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Alma and How She Got Her Name
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Alma and How She Got Her Name Hardcover - 2018

by Juana Martinez-Neal; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)

What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from. As she hears the story, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela starts to think her name might be a perfect fit after all--and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. Full color. 1/8.


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A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book "A beautifully illustrated, tender story to be shared with all children, sure to evoke conversations about their names." --School Library Journal (starred review) If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great-grandmother who longed to travel; Jos, the grandfather who was an artist; and other namesakes, too. As she hears the story of her name, Alma starts to think it might be a perfect fit after all--and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. In her 2019 Caldecott Honor Book, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.

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  • Title Alma and How She Got Her Name
  • Author Juana Martinez-Neal; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Date 2018-04-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780763693558 / 0763693553
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.31 x 9.75 x 0.44 in (23.65 x 24.77 x 1.12 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 490
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects Identity, Identity (Psychology)
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2018, Page 52
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2018, Page 111
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2018, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/2018, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/29/2018, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2018, Page 88
  • Shelf Awareness, 04/20/2018, Page 0

About the author

Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian-born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator, Alma and How She Got Her Name, was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was published in Spanish as Alma y cmo obtuvo su nombre. She also illustrated La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpr Illustrator Award, Babymoon by Hayley Barrett, Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won a Robert F. Sibert Medal. Juana Martinez-Neal lives in Connecticut with her family. Visit her online at www.juanamartinezneal.com.
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