04. The name jar

Choi, Yangsook. The name jar. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.

  Title:  The name jar
  Author:  Yangsook Choi
  Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf
  Year of publish: 2001
  Audience: Aged 4-8
  Subject: Identity

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Author Yangsook Choi is winner of International Reading Association's Children's Book Award, and the Skipping Stones Award. It is one of her book. It is a simple and realistic story about the name of a Korean girl Unhei. She moved to America following her parents. On the first day to school, she couldn’t pronounce her name in English clearly and felt shame about her name. Her friendly classmates put suggested English names in jar for her to choose. At the end, she decided to keep her name to maintain her own cultural identity. The book is used oil paints with earthy tones which added touching and realistic accounts to the story. This story is relatable to many migrated children. It teaches children how to settle in a new environment and be proud of their own culture. The book is for children aged 4-8.