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The Name Jar

The Name Jar

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  • Create Date：2021-08-02 04:21:09
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Yangsook Choi
  • ISBN：0440417996
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Summary

The new kid in school needs a new name！ Or does she？

Being the new kid in school is hard enough， but what about when nobody can pronounce your name？ Having just moved from Korea， Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her。 So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school， she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week。

Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from。 But while Unhei practices being a Suzy， Laura， or Amanda， one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning。

On the day of her name choosing， the name jar has mysteriously disappeared。 Encouraged by her new friends， Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it—Yoon-Hey。

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Reviews

Risma Natalia Marpaung ，

I read this book to my Year 4 students。 We learn about diversity and how we should be grateful for our given name。 We also learn that every name has a wonderful meaning that works like a prayer given by our parents and family。 It's fun to know the meaning of each others name in the class :） I read this book to my Year 4 students。 We learn about diversity and how we should be grateful for our given name。 We also learn that every name has a wonderful meaning that works like a prayer given by our parents and family。 It's fun to know the meaning of each others name in the class :） 。。。more

Ali Book&Seaglasshunter ，

Names are so important！ This is a great book for any elementary classroom library。 A young girl moves to the US from Korea。 She is teased on the bus about her name and decides she might like to try out having an American name instead。 Her classmates work to help her find a name that suits her， but in the end she discovers the importance and specialness of her own name， as well as making some new friends along the way。 Very sweet， yet powerful。

Annalise Nakoneczny ，

Adorable， sweet， and powerful， explores the link between names and our identities

Lynn Davidson ，

Unhei was new at school and had moved from Korea with her parents。 The other children had trouble pronouncing her name and gave her a jar with suggestions of a new name inside。 Unhei （pronounced Yoon Hye） was unsure about what name to choose， but her new friend helped her decide what her name should be。 This is a sensitively story inspired by the author's life， and is beautifully illustrated。 Unhei was new at school and had moved from Korea with her parents。 The other children had trouble pronouncing her name and gave her a jar with suggestions of a new name inside。 Unhei （pronounced Yoon Hye） was unsure about what name to choose， but her new friend helped her decide what her name should be。 This is a sensitively story inspired by the author's life， and is beautifully illustrated。 。。。more

Danica Page （One Page at a Time） ，

I don’t pretend to know what kids like， but I could see this being a great one to read to a class and then discuss。

June ，

Unhei， is teased on the bus on her first day to school in America， because the children can't pronounce her name。 When she gets to her new classroom， she decides that she will choose a new name。 Her classmates are excited to help and start a Name Jar。 Unhei， is teased on the bus on her first day to school in America， because the children can't pronounce her name。 When she gets to her new classroom， she decides that she will choose a new name。 Her classmates are excited to help and start a Name Jar。 。。。more

Morgan ，

Read this for my summer class

Grace Brennan ，

I think this is a really sweet book about finding comfort in your name and who you are。 The only thing I wish could've been nicer are the illustrations。 It doesn't really hold up to the amount of sentences on each page。 I also wish the teacher could have been more involved in the process of making her feel comfortable at school。 I think this is a really sweet book about finding comfort in your name and who you are。 The only thing I wish could've been nicer are the illustrations。 It doesn't really hold up to the amount of sentences on each page。 I also wish the teacher could have been more involved in the process of making her feel comfortable at school。 。。。more

Ashley ，

a white boy named Joey steals the name jar to prevent the asian girl from changing her name and all I can say is what the actual fuckprops to Mr。 Kim for giving him the Korean name Chinku though he really pulled one over him therealso the romanization of her own name is an absolute disaster like how on earth do you get Unhei from 은혜it literally does not follow any of the Korean romanization rules and I’m talking both the revised version and the weirdness that is mccune-reischauerand on top of th a white boy named Joey steals the name jar to prevent the asian girl from changing her name and all I can say is what the actual fuckprops to Mr。 Kim for giving him the Korean name Chinku though he really pulled one over him therealso the romanization of her own name is an absolute disaster like how on earth do you get Unhei from 은혜it literally does not follow any of the Korean romanization rules and I’m talking both the revised version and the weirdness that is mccune-reischauerand on top of that she mispronounces it？？？ idk what the author was going for here but 은혜 is definitely eun-hye， not yoon-hye all in all I was thoroughly disgusted and I am so glad that I never had a Joey in my lifeoh wait he was my parents 。。。more

