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Vera B. Williams (1927–2015)

Autor(a) de A Chair for My Mother

16+ Works 11,146 Membros 401 Críticas 4 Favorited

About the Author

Vera Baker Williams was born on January 28, 1927 in Hollywood, California. She studied at the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and Black Mountain College in North Carolina, where she received a BFA in graphic arts. She co-found the Gate Hill Cooperative and the Collaberg School, in Stony mostrar mais Point, New York. She worked as a teacher and artist before becoming a writer and illustrator of children's books. She won a Caldecott Medal award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book award in the picture book category in 1983 for A Chair for My Mother, a Caldecott Medal award in 1991 for "More More More" Said the Baby: Three Love Stories, the Boston Globe-Horn Book award in fiction in 1994 for Scooter, and the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2009. She was a member of the executive committee of the War Resisters League from 1984 to 1987, and served a month at a federal penitentiary for participating in a women's peaceful blockade of the Pentagon. She died on October 16, 2015 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por Vera B. Williams

A Chair for My Mother (1982) 6,008 exemplares
More More More, Said the Baby (1990) 1,359 exemplares
Cherries and Cherry Pits (1986) 912 exemplares
Music, Music for Everyone (1984) 550 exemplares
Something Special for Me (1983) 424 exemplares
Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart (2001) 340 exemplares
Lucky Song (1997) 130 exemplares
Home at Last (2016) 111 exemplares
A Chair for Always (2009) 108 exemplares
Scooter (1993) 82 exemplares
The Great Watermelon Birthday (1980) 8 exemplares
Five Stories 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Home: A Collaboration of Thirty Authors & Illustrators (Reading Rainbow Book) (1992) — Ilustrador, algumas edições167 exemplares
The Tribe of Dina: A Jewish Women's Anthology (1986) — Contribuidor — 158 exemplares
Hooray for Me! (1975) — Ilustrador — 111 exemplares

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A girl, her mother, and her grandmother lost their home to fire. The community rallies around them, but the one thing they haven't been able to replace is comfortable chairs. The family saves up all their extra money to buy a big, comfortable armchair.
 
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KristenRoper | 245 outras críticas | Mar 14, 2024 |
A girl, her mother, and her grandmother lost their home to fire. The community rallies around them, but the one thing they haven't been able to replace is comfortable chairs. The family saves up all their extra money to buy a big, comfortable armchair.
 
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KristenRoper | 245 outras críticas | Mar 14, 2024 |
This is a heartwarming story of a young girl who lives with her mother and grandmother. After a fire destroys their old apartment, neighbors donate items for their new apartment. But there is nowhere soft and comfortable to sit. She wants to get a comfortable place for her mom to sit after working long days at a diner. So they all save up whatever they can in a jar and use that to go shopping for the perfect chair. This is the perfect book for a heartwarming read aloud that delves into the topic of community and caring for others.… (mais)
 
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TravisJ | 245 outras críticas | Mar 2, 2024 |
 
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pattym21 | 245 outras críticas | Jan 25, 2024 |

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Obras
16
Also by
5
Membros
11,146
Popularidade
#2,119
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
401
ISBN
199
Línguas
3
Marcado como favorito
4

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