Juana Martinez-Neal
Juana Martinez-Neal is the daughter and granddaughter of painters. Alma and How She Got Her Name and Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre, were her first books as author-illustrator. The English edition was awarded a 2019 Caldecott Honor. Juana was born in Peru, and now lives in Arizona with her family.
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Alma Sofía Esperanza José Pura Candela tiene demasiados nombres: ¡seis! ¿Cómo terminó una persona tan pequeña con un nombre tan grande.
Alma doesn’t appreciate her long name until she learns about how it connects her to her family’s history.
Alma siente que su nombre es demasiado largo hasta que su papá le explica la conexión con sus antepasados.
Experience the diverse cultures of Native Americans today through fry bread, which represents different facets of everyday indigenous life: joy, tragedy, and everything in between. The author is a member of the Seminole Nation and includes his family fry bread recipe along with notes that address and dispel stereotypes, along with facts about Native peoples from yesterday and the modern day.
