My Name Is Cool

"Little Antonio has a LOT of names. Different relatives call him different names, but the real culture shock happens when he goes to school for the first time"--

About the author

Antonio Sacre, born in Boston to a Cuban father and Irish American mother, is an internationally touring storyteller, author, and solo performance artist based in Los Angeles. He earned a BA in English from Boston College and an MA in Theater Arts from Northwestern University. He has been a featured storyteller at the Kennedy Center, the National Storytelling Festival, the National Book Festival at the Library of Congress, and museums, schools, libraries, and festivals worldwide. His books and recordings have won numerous national awards, and he is the author-and storyteller-in-residence at the prestigious UCLA Lab School.

Summary

When I was born, I kept my eyes squeezed shut so tightly that my mum called me Mr. Magoo from a cartoon she loved. My dad said I was going to be bilingual, like him, so he called me El Senor Magoo.

Product details

• Authors: Antonio Sacre
• Assisted by: Sarah Demonteverde (Illustration)
• Publisher: Workman
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2022
• EAN: 9781641706575
• ISBN: 978-1-64170-657-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 260 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: Full color illustrations
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural