Synopses & Reviews
When I was born,the first thing my mama told me
was my name.
Lucy remembers lots of things about her name. When she was two, Uncle David painted it on her step stool. When she was three, she scribbled it on the floor with an orange crayon. When she was four, she ate her very own plate of L-U-C-Y pancakes, one letter at a time.
Lucy is seven now. She can reach the sink without a stool, and she doesn't write on the floor anymore. But her name still goes with her everywhere. Lucy loves her name--and she loves Mama and Dad, who chose it just for her.
Synopsis
When I was born, the first thing my mama told me was my name. Lucy remembers lots of things about her name. When she was two, Uncle David painted it on her step stool. When she was three, she scribbled it on the floor with an orange crayon. When she was four, she ate her very own plate of L-U-C-Y pancakes, one letter at a time. Lucy is seven now. She can reach the sink without a stool, and she doesn't write on the floor anymore. But her name still goes with her everywhere. Lucy loves her name--and she loves Mama and Dad, who chose it just for her.
Synopsis
In this joyful story of a child's growing sense of identity, seven-year-old Lucy fondly remembers lots of things about her name--and Mama and Dad, who chose it just for her. Full color.
Synopsis
Seven-year-old Lucy describes special memories about her name from each of her birthdays.
About the Author
Susan Marie Swanson's first name comes from a long-ago word for
lily. She is the author of
Getting Used to the Dark: 26 Night Poems and the picture book
Letter to the Lake, both illustrated by Peter Catalanotto. As a visiting poet in schools, she reads and writes poetry with children. Her reviews and essays about children's literatre regularly appear in the
Riverbank Review, for which she is a contributing editor. Susan Maria lives with her family in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Christine Davenier's family has always called her "Titi." When her mother called her "Christine," she knew she was in trouble. She is the illustrator of the acclaimed Iris and Walter books, written by Elissa Haden Guest, as well as Very Best (Almost) Friends: Poems of Friendship, edited by Paul B. Janeczko; The Other Dog, written by Madeleine L'Engle; and many other popular children's books. She lives with her family in Paris, France.