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My Name is Yoyo

Written by: Datia Ben Dor ,Illustrated by: Avner Katz, Modan Publishing House

To be distributed in October/Heshvan

“Everybody needs a name”, but Yoyo forgets his. Will he know who he is without knowing his name? This book is a celebration of words, sounds and lots of names.

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“Everybody needs a name”, but Yoyo forgets his. Will he know who he is without knowing his name? This book is a celebration of words, sounds and lots of names.

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My Name is Yoyo
Written by: Datia Ben Dor
Illustrated by: Avner Katz

Who am I? And what is my name? Readers join the amusing Yoyo on a humor-filled journey, encountering names and getting to know themselves:

A man is known by three names: The name by which his father and mother call him, the name by which other men call him, and the one he earns for himself; the most important name is the one he earns for himself.
(Midrash Tanchuma on Vayakhel, Siman 1)

Datia Ben Dor [born in 1944] – authoress, screenwriter, playwright, poetess, composer, and multimedia artist. Among her many children’s literary gems are Datia’s Book of Nonsense Rhymes [Sefer HaShtuzim Shel Datia] and the Yoyo series. Ben Dor wrote songs and screenplays for popular children’s television shows, among them Parpar Nechmad and the Israeli version of Sesame Street.

Avner Katz [1939–2020] – Israeli painter, illustrator and author. Katz has illustrated numerous children’s books, some of which he also wrote. He has won awards for his works. Katz designed the character of Kippi, the huge hedgehog that starred on the Israeli version of Sesame Street. He taught art for many years, and was a prolific artist in a range of techniques and areas.

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פעילות בחיק המשפחה

  • A discussion about my name Excuse me, what is your name? You may enjoy discussing your names: Why were you, parents, named so? And what has made you choose the names you have chosen for your children? Do you have any nicknames? How did you come by them?
  • Moving along with Yoyo Yoyo jumps, sits, climbs… Each illustration depicts Yoyo in a different posture. You may want to act out what Yoyo does, and have the rest of your family members look for the page in the book that shows him in the same position. Were you able to do so? Then it’s time for another member of your family to have a go.
  • I’m always me – Datia Ben Dor Are you sometimes happy and at other times sad? So is Datia, who wrote the book, and also wrote the lyrics of the well-known children’s song I’m Always Me, the music of which was composed by Uzzi Hitman. Scan the QR code and sing along!
  • Arts & crafts – A front door sign How about getting the following – a cardboard rectangle, crayons, stickers, and some plasticine, if you like – to make a sign for your front door or bedroom door? Write your name at the center of it, color it, decorate it, and hang it on the door! And how about this idea – print out a photograph of yourselves, add it to the sign, and write your names too.

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