Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name?

<p><strong>Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name--but her full name Geraldine is too long to write and Hanako her middle name doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name?</strong></p><p>This exciting new I Can Read series is brought to you by author-illustrator Melissa Iwai whose popular books include <em>Soup Day</em> and <em>Dumplings for Lili.</em></p><p><em>Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name? </em>is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship adventure historical fiction and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories. The story contains several Japanese words and a glossary of definitions.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Gigi and Ojiji</em>: </strong></p><p><strong>Gigi crafts her Japanese American identity in this -enchanting early reader. The cuteness inclusivity and cross-cultural problem-solving represented will have young -readers coming back again and again. A must-buy. --<em>School Library Journal </em>(starred review)</strong></p><p><strong>The text is well supported by the endearing illustrations which capture all of Gigi's big emotions and depict her as a biracial child with a white father and Japanese mother. --ALA <em>Booklist </em>(<em>s</em>tarred review)</strong></p><p><strong>An affirming option in the quickly diversifying field of early-reader books. --<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p><strong>A 2023 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor title</strong></p><p><strong>El día de los niños el día de los libros selection 2023</strong></p><p><strong>ALSC Notable 2023</strong></p><p><strong>CBC Teacher and Librarian Favorites Award 2023</strong></p><p><strong>A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year in the 5-9 beginning reader category (2023)</strong></p><p><strong>A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best</strong></p><p><strong>A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Books for Beginning Readers category!</strong></p>