My name is Yoon

Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.

Main Author: Recorvits, Helen.
Other Authors: Swiatkowska, Gabriela (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Frances Foster Books, 2003.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.
ISBN: 0374351147
Author Notes:

Helen Recorvits is the author of two books for older readers, Where Heroes Hide and Goodbye, Walter Malinski , an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She lives in Glocester, Rhode Island.

Gabi Swiatkowska has illustrated one other picture book, Hannah's Bookmobile Christmas by Sally Derby. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.