Summer Reading #10: ‘The name game’ by Elizabeth Laird

✨ About the Book

What happens when you’re a bored child… but you have imagination?

This delightful story shows how boredom can turn into creativity. A young girl feels lonely at home—there’s no one to play with. But everything changes when she begins a “name game” with the nature and animals around her, inventing imaginative names and personalities for each of them.

Soon, she creates her own playful world, full of wonder and possibility.

📖 Book Information

Illustrated by: Olivia Holden
Publisher: Tiny Owl Press (2022)
Age: 6–8
Pages: 32
Level: Elementary
Topics: Nature, imagination

🎯 Learning Aim

Develop nature-related vocabulary
Spark and encourage imagination

🧠 Skills Developed

Reading
Observation skills

💡 What Children Can Learn

Expand vocabulary related to nature and the environment
Improve observation and naturalistic skills
Discover new ways of describing the world around them
Use adjectives for richer descriptions
Develop listening and musical awareness (identifying sounds in nature)
Strengthen linguistic skills (naming and describing)
Understand that boredom can be an opportunity to spark imagination

💬 My Opinion

Children naturally love exploring and discovering the world around them, and this book is a wonderful, creative, and engaging story that celebrates both.

Every page is filled with shapes, colours, and details that invite readers to observe closely. The rich illustrations offer a great opportunity for children and adults to interact, play, and enjoy meaningful time together.

A story to remember!