Alma and How She Got Her Name

by Juana Martinez-Neal

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763693553
• ISBN13: 9780763693558
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2