Alma and How She Got Her Name

Purchased this book for a teacher, I got the opportunity to read it. It is a great book, love the story that the book tells

This is such a cute story. I bought this for my class. I use this book at the beginning of the year when we are getting to know each other. I follow up this story with my students telling us about their name.

I like the storyline

I love this story! I have the paperback in my classroom but decided to buy the Kindle Version for virtual learning. It is a beautiful story that can springboard a conversation about our names and where they come from. Perfect story for the beginning of the year and for building community! The Kindle version displayed beautifully on the Kindle App on my laptop.

Alma and How She Got Her Name is a wonderful book for a large age range. It helps the reader understand and develop a real appreciation for family and where you come from.It instills pride and helps you understand that your identity is important, your family is important, and ultimately that you are important!

The cover doesn't really convey the depth and quality of the illustrations in this book. It is nice and simple and sweet, but collects so many characters in Alma's family history, that a story about a dad telling his child the history of her names , can span generations and be 4 or 5 different kinds stories about 4 or 5 different kinds of characters, even if it's just for a moment, before returning to sweet Alma. Juana Martinez-Neal is going to be storybook star... at least to picture book nerds like me.

This is a beautifully illustrated book. Simple and elegant, the illustrations set a nice tone for the book. I used this book to start a discussion in our classroom about students' names. Some knew the story of their name, but those who didn't became curious. Also, it made my class think about what traits they want to be used to describe themselves, and what their story is and will be. It has an ending my students reacted to with "Aww, that's so sweet," which sums up the feeling you get from reading this book.

Alma thinks her name is too long. Then she learns how her parents chose her special name for her. Used this book in a playgroup for young children along with name recognition, pre-print and fine motor activities.

Loved this book! Gave it as a gift to someone also.

Beautiful story and book

Perfecto

I used this book in my English class with Japanese 5th grade elementary school students to expand on the topic of 'names'. The textbook section on this topic is a bit dry and boring so this book really helped interest the students. They really enjoyed the story and it allowed them to connect with the topic and understand how Alma was named after various family members. Great book!

I loved this book. It was perfect to use with Adrienne Geer’s Powerful Understanding and teaching kids about self and how to own their name and how it makes them special.