books with your little girl's name in them

I've mentioned before that I have a thing for names. I also have a thing for books (as you know...), so of course these two loves combine to produce a list like this!

I have been keeping this list for about a year now. Whenever I read a good (or fairly decent) book with a little girl's name in it, I list it here. Because I love searching for books with my name and my daughter's name in them, I thought I would share this resource with you. (In case you are interested in finding a book with your child's name in it!)

I think name books make great baby shower gifts. It's always a little challenge I give myself when a friend is having a baby. Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I just don't.

Sorry to all the mothers of little boys! I don't have a boy's name list yet, but I think I will work on one very soon.

I think this list could also be a fun inspiration for pregnant mothers looking for literary inspiration for their child's name! (I love this cover so much that I thought very seriously about naming this baby Veronica--Ben vetoed it, though.)

Some of these books are FANTASTIC books--others are just okay. The fact that your child's name is in them is the best part.

The list is by no means complete, I will continue to add to it as I find new books with new names in them. Also, I made a note if the main character is not human, but instead an animal.

A

Adelaide--Adelaide by Tom Ungerer
Alice--In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck

Alison--Alison's Zinnia by Anita Lobel

Anna--Anna's Rain by Fred Burstein
Annie--Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett

Aurora--Aurora: A Tale of the Northern Lights by Mindy Dwyer

B

Babette--Brave Babette and Sly Tom by Elzbieta

Bridget--Bridget Fidget and the Most Perfect Pet by Joe Berger

Bruna--Bruna by Anne Cottringer

C

Cary--Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman
Cecily--Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys by H. A. Rey (giraffe)

Celeste--Celeste Sails to Spain by Alison Lester

Cindy Lou--Cindy Lou and the Witch's Dog by Jack Kent

D

Daisy--Daisy's Babies by Lisa Kopper

E

Ella--Ella the Elegant Elephant by Carmela and Steven D'amico (elephant)

Ella Sarah--Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Elena--Elena's Serenade by Campbell Geeslin
Eliza--Eliza's Kindergarten Surprise by Alice McGinty

Elizabeti--Elizabeti's Doll by Stephanie Stuve Bodeen

Emeline--Emeline at the Circus by Marjorie Priceman

Emma--Emma and the Silk Train by Julie Lawson

--Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco

F

Flora--Flora and the Frog by Shirley Isherwood

Fiona--Aren't You Forgetting Something Fiona? by Joanna Cole (elephant)

--Fiona's Luck by Teresa Bateman

G

Gemma--Gemma and the Baby Chick by Antonia Barber

H

Harriet--Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild by Mem Fox

Hazel-- Hazel Nutt Alien Hunter by David Elliot

I

Isabella--Isabella's Bed by Alison Lester

J

Jamela--Happy Birthday, Jamela by Niki Daly

Jenna--Beautiful Girl by Amy Shwartz

Josie--Josie and Mr. Fernandez by Patsy Backy

K

Katie--Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew

L
Lila--Lila and the Secret of Rain by David Conway and Jude Daly
Lili--Lili at Ballet by Rachel Isadora

Lola--Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn, I am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child

Louella--Louella Mae, She's Run Away by Karen Beaumont Alarcon (pig)

Lucille--Lucille's Snowsuit by Kathryn Lasky (pig)

Lucy--Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horacek
Lulu--Ladybug Girl by David Soman

M

Madeline--Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Manuela--Manuela's Gift by Kristyn Rehling Estes

Maya--A New Dress for Maya by Malorie Blackman

Mia--Mia's Story by Michael Foreman

Molly--Secret Valentine by Laura Damon (mouse), Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Monica--Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

N

Nora--Nora's Ark by Natalie Kinsey Warnock

O
Olive--My Sister Olive by Paula Russell

Olivia--Olivia by Ian Falconer (pig)

P

Pearl--Pearl's New Skates by Holly Keller (rabbit)

Penelope--Princess Penelope by Todd Mack

R

Rose--Sophie and Rose by Kathryn Lasky (doll)

Rosa--Rosa's Room by Barbara Bottner

Rosie--Rosie Sips Spiders by Alison Lester

Ruby--Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges

--Ruby Sings the Blues by Niki Daly

S

Serafina--Serafina's Birthday by Alma Flor Ada

Sophie--Sophie's Trophy by Susan Middleton Elya (toad)

--Sophie by Mem Fox

--Sophie and Rose by Kathryn Lasky

T

Tessa--Tessa Snaps Snakes by Alison Lester

Trixie--Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

V

Vanessa--Say Hello, Vanessa by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (mouse)

Vashti--The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Veronica-- Veronica by Roger Duvoisin; Veronica on Petunia's Farm by Roger Duvoisin (hippo)

Victoria--Victoria Flies High by Becky Ayres

Z
Zoe--Zoe and the Fawn by Catherine Jameson

Don't see your child's name listed? Let me know what you are looking for and I'll see what I can find! Also, if you know of any good books with your child's name in it, leave a comment and let me know!