Amy Larsen ，

Genre: realistic fiction。 Grades K-5The reading level for this book is probably around 2nd grade， but I recommend it for all ages because of the content as a read-aloud。 What a fantastic book。 Unhei immigrates from Korea to America and is initially made fun of for her strange name。 It's a great book for discussing what it might be like to move here from another country， to learn English as a second language， and to have a hard-to-pronounce name as an elementary school student。 It reminds us that Genre: realistic fiction。 Grades K-5The reading level for this book is probably around 2nd grade， but I recommend it for all ages because of the content as a read-aloud。 What a fantastic book。 Unhei immigrates from Korea to America and is initially made fun of for her strange name。 It's a great book for discussing what it might be like to move here from another country， to learn English as a second language， and to have a hard-to-pronounce name as an elementary school student。 It reminds us that just because something is different， it doesn't mean it's weird or bad。 Our names are special and are a big part of who we are。 This book celebrates our diverse cultures and teaches students the significance of learning people's names and pronouncing them as correctly as we can。 。。。more

Laura Lusk ，

Good message and conversation starter about an important topic。

SaraJane ，

This is the type of children's lit I want， the classmates were nice/well intentioned while also being problematic and the main/POC character didn't have to do the emotional labor to educate them。 I've added it to my read aloud library for when kids are around。 This is the type of children's lit I want， the classmates were nice/well intentioned while also being problematic and the main/POC character didn't have to do the emotional labor to educate them。 I've added it to my read aloud library for when kids are around。 。。。more

Mitchell ，

A lot of words for a picture book。 Basically the story of the new kid with the funny name。 It starts out a bit mean-spirited but ends pretty well。 Good enough art and writing。 But I wanted to just a little bit more to this。 3。5 of 5。

Francesca Pashby ，

Just lovely 。。。 and so important in these times of unconscious racial bias。 I work at a school where many of our Asian girls pick English names 。。。 in 2021， I have to ask， why？

Benedetta ，

Per immaginare il contrario dell’italianizzazione forzata dei nomi praticata dal fascismo。

Mason ，

The Paynn Football Club The characters in the Paynn Football Club learned to never give up。 They worked hard to build a pitch to play on。 They worked hard to get ready for the tournament。 During the game， they worked to overcome obstacles。 They worked hard to build a pitch to play on。 First they collected old wood from around the village。 Next they tied old fishing rafts together。 Last they worked after school to finish the playing surface。 They worked hard to get ready for the tournament。 They The Paynn Football Club The characters in the Paynn Football Club learned to never give up。 They worked hard to build a pitch to play on。 They worked hard to get ready for the tournament。 During the game， they worked to overcome obstacles。 They worked hard to build a pitch to play on。 First they collected old wood from around the village。 Next they tied old fishing rafts together。 Last they worked after school to finish the playing surface。 They worked hard to get ready for the tournament。 They learned to play on an uneven surface with nails sticking out everywhere。 Also they had to learn to play on a wet， slippery surface。 Their footwork got really good because the pitch was so small。 During the game， they worked to overcome obstacles。 It was raining heartily during the semifinal game。 Water filled their boots making them heavy to run in。 The other team was up by 2 goals at half time。 As you can see the Paynn Football Club overcame many obstacles。 They had to build a pitch to be able to practice soccer。 Getting ready for the tournament was not easy because of the materials they had to use and play on。 In the end they didn’t win the tournament but they proved they could overcome obstacles。 。。。more

