A Chair for My Mother
By Vera B. Williams, Illustrated by Vera B. Williams
This classic and heartwarming picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association.
"A tender knockout. It's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book."—Kirkus Reviews
Vera Williams tells of a young girl who, along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a new chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market.
There hasn't been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to "charcoal and ashes." Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big or soft or comfortable. Finally the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and in the book's crowning moment, mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores, and after carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they find the chair they've been dreaming of at last.
Vera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings.
A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."—The Horn Book
ISBN: 9780688040741
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
Pages: 32 pages
Age: 4 to 8
BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Multigenerational
BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION: Classics
BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / United States / African American & Black
BISAC4: JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
BISAC5: JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural
BISAC6: JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness
