Don't Call Me Sidney

Don't Call Me Sidney by Sutton, Jane. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780803727533.

Sidney, a rather rotund pig, loves to write rhyming poems for his friends birthdays. On one such occasion, he realizes his own name doesnt rhyme with anything except . . . well, kidney. This just will not do. Sidney resolves to change his name to Joe, an extremely rhyme-able name. But being "Joe" is hard to remember. His friends arent that keen on it. And when Sidneys mom finds out, shes crushed. After all, Sidney was named after his great-great-great-grandfather, the inventor of the mop! Whats a pig with a non-rhyming name to do? Jane Suttons text is full of laughs, and wonderfully complemented by Renata Gallios charming characters, quirky details, and rolling perspectives. Kids will love Sidneys solution and identify with his name-changing plight.