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My Name Is Cool Hardcover – Picture Book, August 8, 2022
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When I was born, I kept my eyes squeezed shut so tightly that my mom called me Mr. Magoo from a cartoon she loved.
My dad said I was going to be bilingual, like him, so he called me El Señor Magoo.
Little Antonio has a LOT of names. Different relatives call him different names, but the real culture shock happens when he goes to school for the first time. A celebration of biracial heritage and cultural identity from award-winning Cuban American storyteller Antonio Sacre, My Name Is Cool teaches children to be proud of their heritage and the things that make them different. Different is COOL.
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Lexile measure580
- Dimensions9 x 0.38 x 10.38 inches
- PublisherFamilius
- Publication dateAugust 8, 2022
- ISBN-101641706570
- ISBN-13978-1641706575
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By the same author, using his own personal history, this books is filled with Sacre's storytelling and wonderful view of the world. It includes the story of My Name is Cool, and seventeen other stories from Antonio's unique perspective.
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This book will help open up the world to children, allowing them to understand the importance of culture and heritage, and that things that are different can be good.
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A young boy recounts the stories of his many nicknames.
Antonio is named after his father, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather—and his father’s best friend. He soon receives his first nickname in the hospital when his squinting eyes remind his mom of the vintage cartoon character Mr. Magoo. This nickname gives rise to several spinoffs, which, in addition to his first, middle, and last names, bring Antonio’s total number of names to six at just 3 days old. The pattern continues as Antonio’s Cuban family members bestow charming and often playful Spanish nicknames on him. Antonio, who is bilingual (speaking Spanish and English) like his papá, shares the story behind each name and eventually reaches 10 names. Trouble finds Antonio on the first day of kindergarten, when he has difficulty answering his name when the teacher takes attendance. Antonio is sent to the principal’s office to explain himself. There, he finds a friendly ally who delights in the story of his names and gives him one more as he heads back to class with her approval. This lighthearted look at collecting nicknames infuses the first-day-of-school genre with a new voice. Antonio’s mother is light-skinned and red-haired; his father is brown-skinned, dark-haired, and Cuban. The school principal is Black, and Antonio’s classmates are diverse. Unitalicized Spanish words and phrases appear throughout. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Sure to spark lively conversation about readers’ own nicknames. (Picture book. 4-7)
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- Publisher : Familius (August 8, 2022)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1641706570
- ISBN-13 : 978-1641706575
- Reading age : 4 - 7 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 580
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 9 x 0.38 x 10.38 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,381,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,334 in Children's Hispanic & Latino Books
- #3,282 in Children's Multigenerational Family Life
- #6,419 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022Loved this book. Gave it to my neighbors kids who are multi ethnic and OMG it’s their new favorite. Buying a couple more for gifts.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024In the times we are living in these books are uplifting for children that all are uniquely special and that there is no difference inside. It is also a really good book for parents because children ask honest questions it is a great aid for Parents and Grandparents.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022Love this book. Great job Antonio Sacre for another wonderful book for kids. Also love the illustrations.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2022This was a pretty wonderful book. It had me smiling through a huge chunk of it - right up until the other kids in the class did some taunting and brought the vibe down quite a bit. The illustrations are unique and wonderful. The book title is a little unexpected but fits into the story perfectly. The basic premise of the book is a kid growing up and the relationships he has in his family unit with everyone kind of giving him a unique nickname that he considers multiple names. Whether it be a weird misunderstanding or whatever, the kid is shipped off to kindergarten without his name ever being clarified by his parents, which causes the kerfuffle. But it does plenty of repeating of the fun nicknames and cuban words/names as the name list gets built. Happy ending though! I did knock off one star, which seems to be my usual, given that the book is priced at $15.46...that does seem to be the norm for books of this style, hardback and unique. This might be directed more towards a specific audience, given the cuban aspect to it...I love it!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2022Reading this book aloud is a lot of fun! It reminds me of third grade, when our class learned how to say "Tiki Tiki Tembo No Sa Rembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip Peri Pembo!" Kids who read this book are going to love learning how to say the name of the boy in this book. (I won't spoil his name for you here.) The rhyming parts of his name are as fun to say as the Tiki Tiki Tembo name!
I don't have much experience with the Spanish language, so I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing the boy's names correctly. One of the kids I plan to read this story with went to a Spanish immersion school for a year, so she can probably pronounce the words that I don't get right.