Samy M ，

In the book， “the name jar” Unhei learns that it's ok to be who you are。 She shows this in the book when she wants too fine a new name， because all the other kids have American names and she has a Korean name， and they don't know how to pronounce her name。 She doesn't like it when they do。 Another piece of evidence that I found in the book is kids on the bus ride to school。 Kids in another class taunted her and made fun of her name。 For the last piece of evidence I found in the book， she wanted In the book， “the name jar” Unhei learns that it's ok to be who you are。 She shows this in the book when she wants too fine a new name， because all the other kids have American names and she has a Korean name， and they don't know how to pronounce her name。 She doesn't like it when they do。 Another piece of evidence that I found in the book is kids on the bus ride to school。 Kids in another class taunted her and made fun of her name。 For the last piece of evidence I found in the book， she wanted to fit in by changing her name so kids did not make fun or tease her。 Kids from her class even helped her try to find a new name。 Towards the end of the book she decided to stay with her name because of a boy and a stamp that had her name on it。 A boy had one too but Unhei did not know。 The boy pulled out a stamp and showed her his stamp and unhei saw that the boy had a stamp to Unhei learned that it's ok to be who you are。 She shows this by wanting a new name because all the other kids have American names and she had a Korean name。 Evidence to support this is she found a jar next to her desk and pulled names from it that her classmates chose for her。 Another piece of evidence is she started to practice in front of the mirror how to say her new names but none of them fit her。 Unhei learns that it's ok to be who you are。 Many kids made fun of her and her name on the bus。 The kids didn't know who she was。 They asked but when she told them her name they did not know how to pronounce it so they started calling her ooh-hey， ooh-nay。 even after she spelt it out and told them how to say it they continued to say it rong。 （ they started saying it in a mean way） it was also her first day of school so some kids might think she is weird and don’t want to be her friend。 as she was getting off the bus a kid shouted in a mean tone to Unhei “ you-hey bye bye！”。tUnhei learns that it's ok to be who you are。 She wanted to fit in but decided to keep her own name and not get a new one。 Evidence to support this is She wanted to get a new name but she did not know which name her classmates made a jar for her。 A boy named Joey took the name jar so she did not change her name。 Unhai had a stamp that had her name on it。 Joey said “i got a Korean nickname Mr。Kim helped me choose it” then he slowly took out the stamp that said “chinku” it means friend in Korean。 ttAs you can see the character （ Unhei ） in the book “ the name jar” had problems realizing that she had a perfect name and that she could be herself。 She went from not liking her name and trying to change it to liking her name and exeping who she is。 My claim （ it's ok to be who you are ） matters because some people do not like who they are and people joke about that stuff and it hurts peoples feelings。 So now I know not to make jokes or talk about how people look。 Because you never know how people see themselves。 。。。more

Midge ☠ ★ 99% poison ★ ☠ ，

every school library should have this！！

Chandra Sundeep ，

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi is an adorable picture book with an equally beautiful message。The central character in the story is little Unhei， a young girl who has recently moved from Korea to U。S。 The shift in culture fills her with anxiety。 She is worried if her new classmates will like her。 When a few kids on the bus make fun of her name， she decides she needs a new American name。 Her classmates come up with the idea of a name jar to help her choose her new name; but one day the name jar van The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi is an adorable picture book with an equally beautiful message。The central character in the story is little Unhei， a young girl who has recently moved from Korea to U。S。 The shift in culture fills her with anxiety。 She is worried if her new classmates will like her。 When a few kids on the bus make fun of her name， she decides she needs a new American name。 Her classmates come up with the idea of a name jar to help her choose her new name; but one day the name jar vanishes。Despite it being a children's book， the message is for both children and adults alike。 Choi’s work helps us understand the differences in culture。 Also， it teaches one to be proud of their culture， customs and traditions。We can use this book as a classroom resource to introduce the concept of diversity， multi-cultures， and acceptance。 The illustrations are bright， colorful， and detailed。 Language used is simple， and familiar to early readers。 It's a good read-aloud book as well。It’s a quick read， but quite impactful and meaningful。The Name Jar is not just the new girl’s journey to become Unhei; it opens windows to acceptance and inclusion。For more book reviews， check out my blog -https://wordsopedia。com/book-reviews/ 。。。more

