until he meets and befriends a rhinoceros named—Hippo! Color. Grades K-3. [8.5” x 9.5”...32 pages]

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

by Mem Fox (1989, Kane/Miller, 7.95)
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, a rather small boy, lives next door to a nursing home in which resides Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, his favorite friend. Wilfrid likes her because she has four names as well. When Miss nancy "loses" her memory, the intrepid Wilfrid sets out to find it for her. Color. Grades K-3. [10” x 10”...32 pages]

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