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66th out of 95 books
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My Name is Elizabeth!
by
Annika Dunklee,
Matthew Forsythe (Goodreads Author)
Meet Elizabeth. She's got an excellent pet duck, a loving granddad and a first name that's just awesome. After all, she's got a queen named after her! So she's really not amused when people insist on using nicknames like "Lizzy" and "Beth." She bears her frustration in silence until an otherwise ordinary autumn day, when she discovers her power to change things once and fo...more
Hardcover, 24 pages
Published
September 1st 2011
by Kids Can Press
(first published January 2011)
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Oh now this is a good one. A great one. Not only because of the story - a little girl with a mouthful of a name who nonetheless would prefer it if people did not shorten it - but the art: fat lovely swipes of gouache or black ink, little scritchy lines, and a vast color palette encompassing exactly two colors - sun orange and pale blue - plus black and white.
I especially like the wordless page where we see six little drawings of Elizabeth getting ready for school while intoning the syllables of...more
I especially like the wordless page where we see six little drawings of Elizabeth getting ready for school while intoning the syllables of...more
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Elizabeth loves her name. It has nine letters, it sounds neat when she says it, and there’s even a queen named after her! Unfortunately, other people don’t seem to understand how Elizabeth feels about her name. Friends and family call her, “Lizzy,” “Liz,” Beth,” and the dreaded, “Betsy.” Finally, Elizabeth can’t take it anymore! “My name is ELIZABETH Alfreda Roxanne Carmelita Bluebell Jones!! But you may call me Elizabeth.”
The text of this child-empowering story is brief and presented completely...more
The text of this child-empowering story is brief and presented completely...more
The human capacity to garble a first name, even a simple or common one, is without limit. I should know. My name is Elizabeth. My preferred nickname is “Betsy”, which is not intuitive. Generally speaking, one should never assume what another person’s nickname is. In my day I have shouldered countless calls of “Liz”, more than one “Betty”, and the occasional (and unforgivable) "Eliza". Still, my heart goes out to kids with fresh and original names that get mangled in the garbled mouths of well-me...more
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“My name is Elizabeth! Not Beth, Liz, Lizzie, or even Betsy!” Elizabeth loves her name, it is just perfect for her with its nine letters. She cannot understand why people want to change it though. In My name is Elizabeth, a young girl named Elizabeth deals with the daily frustration of people trying to shorten her name! I understand this frustration, because ever since the first day of kindergarten people have been trying to change my name. I wonder if Elizabeth’s mother sent her to school with...more
Some children are very particular about what they are called and don’t like to be called by nicknames that are not their own. Such is the case with Elizabeth (that’s Elizabeth—not Lizzie or Beth or Liz!). Not that there is anything *wrong* with the other names, but they are just not *her* name. While I can certainly understand Elizabeth’s frustration (you may call me Katie or Kate, but please don’t call me Kathy!) I’m not sure I was a super fan of her way of expressing her displeasure. Still, th...more
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As an Elizabeth in a long line of Elizabeths, I really appreciated this book even though I've never gone by the name Elizabeth. In fact, I was very excited to see my nickname used in the text. Since there are so many of us who use the Queen's name and variations thereof, I know that this will be a popular book with many. It would also be a good one to use at the beginning of a school year, just before calling roll for the first time since that inevitably causes some discomfort for kids who go by...more
A must read for anyone named Elizabeth no matter what their age. There was a time when I felt the same way as the main character (I'm an Elizabeth, too) and wanted to be known by my full first name (there are so many nicknames for Elizabeth, and some of them are quite terrible). Eventually though, I grew to like the nickname my parents chose for me (Elizabeth was too big a name for such a small girl), and refer to myself by that nickname which is Libby (it's even the name on my name tag for work...more
A young girl is getting ready for school and is celebrating the special things about her name. BUT everyone she meets calls her a different nickname for "Elizabeth." Finally when the school crossing guard calls her Betsy, she has had enough. She yells that her name is Elizabeth and everyone hears her. Orange, blue, black, and white prints compliment the text, but little character development hurts the story. Readers aren't made to care for Elizabeth, who only seems to care about herself (at leas...more
Elizabeth really likes her name, her full name. She likes its length, the way it feels when she says it, and also that there is a queen named after her! But she doesn’t like it when people shorten it to things like Liz, Lizzy, or Beth. So she announces that her name is ELIZABETH Alfreda Roxanne Carmelita Bluebell Jones. But you can just call her Elizabeth. Now everyone has it right, except for one little person, her younger brother. It’s close enough when he calls her “Wizabef.”
