Choi, Yangsook.
The Name Jar.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
2-3 PB.

Unhei's classmates encourage her to feel proud of her Korean name.

Cohen, Miram.
Will I Have a Friend?
Aladdin, 1989.
K-1 PB.

Children who arrive for the first day of Kindergarten wonder if they will make friends.

Henkes, Kevin.
Chrysanthemum.
Greenwillow Books, 2000.
K-1 PB.

Chrysanthemum loves her name until her classmates make fun of it.

Herrera, Juan Felipe.
The Upside Down Boy.
Children's Book Press, 2000.
2-5 PB.

Juanito feels like his life has been turned upside down whe he enters his new school.

Morris, Ann.
That’s Our School Series: That's Our Gym Teacher.
Millbrook Press, 2003.
2–5 PB

Focuses on the important role of the gym teacher as a member of the school community.

Morris, Ann.
That’s Our School Series: That's Our Principal.
Millbrook Press, 2003.
2–5 PB

Focuses on the important role of the principal as a member of the school community.

Morris, Ann.
That’s Our School Series: That's Our Nurse.
Millbrook Press, 2003.
2–5 PB

Focuses on the important role of the nurse as a member of the school community.

Morris, Ann.
That’s Our School Series: That's Our Custodian.
Millbrook Press, 2003.
2–5 PB

Focuses on the important role of the custodian as a member of the school community.

Morris, Ann.
That’s Our School Series: That's Our Teacher.
Millbrook Press, 2003.
2–5 PB

Focuses on the important role of the teacher as a member of the school community.

Morris, Ann.
That’s Our School Series: That's Our Librarian.
Millbrook Press, 2003.
2–5 PB

Focuses on the important role of the librarian as a member of the school community.

Pak, Soyung.
Sumi’s First Day of School Ever.
Viking, 2003.
K–1 PB

Sumi thinks her new school is lonely and scary until a classmate reaches out to her.

Recorvits, Helen.
My Name Is Yoon.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
2–3 PB

Yoon is reluctant to reveal her Korean name to her classmates.

Reiser, Lynn.
Margaret and Margarita.
Greenwillow Books, 1993.
K–1 PB

Two little girls easily leap across a language barrier to become friends.

Sanders, Eve.
What’s Your Name? From Ariel to Zoe.
Holiday House, 1995.
2–3 PB

Children tell the stories of their names.

Swanson, Susan Marie.
The First Thing My Mama Told Me.
Harcourt, Inc. 2002.
K–1 PB

A little girl tells about how she learns to recognize and write her name.