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by Vera B. Williams

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Essie is smart. She can read hard library books and make cocoa. Amber is brave. She isn't afraid of the rat in the wall or of climbing up in high places. Amber and Essie are sisters and best friends. Together, they can do anything.

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New: New 0060571829 Children's Books: Ages 4-8 From Publishers Weekly Through a pastiche of poems and pictures, Williams (A Chair for My Mother) presents an affecting portrait of two young sisters in a struggling family. In the opening entry, readers learn why older Essie is smart (she "could r ead hard library books/.../ thread a needle, / cook toasted cheese sandwich es/ make cocoa") and why Amber is brave ("She could get the grocery man/ to trust them for a container of milk/ though their mother/ couldn't pay him till payday/ Amber wasn't afraid of the rat/ in the wall under the sink"). Gradually, readers learn about the challenges they face: their mother works long hours, their father is in jail for check forgery, the radiator grows cold in the evenings and there is little food. Yet there are lighthearted m oments, as when the sisters make a "best sandwich" (with Amber on one side, Essie on the other, and Wilson The Bear in the middle), shriek with laught er as they jump on the bed and share a weekly ritual of playing beauty parl or with their mother. In perhaps the most poignant passage, Amber cuts off her braids "to send to Daddy/ so he'll be sure to remember me." The tale cl oses on an upbeat note when Daddy appears at the door. Williams opens with full-color portraits of the girls and closes with pastel drawings of the mo re dramatic moments; she punctuates the poems with black-and-white pencil d rawings that convey the deep affection between these sympathetic sisters. T hough the author taps into difficult themes, by relaying the events through the eyes of the two girls, she maintains a ray of hope throughout the volu me. Ages 7-up. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Inf May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability.

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New: New The Story of Amber and Essie Told Here in Poems and Pictures. 72 pp. Through her spare verse, black-and-white drawings, and full-color portraits, the Caldecott Honor author/illustrator describes the affectionate bond between two sisters and the poignancy of small moments in time that together tell a much bigger story of survival and love.

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Media: Paperback Book, 72 pages

Series: Not Applicable

Publisher: Greenwillow Books (Mar. 31st, 2004)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0060571829

ISBN-13: 9780060571825

Dimensions: 6.52 x 9.61 x 0.24 inches

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Categories: Siblings Children's Fiction General Children's Poetry

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