names, personal

Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.

A young Cree Indian boy, Trout-with-Flattened-Nose, is not fond of his given name and seeks to earn a new one that is more flattering.

Mabel learns to appreciate her name and, together with a good friend, finds a way to cope with critical classmates.

With his mother's help, Carlos learns to write his name, as some of his friends can do.

Contains over 37,500 names for babies from 250 countries in 160 different languages.

Even with her father as principal, Asa Andersen is certain that sixth grade will be perfect, until a new boy in school starts making fun of her name and the baby her mother is expecting is born prematurely.

Starting at a new school, Gabrielle tries to make new friends while struggling with the spelling of her long name.

When Ed attends a family reunion with many relatives who have the same name, he hopes to get his own special nickname.

Students respond, in rhyming text, to their teacher's question about what each calls his or her grandfather, offering examples of things they like to do together.

Students respond, in rhyming text, to their teacher's question about what each calls his or her grandmother, offering examples of things they like to do together.