Chantelle Coulter ，

I think The Name Jar is a great contemporary realistic picture book for kids。 It is about a girl named Unhei from Korea who has recently moved to America。 She was on the bus for her first day of school。 The children on the bus didn't know how to pronounce her name and she didn't like that。 When she got to her class she told them she didn't have a name and the next day there was a jar on her desk from all the students trying to help her pick a name。 She eventually told them her name and they lear I think The Name Jar is a great contemporary realistic picture book for kids。 It is about a girl named Unhei from Korea who has recently moved to America。 She was on the bus for her first day of school。 The children on the bus didn't know how to pronounce her name and she didn't like that。 When she got to her class she told them she didn't have a name and the next day there was a jar on her desk from all the students trying to help her pick a name。 She eventually told them her name and they learned about the meaning and all learned how to pronounce it。 I would recommend this book because I think it teaches a great lesson。 I would recommend it to ages 5-7 because I think they would really enjoy it and be able to understand it。 This book had a lot of diversity。 It shows the Korean and American cultures。 。。。more

Kristen LeBlanc ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "The Name Jar" is a touching story of individuality and discovery that is both beautifully written and illustrated。 Side-by-side illustrations， with a large image on the left and zoomed in on the right， lend to the story's importance。 The illustrations appear to be oil paintings that are both realistic and bright。 You can sense the emotion as you read and watch the story unfold with every page turn。 "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi introduces the reader to Unhei， who recently moved from Korea。 W "The Name Jar" is a touching story of individuality and discovery that is both beautifully written and illustrated。 Side-by-side illustrations， with a large image on the left and zoomed in on the right， lend to the story's importance。 The illustrations appear to be oil paintings that are both realistic and bright。 You can sense the emotion as you read and watch the story unfold with every page turn。 "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi introduces the reader to Unhei， who recently moved from Korea。 When she rides the school bus， students realize she is new， so they ask her what her name is。 When she tells them， they start making fun of how to pronounce it， causing her to be embarrassed for who she is。 Students in her class fold up pieces of paper and put them in a jar for Unhei。 Each slip of paper had a different name idea from each of her classmates。 Reminiscing about her homeland， Unhei stares at the rain one day， thinking， "It's the same rain， but in a different place。" She feels so alone and cannot be herself until she makes a friend in Joey， a red-headed little boy with blue eyes and freckles。 Unhei shares with him her true name and shows him how the "signature stamp" that her grandmother gave her are symbols that represent her name。 Unhei finds comfort in visiting Mr。 Kim's store because it made her feel that she was "back in her old neighborhood in Korea。" While talking to Mr。 Kim， Joey overhears him say Unhei's name and comes over to her。 Joey realizes that Unhei had a name and Mr。 Kim explained that it meant "grace。" The next day， when Unhei returns to class， she realizes that the name jar is gone。 How could she choose a new name if her ideas were gone， along with the jar？ Turns out， her friend Joey had taken it， "I took it。 But only because I wanted you to keep your own name。" Joey and Unhei stayed close friend and Mr。 Kim even gave Joey a nickname of "Chinku，" which means friend。 Educators should consider this as a read aloud for their literature classes and definitely a book to read earlier in a school year to promote acceptance amongst your students， especially when it is a new school year and your class may be receiving new students。 Everyone is unique and your name is your name， and it is connected to your story。 Excellent message and a book I would consider for my personal collection。 。。。more

Jabnia Toxcoyoa ，

A Korean girl that comes to America and is self conscious about her name and feels like a fish out of water in a new school。

Bee （BacchusVines） ，

I enjoyed this picture book。 Many immigrants choose to assimilate when they immigrate to America and choose "white sounding" names。 I like that Unhei chose to keep the name her mother and grandmother chose for her。 And the friendship she made with her classmates。 I enjoyed this picture book。 Many immigrants choose to assimilate when they immigrate to America and choose "white sounding" names。 I like that Unhei chose to keep the name her mother and grandmother chose for her。 And the friendship she made with her classmates。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Soo Young Chrisfield's read-aloud version with correct Koren pronunciation。 https://screencast-o-matic。com/watch/。。。 Soo Young Chrisfield's read-aloud version with correct Koren pronunciation。 https://screencast-o-matic。com/watch/。。。 。。。more

