Del Norte Public Library

Even though rotten Ronny torments Shawn with a mean nickname, Shawn practices the Golden Rule.

Christine Gouda, called Tink, and her best friend Jackie are entering sixth grade, and suddenly everything seems awkward and just plain wrong--boys are behaving differently, clothes do not fit the way they should, long term friendships suddenly seem tenuous, and most of all she needs a new nickname because "Tink" just does not fit anymore.

A little girl explains how she does not always fit her nickname, little mouse, but it is perfect for when she is cuddling with her mother.

A toddler does not like any of the nicknames her parents have for her; she wants to be called by her "real" name, Princess Baby.

Eleven-year-old best friends Jeff and Wiley, who like to give nicknames to their classmates, try to find the right one for the new girl Cassandra, while adjusting to the football coach who has become their new teacher.

"Mi cielito, my angel, my pumpkin, my bean. My kitten, my sweetheart, my darling sweet pea. What do you call the ones you love the most? Sometimes playful, sometimes silly, and always adoring, more than fifty terms of endearment from around the world are showcased in this rhyming text"--