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A Chair for My Mother

By: Vera B. Williams

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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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0063222493

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A Chair for Always

By: Vera B. Williams

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A Chair for Always

By: Vera B. Williams

Rosa is excited that her Aunt Ida is having a baby-she's going to have a cousin! But when the baby comes, Grandma suggests they get rid of the family's beloved armchair so that baby Benji can play on a nicer one. But Rosa puts her foot down: this chair is a member of the family, she says, and it will be with them always.

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0062008994

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"More More More," Said the Baby

By: Vera B. Williams

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"More More More," Said the Baby

By: Vera B. Williams

Here are Little Guy, Little Pumpkin,and Little Bird. Their grownups love them. So will you.

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0688147364

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9780688147365

Lucky Song

By: Vera B. Williams

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Lucky Song

By: Vera B. Williams

Lucky listener! Lucky reader! Listen to this lucky song about Evie and her blue-sky, kite-flying day. But Evie's day wouldn't be nearly as special without a little help from her grandpa and grandma, and her mother and father and sister. The beloved picture-book world of Vera B. Williams comes vividly to life again with Evie in the warm embrace of her family. Young readers will want to hear her lucky song again and again and again.Lucky listener! Lucky reader! Listen to this lucky song about Evie and her blue-sky, kite-flying day. But Evie s day wouldn t be nearly as special without a little help from her grandpa and grandma, and her mother and father and sister. The beloved picture-book world of Vera B. Williams comes vividly to life again with Evie in the warm embrace of her family. Young readers will want to hear her lucky song again and again and again.

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0688144594

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9780688144593

Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea

By: Vera B. & Jennifer Williams

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Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea

By: Vera B. & Jennifer Williams

Dear Reader, Here are the postcards and snapshots that Stringbean Coe and his brother Fred sent home from the long trip they made one summer in Fred's truck. Their grandfather made this album for the family--and for you. Enjoy yourselves! Love, Vera and Jennifer Stringbean Coe, his big brother, Fred, and their dog, Potato, are driving from Kansas to California in a pickup truck with a little house built on the back. Reading the postcards they send home every day is the next best thing to having a cross-country adventure all your own. "A good-hearted celebration of life and experience, and a gift to the public."--School Library Journal

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0688167012

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9780688167011

Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

By: Vera B. Williams

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Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

By: Vera B. Williams

Follow the red canoe from page to page as it journeys down river carrying the family on a camping tour. It's the next best thing to paddling it yourself.

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0688040721

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"More More More," Said the Baby

By: Vera B. Williams

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"More More More," Said the Baby

By: Vera B. Williams

Here are Little Guy, Little Pumpkin,and Little Bird. Their grownups love them. So will you.

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Coping with Control and Manipulation

Making the Difference Between Being a Target and Becoming a Victim

By: Vera Sonja Maass

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Coping with Control and Manipulation

Making the Difference Between Being a Target and Becoming a Victim

By: Vera Sonja Maass

You can't always avoid becoming a manipulator's target, but you CAN avoid becoming a victim. This revealing book gives you the power to resist the people who want to control you. Who is pushing your buttons—and what can you do about it? Coping with Control and Manipulation: Making the Difference Between Being a Target and Becoming a Victim examines the various spheres in which people encounter control and manipulation and shows how avoiding such victimization is absolutely possible. Knowing the players, understanding what motivates them, identifying their goals, and learning the techniques they use can help potential victims avoid, or at least survive, control and manipulation attempts. In her comprehensive look at this potentially harmful human drive, clinical psychologist Vera Sonja Maass shows just how prevalent control and manipulation are. She examines manipulators' goals and techniques as they relate to personality structure and offers a "menu" of techniques commonly used to exercise control. Arming readers through an in-depth analysis of controllers' behaviors toward targeted persons, Dr. Maass enables such targets to predict future actions—and prepare responses that will prevent victimization.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313385785

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9780313385780

Music, Music for Everyone

By: Vera B. Williams

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Music, Music for Everyone

By: Vera B. Williams

A beautiful celebration of the power of music and of community—a companion book to the beloved Caldecott Honor picture book A Chair for My Mother. "Rosa organizes her friends into the Oak Street Band in order to earn money her family needs because of her grandma's illness. Community, family and personal triumphs converge, making unforgettable music for everyone." —School Library Journal "Visual references connect readers to earlier books about Rosa's three-generation family, while the theme here underscores the interrelationship of Rosa to her foremothers, her girl friends, and their neighborhood. Images rich in vitality are placed within superbly composed, bordered watercolor paintings to convey the spirit of the story as well as details of their daily living." —BCCB 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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0063222523

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Something Special for Me

By: Vera B. Williams

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Something Special for Me

By: Vera B. Williams

The money jar that Rosa, Mama, and Grandma filled with their coins will be emptied to buy Rosa whatever she wants for her birthday. But what can Rosa choose that's special enough—unless it's a gift they can all enjoy! A beautiful celebration of family and the joy of togetherness—a companion book to the beloved Caldecott Honor picture book A Chair for My Mother. "A sensitive depiction of a warm and loving family. A visual and emotional treat." —School Library Journal 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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0063222531

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Vault Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs

By: Vera Djordjevich

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Vault Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs

By: Vera Djordjevich

For minority law students or attorneys, no factor is more important in deciding where to work than the quality of a firm's diversity program is central to their decision.

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158131440X

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9781581314403

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

By: Vera B. Williams

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Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

By: Vera B. Williams

A funny book that makes you cry. A sad book that makes you laugh. A book about two sisters and their family that makes you wish you were part of it--and grateful that you are not. In short, this book is one surprise after another. The only thing that is not a surprise is that Vera B. Williams has created a wholly unforgettable, absolutely wonderful portrait of Amber, Essie, and their world. Open the book. You will never be the same again.

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0060294604

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Vera's Adventures

By: Vera Dorothy Ervine

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Vera's Adventures

By: Vera Dorothy Ervine

In this account of her life, Vera Dorothy Ervine offers testimony of how God's providence has guided her through two world wars and eventually to another country. A disciplined Christian laywoman who commits to day-to-day purposeful living, Vera details her experiences as a missionary nurse in unprogressive areas. Her stories are an inspiration to others who serve the Lord.

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1881576930

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A Chair for My Mother Big Book

By: Vera B. Williams

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A Chair for My Mother Big Book

By: Vera B. Williams

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

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Greenwillow Books

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068812612X

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Music, Music for Everyone

By: Vera B. Williams

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By: Vera B. Williams

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Something Special for Me

By: Vera B. Williams

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Something Special for Me

By: Vera B. Williams

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A Chair for Always

By: Vera B. Williams

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A Chair for Always

By: Vera B. Williams

Rosa is excited when her new cousin, Benji, is born, but when Grandma wants to remove a beloved armchair, Rosa puts her foot down and insists that the chair, just like Benji, is a member of the family.

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