Maria Wen Adcock’s My Name is Ai Lin (9781534113114, $18.99) receives engaging illustrations by Yu Ting Cheng as it explores Ai Lin’s ability to educate her fellow classmates on how to pronounce her name. Despite the temptation to pick an easier name to make them happy, Ai Lin is determined to preserve the significance of her Chinese name and heritage. This involves the risky venture of sharing her family’s history and traditions with her new classmates. A fine story of cultural identity, fitting in, making choices, and teaching others evolves, which will be perfect for picture book readers and adults seeking to transmit information about other cultures, words, heritage, and values.