“Abeautifullyillustrated,tenderstorytobesharedwithallchildren,suretoevokeconversationsabouttheirnames.“--SchoolLibraryJournal(starredreview)Ifyouaskher,AlmaSofiaEsperanzaJos矇PuraCandelahaswaytoomanynames:six!Howdidsuchasmallpersonwindupwithsuchalargename?AlmaturnstoDaddyforananswerandlearnsofSofia,thegrandmotherwholovedbooksandflowers;Esperanza,thegreat-grandmotherwholongedtotravel;Jos矇,thegrandfatherwhowasanartist;andothernamesakes,too.Asshehearsthestoryofhername,Almastartstothinkitmightbeaperfectfitafterall--andrealizesthatshewillonedayhaveherownstorytotell.Inher2019CaldecottHonorBook,JuanaMartinez-Nealopensatreasureboxofdiscoveryforchildrenwhomaybecuriousabouttheirownoriginstoriesornames.
