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    A Chair for Always
    A Chair for Always
    A Chair for Always
    Audiobook12 minutes

    A Chair for Always

    Written by Vera B. Williams

    Narrated by Martha Plimpton

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    There are some things that Rosa just knows. She knows that she can't wait to meet her new baby cousin, due to be born at any minute right upstairs. She knows that she will grow up and move away and maybe go to college, and perhaps even become the president of the United States. And she knows that the chair—that wonderful, beautiful, beloved chair, the chair for her mother—will always be there.

    Always.

    Just the way it is. Covered in velvet with roses all over it, ready for who-knows-what new adventure . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 12, 2009
    ISBN9780061762444
    A Chair for Always
    Author

    Vera B. Williams

    Vera B. Williams began her career in children’s books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and “More, More, More,” Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before this book was completed.

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    • 4/5
      Although I did not completely enjoy the book, I gave it 3 1/2 stars because of its diversity. Little Rosa is being raised by a single mother and lives in what seems like a downstairs apartment with her mother and grandmother. Her uncle and aunt live upstairs.
    • 3/5
      A nice continuation of a "Chair for my Mother." Finally a book with my name on it. Little Rosa is so excited about the birth of her new baby cousin. The baby will be born soon! As a matter of fact the baby will be born upstairs at her aunts house, She is so happy that her mother's chair will always stay in her family.
    • 3/5
      A Chair for Always is a touching family story. One of the most important factors of this book, especially for children's literature, is the diversity it contains. Rosa has a single mother who works long hours. Many children, depending on the school district, will know this situation very well. It's important for children's books to have these family structures written about because it shows children that its not the "norm" but it is perfectly normal. Also, in one house Rosa and her mother live with her grandma, aunt, and uncle. This is again another family structure that shows children diversity in what the picture of a family looks like. Aside from the heartwarming story of Rosa's love for her family and the chair that incorporates it all the diversity shines through.
    • 3/5
      We picked this up because my daughter wanted a book about birthing babies...oh boy! So I saw this book, which is a nice continuation of A Chair For My Mother, and it features an aunt who has a home birth (appropriate for young audiences). The chair is back and filled with more people and history then ever.
    • 5/5
      "A Chair For Always" was a pretty deep sort of intense book. It had a strong story line in my opinion. I liked how it could actually be based upon a rela-life situation. An example of my explination would be having a baby and allowing it to be part of a family. It is amazing. It's even more amazing what is done to protect people and things when a serious situation arises, such as the fire. The pictures in this book tended to fluctuate in color. they were bold at times, deffinately a perfect fit for the book.
    • 4/5
      This book gave me a warm feeling of love and family when I read it! At first, it appears to be a rather simple book but it was amazing how much depth and love comes out of it. I believe the art really adds to the feelings that you get when you read it. Reading this book reminds me of my favorite chair at my parents house that I always used to sit and read in. It made me realize that I hope I have a chair for always at my parents home.
    • 3/5
      Great book for a family expecting a baby. Great illustrations and fabulous storyline. I really like the imagination of Rosa when she thinks of all the things she will do with the new baby cousin. I thought it was funny when she would think up possible names, even though she knew it was a boy she continued to think of girl names. It seemed very realistic of a child to still have hope for what they wish for even though realistically probably not going to happen. I really enjoyed this book, it had a very positive voice.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the first one, "A Chair for My Mother", so much, but this one doesn't entirely measure up. One problem is that a large chunk of the text is a retelling of the original "A Chair for My Mother" story - sort of redundant. The story tells of how Rosa's Aunt gives birth to a new baby; it simultaneously tells of how Grandma and Mother want to get rid of the old chair and get a fresh new one that's not so stained and worn. Rosa refuses to let them get a new chair, feeling strongly that she wants to keep the chair forever, for her to enjoy and for the new baby to enjoy, etc. Those two plot threads don't quite hold together the way the author would like them to; it probably would have been a better story if she'd chosen to focus on one or the other element. Oh well, it's still charming and lovely, just not quite as great in as the first one. One of the wonderful elements of "A Chair for My Mother" was it's simple ordinariness. By trying to cram too much in and efortfully tie it to a larger theme that doesn't quite encompass both plot elements, this book suffers.
    • 4/5
      This new book by the author of More, More, More, Said the Baby, is another example of Vera Williams' ability to portray family life at its very best - full of love, life, laughter and compassion. In this beautiful story of a loving family, Rosa's aunt is about to give birth to a new baby. As Rosa's extended, working-class family prepares for the birth of her new cousin, young Rosa sits in her favorite chair and thinks fondly of her life, her family, her friends and her future. Warm and colorful painted illustrations help make this story as cozy as Rosa's chair.