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Episode 3: Names
A name is a word or group of words that labels and identifies a person, place, or thing. Everything has a name and that name came from a person. Your name is unique because it describes only you. Do you know what your name means or where it came from?

Featured Books
Read Book: Hello Biscuit, Alyssa Capucilli, 1996
When a little girl gets a new puppy, she tries very hard to figure out the perfect name for him. But, the puppy has other plans and ends up finding his own name.

New Book: Hello My Name is Adorabilis: How Adorabilis Got His Name, Marisa Polansky, 2018
In 2015 real life scientists discovered a tiny new species of octopus. In this story, the author imagines how that new little octopus was named.

Book Recommendations

Board Books:

1. You Are My Little Cupcake by Amy E. Sklansky
2. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
3. Where, Oh Where, Is Huggle Buggle Bear? by Katherine Sully

Picture Books:

1. A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester
2. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
3. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Chapter Books:

1. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
2. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
3. Frindle by Andrew Clements

YA Books:

1. The Names They Gave us by Emery Lord
2. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
3. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Extension Activity Suggestions

1. Learn the names of different plants and animals in your area.
2. Look up the meaning of your name.
3. Write a story or draw a picture about how you got your name.

Guest Host Spotlight
​Meet Mr. Jack Rosen, Young Adult Specialist from Patterson Library in Westfield, NY and the lone editor for this podcast! Jack’s name came from the main characters in the movie Titanic, Rose and Jack.