{"product_id":"alma-and-how-she-got-her-name-9780763693558","title":"Alma and How She Got Her Name","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2019 Caldecott Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautifully illustrated, tender story to be shared with all children, sure to evoke conversations about their names.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf 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 \u003ci\u003eshe\u003c\/i\u003e will one day have her own story to tell. In her 2019 Caldecott Honor Book, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuana Martinez-Neal \u003c\/b\u003eis the Peruvian-born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator, \u003ci\u003eAlma and How She Got Her Name\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was published in Spanish as \u003ci\u003eAlma y cómo obtuvo su nombre\u003c\/i\u003e. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eLa Princesa and the Pea\u003c\/i\u003e by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, \u003ci\u003eBabymoon\u003c\/i\u003e by Hayley Barrett, \u003ci\u003eSwashby and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Beth Ferry, and \u003ci\u003eFry Bread: A Native American Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593320861970,"sku":"9780763693558","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c01620cd-6669-448b-be85-7613678051d2.jpg?v=1732115072","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alma-and-how-she-got-her-name-9780763693558","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}