A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Winner―A Classic Picture Book About Hope, Hard Work, and Family (Reading Rainbow Books)

A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Winner―A Classic Picture Book About Hope, Hard Work, and Family (Reading Rainbow Books)

• A book of love and tenderness filled with the affirmation of life.
• After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy.
• The jar of coins is full. The day has come to buy the chair - the big, fat, comfortable, wonderful chair they have been saving for.
• 32 pages.

<p>This classic and award-winning 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."-<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p>After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. <em>A Chair for My Mother</em> 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."-<em>The Horn Book</em> </p><p>Supports the Common Core State Standards </p>