{"product_id":"9780063208087","title":"Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name?","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eGigi 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis exciting new I Can Read series is brought to you by author-illustrator Melissa Iwai, whose popular books include Soup Day and Dumplings for Lili.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Gigi and Ojiji:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --School Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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 Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An affirming option in the quickly diversifying field of early-reader books.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 2023 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor title\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEl día de los niños, el día de los libros selection 2023\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eALSC Notable 2023\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCBC Teacher and Librarian Favorites Award 2023\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year in the 5-9 beginning reader category (2023)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA CCBC 2024 Choices for the Books for Beginning Readers category!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356108017836,"sku":"9780063208087","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/13284973482210.jpg?v=1781632587","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9780063208087","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}