Williams is a story about a family collectively saving money for a new chair after a.
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.
Williams martha plimpton narrator isbn.
This book was awarded the caldecott medal in 1983.
Also received a caldecott honor.
After a fire destroys their home and possessions rosa her mother and her grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.
Williams was the recipient of the jane addams children s book award.
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.
A chair for my mother and other stories cd audio cd published may 12th 2009 by greenwillow books audio cd 0 pages author s.
The family does not have a comfortable chair as their furniture burned in a fire.
Devastating fire destroys their apartment and belongings.
Suffused with warmth and tenderness a chair for my mother celebrates family love and determination.
Written in 1982 this children s book is still very much a relevant read aloud in the classroom over thirty years later.
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.
A chair for my mother and other stories cd.
A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family.
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.
In brief the book a chair for my mother by vera b.