Image
17337
Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
Page Count
32
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780763693558
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Alma and How She Got Her Name

Written and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

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. after all and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell.    

Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
Page Count
32
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780763693558
Themes