Dunklee captures...more
Dunklee captures...more
Elizabeth--despite it's whole 9 letters including an electric Z--is a name warranting NO abbreviation. Not one item on the interminable list of Elizabeth nicknames is going to cut it. Not Libby, not Lizzie, not Ibby, not Lisa, not Betsy. Betsy is "Not. Even. Close." Elizabeth traipses around this wacky and retro robin's egg blue book with her pet duck, learning to earn respect she deserves! The supremely silly saga of one little girl with two Queens named after her!
This story is about a girl named Elizabeth who struggles with everyone she knows calling her whatever nickname they like. A lot of kids can probably relate to this. I know I, for one, hate to be called Becca, yet everyone feels free to shorten my name to that instead of the obviously superior Becky option (sorry Becca). This book would be great for a younger story-time. I also enjoyed the simple color palette of blue, orange, black and white.
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A little book about a big name. Elizabeth loves her name just the way it is...she likes all the neat things her mouth does when she says it (my favorite line in the book :) No nicknames for her, she asserts. Elizabeth is as charming as the illustrations (they are retro and modern at the same time and very expressive). I also like that Elizabeth and her baby sibling are being cared for by granddad.
This spunky little girl's name is Elizabeth and that's what she wants to be called. Not Beth, Betsy, or Eliza. She wants her full name because she loves it so much. The illustrations were especially fun. I loved the orange and blue striations of color that animated the people and places throughout the pages. I was also quite fond of the little duck that followed Elizabeth around. I usually try to read the author bios in the back and I'm always amused by the way the author/illustrator tie in the...more
Ab important little book about adoring your name no matter how many syllables. As mother of a child with 3 syllables in her name I am a big fan of honouring the beauty of long and detailed names! And the art - wow! Love the colours - sky blue and orange that accent the pages. Feels old fashioned but this little fiesty Elizabeth is very modern!
Elizabeth wants everyone to know that her name ELIZABETH, not Lizzy, not Liz, and not Beth or Betsy. She silently endures all the names people give her until, finally, she finds her big voice (and becomes literally bigger on the page) and informs everyone that her name is, in fact, "Elizabeth Alfreda Roxanne Carmelita Bluebell Jones!!" But we can call her Elizabeth.
The illustrations have a retro feel and are done in shades of orange, black and light blue. Elizabeth is a spunky heroine with plent...more
The illustrations have a retro feel and are done in shades of orange, black and light blue. Elizabeth is a spunky heroine with plent...more
"My name is Elizabeth!" the narrator announces and she doesn't like it at all when people call her Liz, Lizzy, Beth, or Betsy. My Elisabeth was grinning from ear to ear as she read it. She related completely. I borrowed it from the local library but will have to go buy a copy now. Gorgeous illustrations.
Very short story with great illustrations
Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace.
Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace.
Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace.
I see a market for this book with girls named Elizabeth--a niche audience, perhaps. Otherwise, because my storytimes are mixed boys/girls, I'm not thinking that I would share this one as a readaloud. Illustrations are cute.
I, of course, loved this book (even though they spelled Elisabeth incorrectly). I am considering writing a book called "My name is Elisabeth with an S and if you keep spelling my name wrong or if you call me Liz, I will kick you in the dingding"
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The combination of the vintage illustration style and simple story, will make a delightful bedtime read. Mathew Forstythe's characterization of Elizabeth accentuates' Dunklee's humour. I hope that we will see more of her.
I love this book because my daughter's name is Elizabeth. She endured being called every version of her name for many years, just like this story. I will always call you, my daughter, Elizabeth. Beautiful name:)
Cute book for any child who gets tired of people making a shorter version of their correct name. I don't love the illustrations but I do like the color scheme. The last page is especially cute...Lucy's favorite.
I support books that promote correct pronunciation of names. I support books rendered in black, white, orange, and blue (see: 365 Penguins). I support books where the main character inexplicably has a duck as a pet.
I loved to start the school year off with books about names. Were I still working this would be my read aloud next fall. I'm pretty sure I heard about this from Betsy Bird, how appropriate. Delightful!
A cute story about how a name matters. The illustrations remind me of Make Way for Ducklings kind of art. The book would make a good pairing with Cisneros' chapter "My Name" in House on Mango Street.
Three colors, and the perfect presence of white and space. Our young hero travels with strength, indignation, tolerance, assertiveness, and love. The whole has a nicely light touch.
Nice illustrations and good for a kiddo who doesn't care for people giving them nick names of which they don't approve. My youngest is a little like that so she related the most.
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Jul 05, 2011 08:22pm