A Chair for My Mother
Illustrator
Vera B. Williams
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Publication Year
1982
ISBN
9780688009144
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
530L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Poverty; Kinship care; single mother; financial hardship; grandmother living with family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Undetermined
Family Formation
mother and grandmother
Awards
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 1983, Winner, Illustration
Parents' Choice Award, 2003, Gold, Best 25 Books in 25 Years
Keywords
house fire; saving and investment; chair; neighbors; generosity; new home; coins
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Williams, Vera B., "A Chair for My Mother" (1982). Diverse Families. 1946.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1946