Children's book for a naming ceremony

[WildebeestH]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but we're having a naming ceremony for our nearly four year old son and 16 month old daughter. As there'll be quite a few children there I'm keen to have a short(ish) children's book as the reading. Ideally it would be something to do with family/friends, siblings or names. Any suggestions?

I read Prayer for a Blueberry Girl (Neil Gaiman)at my guide-daughter's naming ceremony.

There's a poem called "Isn't my name magical" which might suit the occasion well.

This poem isn't at all suitable for a celebration, I'm afraid but I found it when I was googling poems about names. It's beautiful and so so sad

The Places You'll Go by dr Seuss
We had it for dd's naming, it was perfect.

The Places You'll Go words

I like BRS suggestion. Dr Seuss would go down very well with young children.

It reminds me of when DD was little and pretended that she could read. I had been reading Red Fish Blue Fish to her and she opened the book and "read" the first two pages to me.

It's not a book, but this poem popped up on my FB feed yesterday, and I thought of this thread Make the Ordinary Come Alive.

Lol BunBaker

DD does that too. She's 2 and adores her 5 yo brother. She "reads" his Biff and Chip books. It's very tedious doing them twice every night .

I was also going to suggest "the places you'll go" - it's perfect for such an occasion. I'd usually suggest Blueberry Girl but as it's for a girl and a boy I think it's better not to for this particular one.