A Chair for My Mother
by Vera B. Williams; Illustrated by Vera B. Williams
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ISBN-10: |
0688040748 |
ISBN-13: |
9780688040741 |
Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
Series: |
Reading Rainbow Bks. |
Edition: |
illustrated |
Category: |
Picture Books |
Pub. Date: |
August 1984 |
Pages: |
32 |
Format: |
Paperback |
Ages: |
3 to 8 |
Grades: |
ps to 3 |
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Awards |
1983 |
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards |
Winner! |
1983 |
Caldecott Medal |
Nominee/Honoree |
1980 |
Mark Twain Award |
Nominee/Honoree |
1987 |
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award |
Nominee/Honoree |
1987 |
Children's Book Award (Colorado) (USA) |
Winner! |
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Subjects |
CHILDREN MOTHERS_FICTION FAMILY LIFE_FICTION CHAIRS_FICTION MONEY_FICTION |
Description/Notes |
After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother save their money to buy a big comfortable chair that they can all enjoy. Suffused with warmth and tenderness, 'A Chair for My Mother' celebrates family love and determination. 'Heartwarming.'--'Publishers Weekly.' 1983 Caldecott Honor Book, 1982 ALA Notable Book. Full color. Daughter, mother and grandmother all share the dream of saving enough coins to buy a new chair to replace the one that burned up during a disastrous housefire. |