1-2 Primary Class

When fire burns down a family’s house, they cooperate by working together to buy a chair. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams is a book about a family whose house is destroyed by fire. They save their money to buy a new chair. The family and their neighbors cooperate in many ways.

Each day the little girl helped her mother at the restaurant to earn money. After the fire, the neighbors bring the family furniture, silverware, and food. The mother, the child, and the grandmother saved their money in a jar. After they had saved enough money, they bought the chair of their dreams. The uncle helped them to bring the chair home in his truck. Everyone enjoyed the chair.

If you like happy endings, and stories about families and friends cooperating, you should check this book out.