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I scored points at a trivia game at work today for knowing the name of this "classic children‘s book that shares the name of a fall flower."
Got extra points because I knew Kevin Henkes wrote it. ?
I am alll about the children‘s lit, my friends!

ALA Award Winner. This book is about a young mouse who's name is Chrysanthemum. She loves her name at first, until she goes to school. The kids in her class tease her every day and make her feel horrible for being named after a flower. She wishes she could change her name so much to something “normal“. One day she meets the new music teacher, who is also named after a flower. The children are stunned by this and they all learn to love her name.

#auldlangspine About Me: I‘ve recently finished grad school & going back to work after being a SAHM for 12 years. I have 3 kids: 18, 13, 7. My husband & I have been married for 23 years. We recently moved from San Diego to Boston. I‘ve moved from cross country twice (first time from NC to CA, for my husband‘s post-doc, now to MA, my husband is an oncology research scientist). My background is working in early intervention, but also have a BA in

This book is about a young mouse and her name is Chrysanthemum she is named after a beautiful flower. She loves her sweet name her parents gave her until one day her classmates start teasing and making fun of her name. They think it is silly to be named after a flower but in the end she learns just how special her name really is.

This book is a great book to read to teach students to have confidence within themselves. It shows students that everyone is different and they should be proud of who they are no matter what.

“ Now owen carrie‘s one of his not-so fuzzy handkerchiefs with him wherever he goes…”