Ages 5–8picture_bookfriendship

The Name Jar

by Yangsook Choi

Unhei has just arrived from Korea and her name is too hard for her new classmates to say — so she puts her name in a jar and asks them to choose one for her. A warm story about identity, belonging, and the courage it takes to claim who you are.

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