{"product_id":"a-chair-for-my-mother-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-reading-rainbow-books","title":"A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Reading Rainbow Books)","description":"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.\n\"A tender knockout. It's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book.\"—Kirkus Reviews\nVera 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. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market.\nThere 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 or soft or comfortable. Finally the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and in the book's crowning moment, mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores, and after carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they find the chair they've been dreaming of at last.\nVera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings.\nA 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\nVera B. Williams's beloved picture book favorites include: \"More More More,\" Said the Baby Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart A Chair for Always A Chair for My Mother Cherries and Cherry Pits Music, Music for Everyone Something Special for Me Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0688040748\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0688040748.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Williams, Vera B\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43320391139389,"sku":"BVV.0688040748.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0688040748-0.jpg?v=1783112712","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-chair-for-my-mother-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-reading-rainbow-books","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}