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September 24, 2020

Book Review: Your Name is a Song

“Your Name is a Song” by Jamilah Thompkin Bigelow is a celebration of unique names. Her prose flows like music turning into poetry. The illustrations by Luisa Uribe makes the story come alive and sing on the page. As I read this book to my kids, we couldn’t help singing the beautiful names in the book.   The first day of school is difficult for one little girl. She realizes her name is unfamiliar to the class, even the teacher struggles with it. “It got stuck in her throat,” she says. Her Ummi (Mamma) encourages her… Read More »Book Review: Your Name is a Song