A Chair for My Mother
A Chair for My Mother
Ages 4–7
After a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save coins in a jar to buy a comfortable chair. A Caldecott Honor classic about family, work and community.
- Author
- Vera B. Williams
- Age
- Ages 4–7
- Type
- Family, Community, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Greenwillow
- Readers rate it
- 4.21 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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