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Behind The Scenes

Meet Juana Martinez-Neal!

Three-Minute Interview with the Author and Illustrator of Alma and How She Got Her Name

by Traci Swain

Did you know that Alma and How She Got Her Name started as the true story behind author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal’s name?

In this Scholastic Book Clubs–exclusive interview, Juana shares a behind-the-scenes look at what went into the Caldecott Honor–winning Alma and How She Got Her Name, including:

• Juana’s personal journey to becoming the Caldecott Honor–winning picture book creator we know today

• 
What Juana’s bookmaking process is like

• 
How Alma’s experience is similar to Juana’s

Your students can explore how their own backgrounds reflect the stories of who they want to become in this week’s Cooked Up from a Book free downloadable activity!

About Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal is the recipient of the 2019 Caldecott Honor for Alma and How She Got Her Name, her debut picture book as an author-illustrator. She is also the recipient of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Medal for Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story and the 2018 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award for La Princesa and the Pea. She is the illustrator of La Madre Goose by Susan Middleton Elya, Babymoon by Hayley Barrett, and Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry. Juana’s work received an International Board on Books for Young People Honor in 2014, and she was awarded the SCBWI Portfolio Showcase Grand Prize in 2012. She was born in Lima, Peru, and now lives in Arizona with her husband and three children.

Alma and How She Got Her Name: Copyright © 2018 by Juana Martinez-Neal. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.

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Alma and How She Got Her Name

by Juana Martinez-Neal

A Warm and Loving Story of Self-Discovery

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Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre

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A Note from Judy

Summer is finally here! Thank you, teachers and parents, for a fantastic 2021–2022 school year full of reading, learning, and fun. And the best part? The joys of reading don’t have to stop now!

Encourage your students to keep their minds and imaginations active through summer reading! Visit the Summer Boutique to discover many exciting and engaging books for all reading levels and interests. There’s sure to be a story that will catch every student’s attention.

We can’t wait to see you again next fall with a whole new lineup of Books of the Week and free resources for your class!

Judy Newman

President and Reader in Chief
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