Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams, Vera B. Williams (Illustrator)
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(Paperback - Reissue)
- Age Range: For infants or children in preschool
- Pub. Date: August 1984
- 32pp
- Sales Rank: 5,197
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 1984
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Format: Paperback, 32pp
- Sales Rank: 5,197
- Age Range: For infants or children in preschool
- Series: Reading Rainbow Series
- ISBN-13: 9780688040741
- ISBN: 0688040748
- Edition Description: Reissue
Synopsis
After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."––Horn Book.
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A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Children's Literature
Zesty primary colors light up the pages of this Caldecott Honor book that relates the efforts of three generations of African American women who define a goal to help them recover from a disastrous fire. They have discovered that material positions can never define a family. However, one warm, cozy chair just may position the adversity squarely in the past and herald a more comfortable future.
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Vera B. Williams is the award-winning creator of many books for children, including "More, More, More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories and Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart. She lives in New York City.
Vera B. Williams es la premiada creadora de numerosos libros infantiles, entre ellos "MÁs MÁs MÁs" dijo el bebe. Vive en la ciudad de Nueva York.
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August 18, 2009: When i found out that I would be having a nephew I knew immediately that I wanted him to have this book. I remembered reading it when I was a child. I remembered it with great affection. I spent almost two years trying to hunt down the title and a copy of it but it was worth it. Baby nephew loves the colors and I know he will learn generosity through the lessons in this book.
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November 18, 2007: A Chair For my Mother was my favorite children's book. My mother was sad at thinking that she'd have to give up our copy to me when I left, but I searched for my own copy. The story always showed me that no matter the circumstances that the human race really could work together for the good of another.
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