Picture book · Fiction
The Name Jar
Yangsook Choi
About the book
Unhei, newly arrived from Korea, considers choosing an American name, and her classmates fill a jar with suggestions.
Reading notes
A common back-to-school choice for conversations about names and belonging.
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Book details
- Author
- Yangsook Choi
- First published
- 2001
- Suggested ages
- Ages 5–8 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- names, immigration, school
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780440417996 · Dragonfly Books, October 14, 2003
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
Metadata verified against Open Library on 2026-11-11. Other editions and formats exist; ISBNs differ by edition.
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