Alma and How She Got Her Name [electronic resource]
Martinez-Neal, Juana2018
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A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and who she may one day be. 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 author-illustrator debut, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.
Main title:
Alma and How She Got Her Name [electronic resource] / Juana Martinez-Neal
Author:
Martinez-Neal, Juana, Illustrator
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Candlewick Press, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 50-2
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
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.
Awards:
Notable Children's Books (Association for Library Service to Children)Caldecott Honor Book (Association for Library Service to Children)
ISBN:
9781536205305
Language:
English
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BRN:
2908094
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