It was about a boy who was not given a name when he was born. A old wise man told his parents not to name him, so they didn't. Later on the boy and his friend go visit the old wise man and he gives the boy a name and a dream for each of them. From that day on the boy had a name a wonderful dreams.

This is a good example of folklore because it is an old traditional Sufi story that has a moral to be patient to achieve one's goals. ( )

This book is about a young man who doesn't have a name. He and his friend Anwar go to see a wise man to solve the young man’s problem of not having a name.

Genre: Fantasy
This book tells the story of a young boy that is not born without a name but is not given a name because a wise man tells his parents to wait. As the boy grows older he decides to be active in finding his name and even trades a dream to find it. The boy talks with the wise man who is full of wonderful magic and learns what it feels like to be known as something unique to him. This book Would make a great multicultural example, and could be great in explaining to students why our names make us feel special! ( )

This book is about a young boy's journey to find his name. This is a Sufi tale, rewritten for young readers. I can use this book to talk about other belief systems. I would use this book from second through third grade. I would use this book to teach my students about the importance of names. ( )