Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8)

Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8) - Paperback

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Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8)
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Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8) - Paperback

Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8) - Paperback

by Juana Martinez-Neal
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"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 José 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; José, 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.
ISBN9781536220438
Author Juana Martinez-Neal
PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
GenreChildren, Family, and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages32
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8)

Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8) - Paperback

Alma and How She Got Her Name: (A Heartwarming Story about Family History and the Meaning of Names - For Kids Ages 3-8) - Paperback

By Juana Martinez-Neal

About Juana Martinez-Neal

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 cómo obtuvo su nombre. She also illustrated La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpré 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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