Thunder Boy Jr
Readers rate it 4.4 (11 on Hardcover)
36 pages · Released 2016 · Little, Brown and Company
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A note for parents
Thunder Boy Jr. is a warm, accessible picture book about identity, individuality, and the relationship between a boy and his father. The story celebrates Native American culture while exploring a universal childhood experience—wanting to be yourself rather than living in someone else's shadow. It's lighthearted and emotionally resonant without any concerning content.
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"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name ... one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"-- "Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name ... one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--
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- Identity (Philosophical concept)
- Identity
- Indians of North America
- Juvenile fiction
- Personal Names
- Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Children's fiction
- Names, personal, fiction
- Identity, fiction
- Indians of north america, fiction
- nyt:picture-books=2016-05-29
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ISBN 9780316013727 · Little, Brown and Company