Vera B. Williams, Author . HarperCollins/Greenwillow $15.95 (72p) ISBN 978-0-06-029460-1
Through a pastiche of poems and pictures, Williams (A Chair for My Mother) presents an affecting portrait of two young sisters in a struggling family. In the opening entry, readers learn why older Essie is smart (she "could read hard library...
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Vera B. Williams, Author Greenwillow Books $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-05145-7
The creator of A Chair for My Mother, Something Special for Me and other stories for children introduces us to another irresistible heroine. Bedemmi loves to draw pictures with colored markers and write stories that always start ""with the word THIS.
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Vera B. Williams, Author HarperTrophy $16.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-440968-1
Set in a New York City housing project, this ""series of vignettes forms a bouncy oversize novel about a girl's adjustment to her parents' divorce,"" wrote PW. Ages 8-12. (Mar.)
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator . HarperTrophy $6.99 (72p) ISBN 978-0-06-057182-5
In our Best Books citation, PW
wrote, "Through a pastiche of poems and pictures, Williams presents a moving and timeless portrait of two young sisters in a struggling family." Ages 7-up. (Mar.)
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator . Greenwillow $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-172279-0
In this satisfying companion to Williams's Caldecott Honor book, A Chair for My Mother
, bighearted Rosa welcomes Benji, the son of her Aunt Ida, into the family—and into its beloved armchair splashed with roses. While a midwife delivers...
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-06526-3
In a money jar sit the coins that Rosa, Mama and Grandma have been saving to buy a treat. When they decide that Rosa should buy a treat only for herself, the girl isn't satisfied until she finds a present all can enjoy. PW found it ""sheer joy to...
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-688-10478-8
PW called this imaginative story about Biddemi--a black girl whose love of drawing and story-telling pro duces a cherry tree forest--``a glowing tale about the transformational power of a child's creativity and love.'' Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-688-14459-3
Young Evie has all the luck--at least in Williams's (""More, More, More!"" Said the Baby) quiet but inviting book. Spare declarative sentences describe Evie's simple good fortune on a day where everything goes her way: ""She wanted something new to...
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $17.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-688-09376-1
In her latest work, Caldecott Honor artist Williams ( ``More, More, More,'' Said the Baby ; A Chair for My Mother ) strings together a series of short vignettes to form a bouncy novel about a girl's adjustment to her parents' divorce. Elana Rose...
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Vera B. Williams, Author, Jennifer Williams, Illustrator, Vera B. Williams, Illustrator Greenwillow Books $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-688-07161-5
Stringbean Coe and his older brother Fred take a long trip from their home in Jeloway, Kans., to the Pacific Ocean, riding in Fred's ancient truck, which has a little house built on the back. And like most travelers, they take pictures and send...
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Vera B. Williams, illus. by Chris Raschka. Greenwillow, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-134973-7
Lester loves living in his new home with Daddy Rich, Daddy Albert, and their funny old dog, Wincka. Keeping his suitcase packed with his “best action toys” makes Lester feel safe, but every night, he appears by Daddy Rich and Daddy Albert’s bedside.
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