Alma and How She Got Her Name
XX min read
Author(s) | Juana Martinez-Neal |
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Age Group | 4-8 |
Publisher | Candlewick |
ISBN | 978-0763693558 |
Year | 2018 |
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.