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Vera Baker Williams (January 28, 1927 – October 16, 2015) was an American children's writer and illustrator. Her best known work, A Chair for My Mother , has won multiple awards and was featured on the children's television show Reading Rainbow .
A Chair for My Mother is a 1982 Caldecott Honor book by Vera Williams. [1] According to the book's inscription, it was written in memory of the author's mother, Rebecca Poringer Baker. In January 2007, a 25th anniversary edition of the book was released. [2] A Chair for My Mother is a read-aloud picture story book, written for an audience ...
The 20 best books of the year, ranked. Martin Chilton. December 14, 2024 at 6:56 AM. The best reads of the year include ‘Munichs’ by David Peace and Andrew O’Hagan’s ‘Caledonian Road ...
The highest-ranked book on the list was the Elena Ferrante novel My Brilliant Friend published in 2012. Authors Ferrante, Jesmyn Ward, and George Saunders each had three books on the list, the most of any author.
The White Citizens Council of Montgomery, Alabama, attacked the book, claiming that it promoted interracial marriage in defiance of the laws against miscegenation.Against such attacks, the book found an advocate in Emily Wheelock Reed, director of the Alabama Public Library Service Division, whose job it was to provide libraries throughout the state with the books they requested.
Leave Me Alone! is a 2016 picture book by Vera Brosgol about a grandmother who wishes to be left alone to finish her knitting. The book was a recipient of a 2017 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.
Vera is a British crime drama series based on the Vera Stanhope series of novels written by crime writer Ann Cleeves. It was first broadcast on ITV on 1 May 2011. As of 2 January 2025, 56 original episodes of Vera have aired over fourteen series.
Vera Igorevna Zvonareva [a] (Russian: Вера Игоревна Звонарёва, IPA: [ˈvʲerə ˈiɡərʲɪvnə zvənɐˈrʲɵvə] ⓘ; born 7 September 1984) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking by the WTA is No. 2 and in doubles world No. 7. [2]