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Thao / by Thao Lam.
A little girl feels singled out because her name is always being misprounounced, misspelled or misunderstood.
Record details
- ISBN: 1771474327
- ISBN: 9781771474320
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.95 |
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| Subject: | Names, Personal > Juvenile fiction. Chinese > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Lam | 31681020155115 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
""Thao" seems like a simple enough name. Only four letters--all of them belonging to many other names! And yet Thao had been called everything from "Tail" to "Theo" to "Towel." At one point, completely fed up, she decided it was time to try another name.Something "easy." Something like "Jennifer." But trying to be someone else only works for so long. And eventually "Jennifer" is swayed back to being herself when she opens her lunchbox and finds her mother has packed her Gçoi cuäon (also known as Vietnamese spring rolls)! Thao's favourite! Her name is pronounced "Tow" like the English word "how." While simple on the surface, this story of cultural assimilation and celebration of cultural pride runs deep. It is a personal one for Thao. And it will strike a chord with readers who have struggled to fit within a mainstream mold--then realized it was just more comfortable to be themselves. Visually, this book will also be a personal reflection of Thao in that she will be incorporating childhood photos into her usual cut-paper collage style! She has also opted to minimize the number of illustrations and instead play with type and typography as a way to highlight her name--and the many variations of it that appear in the book!"-- - Perseus PublishingAn honest #OwnVoices story about growing up with a name that is unfamiliar to the kids around you, told with humor and heart by critically acclaimed author/illustrator Thao LamEven though itâs only four simple, familiar letters long, nobody can ever pronounce Thaoâs name. Sheâs been called Theo, Tail, even Towel! But the teasing namesâTofu, Tiny, China Girlâare worse. Maybe itâs time to be someone else? Thao decides to try on a different name, something easy, like Jennifer.It works, but only until she opens her lunchbox to find her motherâs Vietnamese spring rolls, g?i cu?nâThaoâs favorite! Now, it feels a lot more comfortable to be herself.Simple on the surface, this story inspired by Thaoâs own childhood is full of humor, heart, and important ideas of diversity, inclusion, and cultural pride. The story will be instantly relatable to readers who have ever felt different.Designed with a playful emphasis on typography, and Thaoâs own childhood photos added to her signature cut-paper collage, THAO champions being true to yourself and your background, and being empathetic towards others. It is a celebration of all thatâs in a name and the power of owning your identity.
- Perseus Publishing
A funny, eye-opening story about the challenges of growing up with an unfamiliar name and learning to be true to yourself, new from the critically acclaimed Thao Lam
