It can show that by just making fun of someone's name that you can ruin their entire day. Chrysanthemum is a young mouse who loves her unique name until she is teased about it by her classmates. It can show children that bullying is not only physical, but mental as well. This would also be a great story to read during a bullying unit. Toward the end, Marigolds and Carnations are mentioned. Chrysanthemums are not the only flowers mentioned in the story. This book would be useful when teaching.children about different types of flowers. This is great for children who do not feel like they are included in everyday activities. The reader can clearly see what is going on through the simply, tidy pictures. The illustrations are simple, but they get the point across. This story is great for all children to see that it is not okay to be making fun of others for something that they cannot control. This silences all of her classmates and makes all of them want to be named after a flower. She is teased for being named after a flower until she encounters her music teacher who is also named after a flower. Review by Katie Henderson: Chrysanthemum has always been told by her parents that her name is 'absolutely perfect.' Once Chrysanthemum enters school, she notices that all of her classmates have very short names, and when her classmates find out that Chrysanthemum's name cannot even fit on her name tag, she gets made fun of. CLCD says that Henkes 'language is fresh and cozy.' This story really celebrates happy families, and children will love this story. It is not until Miss Twinkle tells all of Chrysanthemum's friends that she is named after a flower, where her friends begging to accept her. She is teased and made a fool of because of her name.

Summary of Professional Reviews: Chrysanthemum (a mouse) starts out being told by her parents that her name is 'absolutely perfect.' However, she finds out very quickly that once she goes to school that not everyone agrees with her parents. Summary: Chrysanthemum thought her name was absolutely perfect until she went to school where she was made fun of for being named after a flower.

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