What Are You? - Paperback

by Ildulce Brandão-Dasilva (Author), Sarah Jane Docker (Illustrator)

What Are You? is the story of one girl, Ildulce, who is trying to understand why people ask her that very question. She is trying to understand who she is and why people have trouble saying her name. In this story that is loved by first generation Americans and those of mixed heritage, Ildulce's father explains that she comes from a rich history from across the ocean. He tells her about her name being passed down and created out of love. What Are You? teaches young people that we are not just one thing, but many things!

This is the perfect book for every home and classroom library, complete with questions for the young readers at the end!