My name is Yoon. I came here from Korea, a country far away.

Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names—maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE!

Helen Recorvits and Gabi Swiatowska have together given us an inspiring and luminous picture book about a little girl as she finds her place in a new country.

From the dust jacket