Kids and adults alike often take a ribbing for the way that their name sounds or the nicknames that can be formed from the use of their names. At times, those added names can be mean, however, “What’s In a Name?” written by Terri Kelley and illustrated by David Stanley, takes a look at the lighter side of funny names in a way that can’t help but make the reader smile, if not chuckle a little bit. Names like Hamilton (Ham) Burger who runs that snack bar at the bowling alley or the lady at the place where Major Payne’s parents keep their money whose name just happens to be Robin, yes of course, her last name is Banks. The list of names is not the only highlight to this tongue in cheek book, but the illustrations that accompany these names even fit their owners. With a lighthearted presentation like this, the reader can’t help realizing that having a unique name isn’t all bad.
The humorous presentation of “What’s In a Name?” written by Terri Kelley and illustrated by David Stanley is a very well written and illustrated children’s book that can’t help but make the reader smile, chuckle or, in some cases, even roll on the floor with laughter when reading the names and matching occupations of the owner’s of those names, however, it is the quality of the illustrations that make names like “Chip Munk” come alive. Colorful, humorous and enjoyable; “What’s In a Name?” is not only enjoyable for children, but will even make those of us who have been children for decades chuckle.
