A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Reading Rainbow Books)

Author: Williams, Vera BBrand: HarperCollinsColor: MultiEdition: Reissue,ReprintFeatures: A book of love and tenderness filled with the affirmation of life. 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. The jar of coins is full. The day has come to buy the chair - the big, fat, comfortable, wonderful chair they have been saving for. 32 pages. Format: Picture BookNumber Of Pages: 32PartNumber: 9780688040741Release Date: 23-01-2007Details: 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 fo