Say My Name

*Signed Bookplate*

FromNew York Timesbestselling author Joanna Ho comes a powerful new picture book about the beauty, meaning, and history behind the names of six different childrenexploring their cultures and ethnicities, and emphasizing the importance of identity and saying names correctly.

My name is a window to my world, a door to my destiny, a key to unlock, the dreams of my ancestors, the hopes of my family, and the divine that lives within.

Names are music, each infused with a unique rhythm and melody that gives it life on the tips of our tongues. Names reveal generational ties and histories, weaving an intricate tale of the past before a word is even spoken. Namesand correctly saying themare important as each one carries the hopes, dreams, and traditions of those that came before us.

InSay My Name, six kids introduce themselves and convey the rich histories of their names and cultures: H Xiao-Guang, Ofa Kivaha Tupoumalohi, Bijan Hosseini, Nizhoni Yazzie, Xchitl Luna, and Akosua Acheampong.

These captivating kids of Chinese, Tongan, Persian, Navajo, Mexican, and Ghanaian descent proudly celebrate their names and languages, and those that came before them.

New York Timesbestselling author Joanna Hos lyrical writing delicately shows us that names are both beautiful and meaningful, and learning to say a persons name is the only way one can truly know another.