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I Want a Nickname

Tradara McLaurine

It's not Sha-Dee-Ah, Shaw-Day-Uh, or Sha-Dee-Uh...it's Shadaia!


Frustrated with everyone mispronouncing her name, Shadaia decides she needs a nickname. Maybe that will help everyone get it right. I Want a Nickname is a picture book about empowerment, self-esteem, and loving the meaning behind your name.


This powerful, own-voices picture book from author, Tradara McLaurine, will encourage all children to be proud of the name they're given. Perfect for children ages 4-7 and for fans of Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal and Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bibliokid Publishing
  • Publish Date: Jul 26th, 2022
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.19in - 8.36in - 0.30in - 0.68lb
  • EAN: 9781955767132
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceDiversity & MulticulturalFamily - Multigenerational

About the Author

Sabater, Gaspar: - Gaspar D. Sabater graduated from the visual arts school in the city of Mar del Plata as a professional illustrator. He has since studied and learned from various great artists from the comic and the graphic industry. Working in the field as a cartoonist and a children's book illustrator in several projects in his native country and around the world.Gaspar started exploring this fantastic and magic world that is illustrating for children, he loves having the chance to reach and develop their imagination and creativity. And after 2004, where he was working as a penciler for a comic publishing house, he realized this is his passion, and that communicating with kids in a creative language was his mission as an artist.
McLaurine, Tradara: - Tradara McLaurine is the BiblioKid Author of I WANT A NICKNAME. Tradara is a woman of God, wife, and mother. She is a three-time alumna of Indiana State University with two bachelor's degrees one in accounting, one in legal studies, and her master's degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education and her certification in Women's Entrepreneurship from eCornell.

Praise for this book

Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite

The language is simple so young readers can follow and work on their reading skills. The illustrations are bright, bold, colorful, and full of life, sometimes pensive and, at other times, full of energy. This is a very empowering story that will inspire young readers to be comfortable with their self-identity, which includes their name.

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