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Martinez-Neal, Juana

Alma and How She Got Her Name

32 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-9355-8 $15.99 | Spanish ISBN 978-0-7636-9358-9 $15.99
(2) K-3 Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela feels self-conscious about her long name until her father tells her about the family members after whom she is named. The pictures--grayscale print-transfer illustrations with soft textures--steal the show in their depiction of the sweet closeness between Alma and her father as well as her connection to her ancestors. Also available in Spanish.
Reviewer: Megan Dowd Lambert | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2018

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