A review by saidtheraven
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

4.0

I have read this book before! I actually read this book in Spanish and I loved it! I loved the pictures, the story and because of it, I remember that I started saving my money as well in a little jar. (: Pictures are nice, filled with vivid colors that capture the reader’s attention. The patters and the paint/watercolor detail to the pictures made it stand out. One thing I noticed, was the over simplification of the harsh times she’s living though. It sounds like she doesn’t know or understand like when she says when her mother only makes so much and then she “looks worried”. Not really that she doesn’t know, but it comes across that she’s a child and this is seen or at least told from her point of view. Reading along to it, I couldn’t imagine my house burning up and everything my parents worked hard for, gone. It was endearing to see that people were so willing to help them. It’s a simple little story about saving what you have and that with time and a little bit of help, one can start over even when it seems impossible. I really liked the last part, “After supper, I sit with her and she can reach right up and turn out the light if I fall asleep in her lap.” It was a nice little ending, with the rose patterned couch and mother and child together.