Overview[]
What is a Last Name? (C'est quoi, un nom de famille ? in French) is a short story about questions and to understand why in the I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss series.
It was released in April 1999, and then re-released in 2000.
Summary[]
Little Miss Brainy answers the question on what is a last name and why people have them, saying "Your last name is the one written after your first name on your notebooks or belongings. You don't choose it. If your parents are married, the whole family has your dad's last name, which is your dad's last name, etc. Otherwise, you have your dad's or your mom's last name. Or even both! Girls, if they get married, take their husband's last name. There's another case where you change your name: for example, if you choose a stage name, it's called a pseudonym. But the first and last name written on your identity papers always remain the ones you received at birth." while empathizing with the reader.
List of Characters[]
- Little Miss Brainy
- Young girl with blonde hair tied in pigtails with dark blue/dark purple bows in a red sweater