Picture book · Fiction
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Juana Martinez-Neal
About the book
Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks her name is too long, until her father explains the family story behind each part.
Reading notes
A natural prompt for children to ask about the stories behind their own names.
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Recognition
- Caldecott Honor (2019)
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Book details
- Author
- Juana Martinez-Neal
- First published
- 2018
- Suggested ages
- Ages 3–7 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- names, family, hispanic heritage
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9781536481549 · Candlewick Press, 2023
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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