A Chair for My Mother

Just like the teamwork in this family, LeVar discovers how working together helps accomplish so much more than one individual working alone, as he joins a dance team and visits fire fighter's school.

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A Chair for My Mother

A child, her mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable chair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

Author: Vera B. Williams
Illustrator: Vera B. Williams
Publisher: William Morrow



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My Mama Needs Me

My Mama Needs Me

Jason wants to help, but isn't sure that his mother needs him at all after she brings home a new baby from the hospital. Jason's troubled feelings about the newborn are quieted after he gives his sister a bath and his mother a hug.

Author: Mildred Pitts Walter
Illustrator: Pat Cummings
William Morrow

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

Everett Anderson's Goodbye

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his father's death. He struggles through the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) before he understands that his daddy loved him and that love will never end.

Author: Lucille Clifton
Illustrator: Ann Grifalconi
Publisher: Henry Holt

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I Have a Sister, My Sister Is Deaf

I Have a Sister, My Sister Is Deaf

A young girl describes how her deaf sister experiences everyday things, and how she explains to her friends that her sister is very special.

Author: Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
Illustrator: Deborah Ray
Publisher: Harper Collins

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