Jo Louis dreads her first day in her new school because she is sure that the other children will make fun of her name. “This will be an effective prompt for many families and how-you-got-your-name stories, and many youngsters, especially reading with relatives, will appreciate the loving evocation of bonds to kin and history.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
- ISBN: 9780395816578
- Published: 1996 , Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Themes: African American, bonds of family, family histories, grandfather and grandchild, multigenerational, New experiences
- Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, United States
- No. of pages: 36