Book Descriptions
for A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A tender picture story of a grandmother, mother and young daughter saving their money to replace a favorite chair lost in a fire. Bright water color illustrations within imaginative, decorative borders capture the upbeat tone of the story as a jar becomes filled with coins and the family's dream chair finally selected, brought home and enjoyed! Sheer joy! (Honor Book, CCBC Mock Caldecott Straw Vote) (4-9 years)
CCBC Choices 1982 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1982. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
The jar of coins is full. The day has come to buy the chair - the big, fat, comforable, wonderful chair they have been saving for. The chair that will replace the one that was burned up - along with everything else - in the terrible fire.
A book of love and tenderness filled with the affirmation of life.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
