Tuesday, September 4, 2012

My Name is Elizabeth!

My Name is Elizabeth! by Annika Dunklee and Matthew Forsyth is simply an adorable picture book. It would make a wonderful read for the first few weeks of school, and it would pair well with Kevin Henkes's book Chrysanthemum.

Elizabeth is very proud of her name, and she LOVES that it has NINE letters. What she doesn't love is when people try to shorten her lovely name.  Whether it is Lizzy, Beth, or Betsy, it simply won't do.

Although written for children in lower elementary school, this would be a cute read aloud of any grade when talking about names and nicknames.  After reading it, I asked my own Margaret what people call her besides Margaret.  Her first response, "Sassy."  After giggling, she also named off: Maggie, Mag, Dimple Face, and Alligator.