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“Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela... that‘s my name, and it fits me just right.“

Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks her name is too long—until her father tells her the story behind each part of it.

he book celebrates cultural heritage and the connections we carry through our names, encouraging children to embrace their unique stories.

“That's my name, and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“

In Alma and How She Got Her Name, young Alma learns the stories behind her name from her father, discovering the love and heritage embedded in each syllable. As she explores her identity and the significance of her name, Alma embarks on a heartwarming journey of self-discovery. With enchanting illustrations and a heartfelt narrative, this picture book celebrates cultural roots and the importance of names.

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal features vibrant, textured illustrations that capture the warmth of cultural heritage. The story explores the significance of names and family history, emphasizing the importance of understanding one's identity. Recognized with a Caldecott Honor in 2019, the book encourages young readers to appreciate their own names and celebrate diversity.

“That's my name, and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“

This whole book can be used to teach students to love who they are and where they come from. This can be turned into several activities such as show-in-tell, writing a personal narrative, or bringing in a family member to discuss interesting family history.

Award winning- Alma and How She Got Her Name is a story about a girl who journeys to understand and love her name. This is a Caldecott winner from 2019. The pictures in this book are done by pencil, there is a fair amount of detail but the pictures themself feel softy and homelike. At the start of the book Alma is ashamed of how long her name is and then as her dad is telling her the history behind each name, she quickly becomes proud.

“That's my name and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“

This whole book can be used to teach students to love who they are and where they come from. This can be turned into several activities about about a child‘s family, heritage and identities. This could be done by show and tell, sharing how you got your name, making a new story about you're name and what each letter means.

Alma and How She Got Her Name is a story about a girl who journeys to understand and love her name. This book was published in 2018. The pictures in this book are done by pencil, there is a fair amount of detail but the pictures themself feel softy and homelike. At the start of the book Alma is ashamed of how long her name is and then as her dad is telling her the history behind each name, she becomes proud of it and that it means something.

“But Alma, your name is beautiful,‘ said Papa. It has all the stories of the people who came before you.”

This book would pair well with a lesson on identity. Students could do a project on what their name means and share it with the class to expand on students understanding of one another.

This book tells a story of a young girl names Alma who learns about the origins and meanings of her long name. Throughout the book Alma discovers the story behind each part of her name that connects to different parts of her identity and culture.

“I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“

In a classroom, I would use this book at the beginning of the year as children are getting to know each other. You could also do a follow up activity where students learn about their own names and where they come from.

This is a really cute book about how a little girl Alma has a long name and she learns from her dad what makes each part of her name so special. The story is an easy read and has amazing illustrations.

“ Hello Pura! Its me Alma!”

This story shares the message of heritage and love that names hold. I think it would be a great tie in to a familial lesson and one that deepens students connection to family. I also think It would be beautiful book to use if there was a noticed pattern of uncomfortability that a student had with their own name or last name. This book would especially resonate with that student without pointing them out.

Alma and how she got her name was written by Juana Martinez- Neal and was awarded a Caldecott Honor in 2019. This story while it has beautiful illustrations that follow the same color scheme has a deeper them and message. This story has a beautiful message of heritage and history and love that names hold. I think this story helps tell the story that uniqueness is a gift and holds so much value and its important to explore it.

“That's my name, and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“

Alma and how she got her name, by Juana Martinez-Neal. This book received a Caldecott award in 2019. This is a picturebook has deep grey undertones and backgrounds on the paper with pops of color that help the characters to stand out. This story tells us a lot about uniqueness and how names are important history!

“ That's my name, and it fits me just right!“

This whole book can be used to teach students to love who they are and where they come from. This can be turned into several activities such as show-in-tell, writing a personal narrative, or bringing in a family member to discuss interesting family history.

Alma and How She Got Her Name is a story about a girl who journeys to understand and love her name. This is a Caldecott winner from 2019. The pictures in this book are done by pencil, there is a fair amount of detail but the pictures themself feel softy and homelike. At the start of the book Alma is ashamed of how long her name is and then as her dad is telling her the history behind each name, she quickly becomes proud.

“Thats my name, and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“ Such a powerful message for children to feel empowered about their names and who they are! A great book for early childhood early school years where we can talk about how we are important in the classroom and who we are!

I thought that this book was so cute and engaging! I love how it incorporates all of the important people that are in her life that have an influence on her and she gets to correlate how they are a part of her based on similarities that she is told about.

Alma and How She Got Her Name written in 2018, a Caldecott Honor book of 2019, is a wonderful story about a girl with a very long name and how she is upset about it. The story goes on to tell about how she got her name and the important. It is a simple read and is a great story that keeps children engaged waiting to hear who the amazing people were that she got her name from!

“That's my name, and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.“

This whole book can be used to teach students to love who they are and where they come from. This can be turned into several activities such as show-in-tell, writing a personal narrative, or bringing in a family member to discuss interesting family history.

Alma and How She Got Her Name is a story about a girl who journeys to understand and love her name. This is a Caldecott winner from 2019. The pictures in this book are done by pencil, there is a fair amount of detail but the pictures themself feel softy and homelike. At the start of the book Alma is ashamed of how long her name is and then as her dad is telling her the history behind each name, she quickly becomes proud.

“Alma Sofia Esperanza Josè Pura Candela! 'That's my name, and it fits me just right! I am Alma, and I have a story to tell.' “

This would be a good book to read to students prior to doing a name story project. I remember in elementary school having to ask my parents where my name came from. Even now, in college, I am still asked to do projects reporting on the importance of my name and how it is special to me.

"Alma and How She Got Her Name" was written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. This is a book about a little girl who is upset she has a long name, but her dad breaks down where her name comes from and why it is important to their family. The illustrations help tell this story by being mostly black and white. Throughout the story, but there are pops of reds and blues that make part of the images stand out.

“My name is so long Daddy. It never fits.“

I would use Alma and How She Got Her Name in the classroom to have children explore where they got their name from. I think this story could be used with a take home activity for children to learn more about their own background and family history.

Alma and How She Got Her Name is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela wonders why she has a long name so her dad tells her the story behind it. Color is used in these pictures to determine what time period her dad is telling her about. For example the picture of Alma's great grandma uses very dull and dark coloring. The illustrations tell a story.

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I will use this book to start the conversation about where each student got their name from. What is the meaning behind their name, is their culture tied into it... We would do a name project based off of this book.

This book uses color to make the main character stand out against the other illustrations. This story is all about her, so she must stand out. Children can look at these illustrations and see the history that is being shown. The historical pictures are in a grey tone. On one page, there is a map that is in grey but then the string that is going all across the map is in red so that it stands out. The red string is showing movement across the map.

“I picked the name Alma just for you. You are the first and the only Alma.“ This quote Was really deep to me because it showed how important she is in her family and it important for other children to realize their importance as well.

This book would be really good to use for students to ask their family what their name means. this would be good for students to talk about their family and for peers and teachers to make connections about why they are names that.

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal. 2018. Picture Book. This book's value of color and softness of the line shows the importance of each part of her name. The way the author paints each name a different color and font describes her life story and how important it is to her. The color red also shows the importance of how she is going t have her own story and so she stands out.

Adorable story about Alma‘s long name and how she learns about great people she is named for 💗

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Published: 2018
Alma has a very long name, one she's sure is way too long. But then, Alma's father shares with her each part of her name and why it is important. She gets to hear about different members of her family and see parts of them in herself. She begins to appreciate her name and thinks it fits her just right.
Awards: Caldecott Honor, Ezra Jack Keats Award, Charlotte Huck Award, NCSS and CBC Notable SS Trade Books for Young People