Grandma's Brown Chair is a delightful story of life around my Grandmother's brown chair. The chair actually existed and was the focal point when family was around. I'm sure people will relate to the characters and situations around their own chairs.

This classic and heartwarming picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. "A tender knockout. It's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book."—Kirkus Reviews Vera Williams tells of a young girl who, along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a new chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market. There hasn't been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to "charcoal and ashes." Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big or soft or comfortable. Finally the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and in the book's crowning moment, mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores, and after carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they find the chair they've been dreaming of at last. Vera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings. A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."—The Horn Book Vera B. Williams's beloved picture book favorites include: "More More More," Said the Baby Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart A Chair for Always A Chair for My Mother Cherries and Cherry Pits Music, Music for Everyone Something Special for Me Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

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Chicago Public Library’s 2017 Best of the Best Books selection "A fine addition to book collections about families, food, counting, and joyous gatherings" — The Horn Book This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma’s family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids crowd into the house and pile it high with treats for a family feast. But when the walls begin to bulge and nobody has space enough to eat, one clever grandchild knows exactly what to do.

He was almost two years old when 'Black Monday' the stock market's Great Crash occurred. Andrew recounts a host of memories he lived throughout its aftermath. Set in the years following the Great Crash he unleashes decades old memories that fleetingly linger in the mind and heart. Travel with him from pre-school days toward his teens reliving your own cherished experiences, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and yes sometimes tearful and heart wrenching. Enhanced with original illustrations by his wife Marilyn, this book promises to be a delightful romp through personal memories for fans of all ages.

In Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain, the beloved stage, film, and television actor Hal Holbrook presents an affecting memoir about his struggle to discover his true self, even as he learned to transform himself onstage. Abandoned by his mother and father when he was two, Holbrook and his two sisters commenced separate journeys of survival. Raised by his powerful grandfather, who died when Holbrook was twelve, he spent his childhood at boarding schools, visiting his father in an insane asylum and hoping his mother would suddenly surface in Hollywood. As World War II engulfed Europe, Holbrook began acting almost by accident. Through war, marriage, and the work of honing his craft, his fear of insanity and his fearlessness in the face of risk were channeled into discovering that the riskiest path of all—success as an actor—would be his birthright. The climb up that forbidding mountain was a lonely one. And how he achieved it—the cost to his wife and children and to his own conscience—is the dark side of the fame he would eventually earn by portraying the man his career would forever be most closely associated with: Mark Twain. “If I were to conjure an image of an individual who best fits the phrase ‘a real American,’ it would be Hal Holbrook. This book shows him as a complete person. You will be compelled by the wit and wisdom of this beautifully composed story of self-determination and survival.”—Robert Redford

Most people wish they could get a second chance in life... A do over... and correct those mistakes that now lay hidden or buried in their closet. They wish they could hide all those painful memories and lock them all away into a box. Buried them so deep, hoping they never resurface rather than too face them at all. EJ Stuart is just such a person, yet his memories are not the same nor are the hardships of abuse caused by a broken home the same as another man’s down the street. His nightmares are worlds apart than any man has ever faced. He dreams of darkness, everlasting darkness so evil that it can tear a man’s mind apart. Death to some is only a beginning to something else, but what if it was designed to change the outcome entirely, yes a redo. But what of the cost and are you willing to pay for it, even if it is your very soul is at stake? EJ Stuart as man now, a statuses quo in this world is given the opportunity. But first he must choose to as he sits one last time on porch alone waging war with his darkest thoughts. That brought him to this stage of life which hunts his dreams and has now entered his waking state. Which will he chose? Death... or a chance to change his destiny forever, knowing his very soul is at stake. Knowing he could never come back. Knowing his life could be changed forever and others around him. For this choice is a gift which can only be obtained Behind the Looking Glass. Where worlds such as Nightmares, Monsters and Fairytales are real and some or seeking his very soul others are asking for help his help to save his and their world from the grasp of evil. Choose well.

A Christmas-cookie sweet story perfect for families to share! Three bouncing little bear siblings, wrapped tight in their winter clothes, can't wait to tromp through the snow for Baking Day at Grandma's! In a rhyming text that begs to be sung, the bears and their grandma pour and mix and stir--with breaks for hot cocoa and dancing--to create the perfect wintry treat. Then they wrap it up as gifts in ribbons to show that sweets are even better when they're shared. With a recipe in the back, this is a perfect family feel-good story for the fall, winter, and any holiday spent with grandparents. Praise for BAKING DAY AT GRANDMA'S: "This gentle story will leave children feeling warm and fuzzy. It’s perfect for individual sharing, storytime, baking time, and pretty much any time."--School Library Journal "A rollicking, rhyming salute to the grandmother-grandchild bond."--Kirkus Reviews "Three vivacious bears spend a pleasant and productive day with their grandmother in this warm tale."--Publishers Weekly "[W]arm and cuddly and brimming with character..."--BCCB

The Memory Chair explores the bonds of family, loss and the devastating, multigenerational effects of racism.

Grandma Bet’s Poems By: Betty Risner Brown Being a parent is a wonderful thing. Being a grandmother is something truly special! In Grandma Bet’s Poems, Betty Risner Brown reflects on the moment she became Grandma Bet. Enjoy her passion for poetry writing about her family relationships and the simple things in life.