| A Chair for Always Contributor(s): Williams, Vera B. (Author), Williams, Vera B. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061722790 ISBN-13: 9780061722790 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This companion to Williams's Caldecott Honor book "A Chair for My Mother" continues the story of Rosa and her family. When Aunt Ida announces she's having a baby, Rosa's mother and grandmother suggest fixing--or even replacing--their big beloved chair. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008027719 |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.1" W x 8.1" (0.80 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130124 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There are some things that Rosa just knows. She knows that she can't wait to meet her new baby cousin, due to be born at any minute right upstairs. She knows that she will grow up and move away and maybe go to college, and perhaps even become the president of the United States. And she knows that the chair--that wonderful, beautiful, beloved chair, the chair for her mother--will always be there. Always. Just the way it is. Covered in velvet with roses all over it, ready for who-knows-what new adventure . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Vera B.: - 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 this book was completed. |