Frank Carlson Library

Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

As the Name Day celebration approaches, a young kitten tries to deserve a noble name, by following the path of the beautiful Bengal tiger.

Before a little girl has a chance to name the cat that arrives unexpectedly at her house, he disappears again only to be replaced by another "pet," Steve the gorilla.

When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

After starting school, a girl with an unusual first name weighs the pains of being ridiculed and feeling different against the pleasures of having a unique identity and learning to appreciate other's names.

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

After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.

Two cake-baking brothers learn whether fancy and formal, or simple and friendly, lead to a better happier bakery.

After naming their firstborn son Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico, Mama and Papa insist everyone use his full name, which causes trouble when their second son, Juan, says his brother needs help. Includes notes about the folktale on which the story is based and glossary of Spanish terms.

When his name is mispronounced, leading to laughter in the classroom, an Indian American boy is reminded by his parents how special he is and how his unique name reflects that.