↳ RAISE THE FUTURE
Alma and How She Got Her Name
by Juana Martínez-Neal
Her name is too long. Until her father explains where it came from.
For you if
your child has a long or unusual name and needs to understand that it is full of people who loved them before they existed
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Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks her name is too long. Her father sits with her and tells her the story of each name — the grandmother, the great-great-grandfather, the aunt, the ancestor — until she understands that her name is not too long but full. It contains her whole family. Martínez-Neal won the Caldecott Honor for this book and the illustrations carry the same warmth as the text — the specific visual culture of a Latin American family across generations. The picture book that tells children their name is a gift rather than a burden.
WHERE THIS BOOK LIVES
- Setting
- Latin America
- Voice
- Written by a Latin America author
- Themes
- Generations
