A is for Atticus: Baby Names from Great Books

Lorilee Craker
Center Street (2008)
ISBN 9781599950204
Reviewed by Danelle Drake for Reader Views (9/08)


Not just another baby name book.  “A is for Atticus” delves into the books we all love and pulls out the characters we hold dear to our heart.  Whether you prefer classic, common, or names seldom heard, you are given the names and the information needed to provide your child a perfect name with meaning.

Many of the names that were popular years ago are coming back into vogue in some form.  Yes, naming your daughter Dorothy screams you love “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” but sounds a bit “grandma.”  Why not try the updated Doro or even Dottie.  Everything and anything goes.

With four daughters it was very hard to come up with unique meaningful names that were not overused.  I admit I did spend many nights going through books on the shelf looking for just the right one – I knew it was between the pages of a book I had read.  A collaboration of all these names would have been a great resource.

In reading “A is for Atticus” by Lorilee Craker I found several books I wish to read, ones I had long forgotten but will find again, and a wonderful addition to the parent-to-be library.

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