Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart, Vera B. Williams
Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart, Vera B. Williams
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Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

Author: Vera B. Williams

Narrator: Martha Plimpton

Unabridged: 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2009

Synopsis

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.

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 Grace on July 21, 2021

This is a book of poems told by two sisters who have lost their father to incarceration. I love how it represents their strengths and struggles. I couldn't imagine growing up with parent in the prison system so these poems really are so powerful.......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on March 06, 2016

This book was filled with free-verse poems about two sisters, Essie and Amber. There were great illustrations throughout that were created with colored pencils. This would be a great book to read a few of the poems at a time, as you could go back to it any time. There were some poems that talked abo......more

Goodreads review by Ms. on January 08, 2021

4th Grader Review "I rated this book 5 stars because: the pictures are aizing she relly put dillese. My favorite part is went Amber and Essie are an aldum." RC......more

Goodreads review by Ben on July 06, 2008

A real good sister book.......more

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