Explore the social meanings between a parent calling their child's name, how a child responds and how it impacts their emotions, in this colourful children's book created for shared reading time.

Have you ever called your child's name only to be blanked, or for them to start crying? 

I asked one of my grandchildren what it means when Mummy calls their name.   Their response was "It means - Come here!"

Once a child has associated their name with a fixed meaning, it may create a cycle of behaviour that's hard to unravel, and becomes frustrating for both child and parent.
 
On realising the fixed meaning applied to my grandchild's name, it became clear why Mummy was being blanked.  I came home and wrote this story to help them, and to help all parents with children understand that a name has many other special meanings too. 

This book helps a child learn the different tones of voice and actions that help them decipher the meanings of their name being called and in turn, with repeated reading, will help them respond more readily.