THAO
Thao Lam
Availability:
Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Publisher:
Owlkids Books Inc.
Owlkids Books Inc.
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2021
2021
ISBN-13:
9781771474771
Description:
<div><b>An honest #OwnVoices story about growing up with a name that is unfamiliar to the kids around you, told with humor and heart by critically acclaimed author/illustrator Thao Lam</b></div>
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<div>Even though it’s only four simple, familiar letters long, nobody can <i>ever</i> pronounce Thao’s name. She’s been called Theo, Tail, even Towel! But the teasing names—Tofu, Tiny, China Girl—are worse. Maybe it’s time to be someone else? Thao decides to try on a different name, something easy, like Jennifer.</div>
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<div>It works, but only until she opens her lunchbox to find her mother’s Vietnamese spring rolls, <i>g?i cu?n</i>—Thao’s favorite! Now, it feels a lot more comfortable to be herself.</div>
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<div>Simple on the surface, this story inspired by Thao’s own childhood is full of humor, heart, and important ideas of diversity, inclusion, and cultural pride. The story will be instantly relatable to readers who have ever felt different.</div>
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<div>Designed with a playful emphasis on typography, and Thao’s own childhood photos added to her signature cut-paper collage, <i>THAO</i> champions being true to yourself and your background, and being empathetic towards others. It is a celebration of all that’s in a name and the power of owning your identity.
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<div>Even though it’s only four simple, familiar letters long, nobody can <i>ever</i> pronounce Thao’s name. She’s been called Theo, Tail, even Towel! But the teasing names—Tofu, Tiny, China Girl—are worse. Maybe it’s time to be someone else? Thao decides to try on a different name, something easy, like Jennifer.</div>
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<div>It works, but only until she opens her lunchbox to find her mother’s Vietnamese spring rolls, <i>g?i cu?n</i>—Thao’s favorite! Now, it feels a lot more comfortable to be herself.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Simple on the surface, this story inspired by Thao’s own childhood is full of humor, heart, and important ideas of diversity, inclusion, and cultural pride. The story will be instantly relatable to readers who have ever felt different.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Designed with a playful emphasis on typography, and Thao’s own childhood photos added to her signature cut-paper collage, <i>THAO</i> champions being true to yourself and your background, and being empathetic towards others. It is a celebration of all that’s in a name and the power of owning your identity.
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