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A Chair for My Mother
Reader Score
84%
84% of readers
recommend this book
Book Details
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish Date: Jan 23rd, 2007
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.75in - 8.00in - 0.20in - 0.20lb
- EAN: 9780688040741
- Recommended age: 04-08
- Categories: • Classics• African American & Black• Family - Multigenerational
About the Author
Vera B. Williams began her career in children's books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and "More More More," Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before her final book, Home at Last, was completed.
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What people are saying
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incredible recommendations on everything, particularly LGBTQIA titles. I ordered the novel PATSY by Nicole Dennis-Benn from them, which I have been wanting to read for a year! Kids book cont: A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams. It's a story of grief...
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What people are saying
Madeline Miller is an author.
incredible recommendations on everything, particularly LGBTQIA titles. I ordered the novel PATSY by Nicole Dennis-Benn from them, which I have been wanting to read for a year! Kids book cont: A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams. It's a story of grief...
Leader in financial education and economic research. Home to $martPath! FB: UCEconomicsCenter; IG: alpaugh_family_economics_ctr. https://t.co/sp92pY7AVv
A great way to help young children learn is to read to them. This Financial Literacy Month we'll share some of our favorite kids' books. Let's start with a sweet family classic: A Chair For My Mother, by Vera Williams. #FinancialLiteracyMonth #financialeducation #EconEd https://t.co/YsNgjApebP