A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

Summary: A little girl and her mom are saving up money to buy a new chair. Their last one got burned in the house fire they had a year ago. After the fire they moved into an apartment where they painted the wall yellow, only they didn’t have any furniture. However, when they moved in all their neighbors came together to give them beds, window curtains, and kitchen supplies. The only thing they still did not have was a chair. In the chair that they are saving any spare change for, her mom will sit in after work to rest her feet, and her grandma will sit in it to cut potatoes and things. Finally, one day they had saved enough money for a new chair, so they took all their coins to the bank so that they can get bills to pay for chair. After going to many different stores, they finally found the chair of their dreams, and they took it home right away. They put their new chair by a window so that it right in front of the TV and so that her grandma could talk to the people passing by the window.

Review: This is a beautifully illustrated book I would love to have in my classroom. This book is is a great one for Pre-K through First Grade. This is a great lesson about saving up your money and seeing different kinds of families, like one with only one parent, a child, and a grandmother. It is so important that children are able to find books that they can identify with.