A funny book that makes you cry. A sad book that makes you laugh. A book about two sisters and their family that makes you wish you were part of it--and grateful that you are not. In short, this book is one surprise after another. The only thing that is not a surprise is that Vera B. Williams has created a wholly unforgettable, absolutely wonderful portrait of Amber, Essie, and their world. Open the book. You will never be the same again.

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

Children's Books

Williams, Vera B.

Literature & Fiction

Greenwillow Books

As their family faces hard times, sisters Amber and Essie know they have to help their mother and work together to get things moving in the right direction once again.

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart (The Story of Amber and Essie Told Here in POEMS and PICTURES)

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. 
 Ages 7+

Algo especial para míEl botellón que Rosa, Mamá y Abuela llenaron de monedas, lo van a vaciar para comprarle un regalo de cumpleaños a Rosa. Pero . . . ¿qué regalo puede elegir Rosa que sea verdaderamente especial? Rosa desea un regalo que las tres puedan disfrutar juntas.

Something Special for Me (Spanish edition): Something Special for Me (Spanish edition)

Arts, Music & Photography

HarperCollins Espanol

Aquí están Pequeñín, Calabacita y Pajarita. Los adultos los aman. Tú también los amarás.

"More More More," Said the Baby (Spanish edition): More More More, Said the Baby (Spanish edition)

Home at Last

A poignant, timely, and universal picture book about fear, adoption, family, and the joy of fatherhood, written by beloved and award-winning author Vera B. Williams and illustrated by the author in collaboration with two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.
After Lester is adopted by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he develops a big problem—he can't fall asleep. Night after night he creeps into his parents' room and attempts to crawl in between his two daddies, confident that if he's with them and their dog, Wincka, nothing bad will happen to him ever again. But every night, Lester's new dads walk him back to his own room, hoping that eventually Lester will get used to the new house and his new family and feel as though he belongs. They buy him a bike and take him for ice cream. They make cocoa and introduce him to his cousins. But no matter how happy Lester seems during the day, he still gets scared and worried at night! It's the sweet dog Wincka who finally solves the problem when she climbs into Lester's bed and promptly falls asleep, serving as both his pillow and his protector. Lester feels home at last.
Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, while still working on this book with her dear friend and fellow artist Chris Raschka. Chris Raschka's astonishing and glorious full-color paintings are based on sketches by Vera B. Williams and honor both her spirit and her intent. Home at Last is a universal, timely, and timeless book about the right of all children to belong someplace safe.

LGBTQ+ Books

There are some things that Rosa just knows. She knows that she can't wait to meet her new baby cousin, due to be born at any minute right upstairs. She knows that she will grow up and move away and maybe go to college, and perhaps even become the president of the United States. And she knows that the chair—that wonderful, beautiful, beloved chair, the chair for her mother—will always be there.
Always. 
Just the way it is. Covered in velvet with roses all over it, ready for who-knows-what new adventure . . .

A Chair for Always

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Chair for Always, A

Harpercollins

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Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart (The Story of Amber and Essie Told Here in POEMS and PICTURES)

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

Something Special for Me (Spanish edition): Something Special for Me (Spanish edition)

"More More More," Said the Baby (Spanish edition): More More More, Said the Baby (Spanish edition)

Home at Last

Home at Last

A Chair for Always

A Chair for Always

Chair for Always, A