The pictures are as fun as repeating the boy's name. The boy's smile is adorable, and his names are written/drawn on the pages in a big, fun way. You can see in the adult family members' faces how much they love the little boy. I especially like the part when the boy is drawn proudly walking to school "all by myself", but his whole family is walking behind him!
From this book, kids can learn that names can come with special meaning and that a name can be a keepsake to remind you of people who love you. Kids also can learn from this book that grown-ups can be wrong sometimes and that it's ok to believe in your own values, like your name, even when a grown-up tells you it isn't ok. I like how the principal handled the situation, and I liked the teacher's reaction to that. (I won't spoil that for you, either.) Another reviewer said that this part was not realistic. They must not have spent much time in schools! It's very realistic, and the incident is true because the story is autobiographical!
I always read the author and illustrator bios after reading books. I'm not surprised that Antonio Sacre is a professional storyteller. My Name is Cool is such a vivid story, I can imagine someone reading it aloud to a group of kids, just as I will be reading it to the kids I call family, the kids who love the animated way I like to read to them.
After finding out that he's a professional storyteller, I looked up Antonio Sacre on YouTube and listened to some of his stories while I typed this review.
I have to add additional notes now, based on those videos:
Wow. As someone who has worked with kids for years, mostly in camps, I wish I could tell stories as well as he does! Sacre definitely communicates fun! He smiles most of the time as he tells his fun stories, his gestures are natural, and he brings his audience into the story with "do you remember...?", "did you ever...", and that kind of thing. I also managed to find a video of him telling the My Name is Cool story and talking about some of the background of that story.
I love finding someone who entertains in a clean way, not just for the kids, but because I don't enjoy things like cussing, violence, etc., myself. Based on what I've read and seen of Sacre so far, he is clean, entertaining, and funny! I actually was laughing aloud sometimes, which is a major feat since I've been super depressed lately. Someone who can make me laugh aloud when I've been crying for days? I have a new favorite storyteller/writer!!! I plan to look up more of his story videos and more of his books. More fun and more laughter will definitely be welcome!
If Antonio Sacre happens to see this review -- thank you for sharing your fun and laughter!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2022Current price $16.99. It's an adorable book however, to send someone to the principals office to come back with a normal name? What exactly is a "normal name"? This page was not well thought out; however, the principal comes to the rescue and all is well. My little is too young to notice the word "sternly" but I was very happy that the teachers face was not angry. She gets really upset when something looks mean or angry. She enjoyed the book and loved hearing all about "cool". 4 Stars. Hope you find this review and pictures helpful. My little goes to daycare so for her she relates to going to school, but not so much the principals office. Pictures are beautiful and the story keeps my littles involved!
4.0 out of 5 stars Normal Name? What is that?Current price $16.99. It's an adorable book however, to send someone to the principals office to come back with a normal name? What exactly is a "normal name"? This page was not well thought out; however, the principal comes to the rescue and all is well. My little is too young to notice the word "sternly" but I was very happy that the teachers face was not angry. She gets really upset when something looks mean or angry. She enjoyed the book and loved hearing all about "cool". 4 Stars. Hope you find this review and pictures helpful. My little goes to daycare so for her she relates to going to school, but not so much the principals office. Pictures are beautiful and the story keeps my littles involved!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2022
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023This book should be titled: "MY NAMES ARE COOL!" because our main character sure does have a whole bunch of them! In all honesty, I loved this book as it reminded me of how my friends and I would conjure up our "alternate names" when playing. The one classroom scene in this book had me laughing for many minutes! ( I won't give away spoilers, however.)
A great book for home and classroom use. And a bonus is that it has a multicultural theme with a very special ending. Bravo to the author!
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is Laugh Out Loud Worthy!This book should be titled: "MY NAMES ARE COOL!" because our main character sure does have a whole bunch of them! In all honesty, I loved this book as it reminded me of how my friends and I would conjure up our "alternate names" when playing. The one classroom scene in this book had me laughing for many minutes! ( I won't give away spoilers, however.)
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
A great book for home and classroom use. And a bonus is that it has a multicultural theme with a very special ending. Bravo to the author!
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022I am unsure what the moral of the story is. It talks about all of the nicknames you get as a child. From day one through kindergarten. The main character believes all of these are his full name and when asked says all 10 of them in a row.
I think the author was trying to say to be proud of how you got each nickname and be unafraid of being called by one when you get to school?
The kids laughed at him a bit and at the end he just said his name was cool. The end.
It felt rushed and my kids were honestly confused at the end.