Vera B. Williams by Makena Scarlata

Vera B. Williams by Makena Scarlata https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj Made with panache en-us 2020-12-10 00:43:44 UTC 2025-03-22 23:05:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Vera B. Williams mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004572319 2020-12-10 00:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004572319 mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004579335 2020-12-10 00:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004579335 Genre of Work mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004582801 -Young peoples' writer and illustrator. Wrote books that focused on lives of working-class families.
-Social justice issues
-Characters are ethnically diverse (often immigrants)
-Stories often times focus on daily ordinary activities such as eating, music making, or kite flying.
-Illustrations incorporate bold colors and folk-art incorporation.
(Fox, 2015)
Voiceover by Makena]]> 2020-12-10 00:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004582801 Awards Won mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004599486 -"A Chair for my Mother" . "More, More, More", and "Said the Baby" won a Caldecott Honor
-Recipient of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award
-2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature
-US Nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2004
(Collins, 2020)
(Voiceover by Anna]]> 2020-12-10 01:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1004599486 Inspiration mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014309677 "Her inspiration, Ms. Williams said in interviews, came from her own background as the daughter of an immigrant family struggling to stay afloat in the Depression" (Fox, 2015)
Voiceover by Carey]]> 2020-12-13 22:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014309677 mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014311942 2020-12-13 22:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014311942 Range of Work: mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014312310 2020-12-13 22:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014312310 A Chair for my Mother (2007) mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014312784 "After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy."
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Voiceover by Lauren]]> 2020-12-13 22:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014312784 Something Special for Me mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014315020 "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 special enough-unless it's a gift they can all enjoy!"
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Voiceover by Esra]]> 2020-12-13 23:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014315020 mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014319044 2020-12-13 23:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014319044 It's a Gingerbread House! mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014321977 "Let Grandpa Ben teach you all you need to know about making, baking, and building a gingerbread house. His clear instructions unlock the secrets of a delicious holiday tradition. An "attractive book....The directions are thorough and careful."--Booklist."
(GoodReads)
Voiveover by Anna]]> 2020-12-13 23:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014321977 mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014326458 2020-12-13 23:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014326458 mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014328832 2020-12-13 23:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014328832 mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014330315 2020-12-13 23:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014330315 Interviews mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014331149 Voiceover by Esra]]> 2020-12-13 23:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014331149 Quote mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014338882 “The passion to teach, to share deeply
experienced “lessons from life,” is embedded in all literature.”
― Vera B. Williams
Voiceover by Carey]]> 2020-12-13 23:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014338882 References mcs171 https://padlet.com/mcs171/65w3vhzru6zl2mgj/wish/1014344648 *Images from Google*
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams. (2007, January 23). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/835202.A_Chair_for_My_Mother

Collins, H. (n.d.). Vera B. Williams. Retrieved from https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/vera-b-williams

Fox, M. (2015, October 21). Vera B. Williams, 88, Dies; Brought Working Class to Childrens Books. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/books/vera-b-williams-who-brought-the-working-class-to-childrens-books-dies-at-88.html

It's a Gingerbread House! by Vera B. Williams. (1996, October 21). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242889.It_s_a_Gingerbread_House_

Something Special for Me by Vera B. Williams. (1986, September 29). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/545253.Something_Special_for_Me

Vera B. Williams Quotes (Author of A Chair for My Mother). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/48969.Vera_B_Williams#:~:text=“I don't make a,arrest is sometimes a hazard.”&text=“A lot of childhood effort,the codes of adult life.

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