My Name
My Name
Ages 3–6Indian author✈️ Import only (pricey)
When an Indian American boy starts at a new school, he learns to celebrate his name and everything that makes him unique.
- Author
- Supriya Kelkar
- Age
- Ages 3–6
- Type
- Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- In India
- ✈️ Import only (pricey)
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