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 for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. The money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market goes into the jar.
There hasn’t been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to “charcoal and ashes.” Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big, soft, or comfortable. Finally, the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores in the book’s crowning moment. After carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they finally find the chair they’ve been dreaming of.
Vera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings.
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 superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family.”—The Horn Book
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