Julie Suzanne ，

Not particularly moving， this story about a girl learning to appreciate her uniqueness is all rainbows and sunshine。 Acceptance and empathy-building， perhaps， for young children。

Erin Brady ，

This book said ages 4-6 but I find it would be a better fit for older elementary students。 Students at the age are more aware of differences and start to become more aware and self conscious。 The story is about a girl who comes to the United States from Korea。 Her grandmother gives her a stamp with her name on it。 Her classmates cannot pronounce her name so she feels out of place and not really accepted。 When introduced to her classmates， she tells them she has not chosen a name yet because she This book said ages 4-6 but I find it would be a better fit for older elementary students。 Students at the age are more aware of differences and start to become more aware and self conscious。 The story is about a girl who comes to the United States from Korea。 Her grandmother gives her a stamp with her name on it。 Her classmates cannot pronounce her name so she feels out of place and not really accepted。 When introduced to her classmates， she tells them she has not chosen a name yet because she does not want to be laughed at。 It was a complete cultural shock for Unhei until she goes to the Korean market and finds things that remind her of home。 The owner reminds her that her Korean name is beautiful and unique。 She practices different 'American' names in the mirror but nothing seems to work for her。 She arrives to school and finds a jar of names on her desk from her classmates。 Classmates share names and why they chose that name。 After receiving a letter from her grandma in Korea， she realizes she loves her name and reintroduces herself as Unhei when the name jar goes missing。 Turns out a classmate takes the name jar so Unhei does not change her name but her classmate also has another surprise， he got a stamp and has ch0sen a Korean name so Unhei did not feel so out of place in America。The illustrations were beautiful and truly depict a classroom including different skin tones。 The community also looks like many cities around the US with different cultural neighborhoods and stores。This story could be used in any grade。 It could be used to share a difference in cultures， different names and how families migrate to the United States。 This could be used with older students and they could look into their own names and where they came from or what their name represents。 I was always told my name means Ireland Forever and that was something I always remembered。 This book was found Race and Racism section of the Cooperative Children's Book Center。 。。。more

Hannah Adams ，

This is a picture book about a girl from Korea。 It follows her journey through the transition from Korea to America and shows ways that she struggles in her new school with her identity and name。 While this is a quality book that depicts the beauty of another culture， it may also be a great book for any student with a unique name。 It emphasizes the idea that the differences of individuals should be celebrated and shows the impact and meaning that names can have for all kinds of people。 This is a This is a picture book about a girl from Korea。 It follows her journey through the transition from Korea to America and shows ways that she struggles in her new school with her identity and name。 While this is a quality book that depicts the beauty of another culture， it may also be a great book for any student with a unique name。 It emphasizes the idea that the differences of individuals should be celebrated and shows the impact and meaning that names can have for all kinds of people。 This is a great reminder for teachers and students to be cognitive of names and their pronunciations as they have a great impact on individual identity。 。。。more

Olivia Yoder ，

this book talks follows the new beginnings of a young Korean girl who is scared she will be judged for her name。 She ends up becoming confident in herself and in the name and culture she comes from。

Abby Hamachek ，

Title: The Name JarAuthor/Illustrator: Yangsook ChoiPublisher: Dragonfly BooksDate: October 14， 2003Genre: Realistic FictionI chose this book as one of the 20 best children's books I read for this course because of it's relatability as well as inclusion of Asian Pacific characters。 The book was very inciteful into how others may feel about their name。 It highlighted it's importance。 I loved the ending in the story when Unhei chose her name because she finally saw the meaning/value/beauty in it。 Title: The Name JarAuthor/Illustrator: Yangsook ChoiPublisher: Dragonfly BooksDate: October 14， 2003Genre: Realistic FictionI chose this book as one of the 20 best children's books I read for this course because of it's relatability as well as inclusion of Asian Pacific characters。 The book was very inciteful into how others may feel about their name。 It highlighted it's importance。 I loved the ending in the story when Unhei chose her name because she finally saw the meaning/value/beauty in it。 。。。more

Lori ，

Unhei’s adjustment to America and her class’s introduction to Korea。

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