Something Special for Me, Vera B. Williams
Something Special for Me, Vera B. Williams
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Something Special for Me

Author: Vera B. Williams

Narrator: Martha Plimpton

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2009

Synopsis

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!

About Vera B. Williams

Vera B. Williams began her career in children’s books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and “More More More,” Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before her final book, Home at Last, was completed.

About Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton has starred in the films The Goonies and 200 Cigarettes among numerous others. A strong supporter of the theater, she donates her time and efforts to the ""52nd Street Project,"" a not-for-profit organization dedicated to matching inner-city children with professional theater artists to create original theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hae

Rosa's birtday is coming up. Together with her family, Rosa saves up loose change. They all contribute to the jar of coins that sits on top of the fireplace. Rosa's family is working class and cannot afford all the toys and elaborate birthday parties like other upper- or middle-class families. Every......more

Goodreads review by Tara

Rosa gets to choose her birthday present from the money her mother, grandmother and Aunt Ida saved up. She visits store to store to find her perfect gift but has second thoughts every time. This book teaches some valuable lessons that children can identify with like the importance of delayed gratifi......more

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