A Chair For My Mother
A chair for my mother is a story told from a young girls perspective about how her and her family are saving up money to buy a big comfy chair after loosing all of their belongings during a fire.
A chair for my mother. 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 chair for my mother and other stories cd. The young girl telling the story responds to the need through contributing to the family savings towards the goal of buying a comfortable chair for her mother. The family does not have a comfortable chair as their furniture burned in a fire.
A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family. A chair for my mother is a story about a family and their community working together to meet a need. Acclaimed author illustrator 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 big new comfortable chair for their apartment the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the blue tile diner. This book was awarded the caldecott medal in 1983.
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. Devastating fire destroys their apartment and belongings. Also received a caldecott honor. Williams was the recipient of the jane addams children s book award.
Williams martha plimpton narrator isbn. Suffused with warmth and tenderness a chair for my mother celebrates family love and determination. Williams is a story about a family collectively saving money for a new chair after a. Written in 1982 this children s book is still very much a relevant read aloud in the classroom over thirty years later.
A chair for my mother and other stories cd audio cd published may 12th 2009 by greenwillow books audio cd 0 pages author s.