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A Chair for My Mother: Vera B. Williams’ Boston Globe–Horn Book Award...
by Vera B. Williams First, I would simply like to share with you the fact that I am exceptionally happy to be here. It may be that I feel this way because I became a writer and an illustrator of...
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Childhood, Stories, and Politics
by Vera B. Williams One of my childhood pleasures was riding on my father’s shoulders to see and be part of the great crowds gathered for the May 1st international workers’ celebration that was...
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The ones that got away: Vera B. Williams
What book do you think most deserved to win the Newbery or Caldecott and didn’t even get an Honor? “The 1989 Caldecott Committee righted one wrong by honoring James Marshall (Goldilocks and the Three...
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Reviews of select books by Vera B. Williams
Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart by Vera B. Williams; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Greenwillow 72 pp. 9/01 0-06-029460-4 15.95 g Library ed. 0-06-029461-2 15.89 For...
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Vera B. Williams (1927–2015)
We were saddened to hear about the death last week of legendary children’s book author and illustrator Vera B. Williams. It’s a loss to our field; she was, truly, unique. Her groundbreaking picture...
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BGHB at 50: Amber and Essie and Vera and Me
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, established in 1967, we will be publishing a series of appreciations of BGHB winners and honorees from the past. This is...
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