After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.

Listening Length

7 minutes
Author

Vera B. Williams
Narrator

Martha Plimpton
Audible release date

May 12, 2009
Language

English
Publisher

HarperAudio
ASIN

B0029TCG2K
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	7 minutes
Author	Vera B. Williams
Narrator	Martha Plimpton
Audible.com Release Date	May 12, 2009
Publisher	HarperAudio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0029TCG2K
Best Sellers Rank	#138,004 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #773 in Fiction Classics for Children #1,138 in Family Life Fiction for Children #4,807 in Children's Classics

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Shari duran

Love this book

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2020

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My mother read this book to me. I’ve always loved this book along with good night moon. I ordered it to keep it in my home. Although I’ve already borrowed it from the library and read it to my kids, I wanted to read it again after many years. The re-reading this book to my teenagers was tougher than I thought, they made fun of the book and laughed at me. Kids with advanced WiFi technology will never know what books were. The kids ended up reading it and I questioned them on each page to see if they were paying attention. Yes, they ended up listening to me read lol. As an adult I still love this book. If I’m in the mood to read the book Again, I will read it to my kids even when they are adults lol. Excellent story, touching and sweet!

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Abigail Moore

What a beautiful story Of loss and recovery for children.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021

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I foolishly sold all of my children’s books after they were grown. Then my 20-year-old son fell in love and plans to have a child. I read to my kids every single day and had probably a couple hundred books that we chose from. When I decided to replenish our collection for a possible grandchild this book was among the 15 or so I felt was essential.

The book is about a fire and the losses the mother and daughter had. It is also about having a new home and experiencing hardship and saving to buy a new chair. There is a lot in that for children! And there is this joy of how things go away and how things come. And love that exists through it all.

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Mitch

Touching story

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020

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This is a great story and one of the few books that actually got my first grader to talk about his feelings and how the story made him feel - - all unprompted! Practically speaking, I like that there is substance to the story. You aren't done reading in 1 minute like many of the stories for this age group, and you're not just flipping through a picture book, but instead reading multiple sentences on a page. It is one of those in between books that would give slightly experienced readers just enough of a challenge. Well written and colorful pictures.

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Lee Kaiser

Highly recommend

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019

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Couldn't pick a better way to teach about financial savings. This book takes you through the highs and lows and addresses the importance to saving. Read it to my 4 and 6 year old and they understand when we talk about saving money for trips, they actually participate in saving money as well for those trips.

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Lauren

Good book, bad quality manufacturing

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021

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I love this book. I love reading this book to my daughter. Reading Rainbow definitely knows how to choose books, and I can hear LeVar Burton's voice narrating the tale. So why am I giving this three stars? The manufacturing was awful. Two of the pages were connected at the top and had to be ripped apart. After four or five readings a few pages fell out, and my child is not rough with books. Wonderful book, terrible production.

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jensmom614

Beautiful,story....

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017

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Excellent book for Toddlers and young elementary age students. I read this as an elementary counselor to my young students; it helps them see that things happen (the fire in the home) and with the help of others, they will be safe and loved.,,I was thrilled when my daughter asked for this for my grandson.

3 people found this helpful

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HMM

Fantastic classic book

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020

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I remember this book from Reading Rainbow growing up and loved it just as much reading it to my kids. A good glimpse at city life, working hard for something, and the beauty of a strong community.

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ELDub

Beautiful book. Copy received had issues.

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019

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This book is beautiful. The artwork is stunning and the story is warm and touching. The reason for only 4 stars is because the copy that we received had several pages stuck together with what appeared to be binding glue and one page in particular (shown in image) that was stuck together in several places and the pages when ruined when attempting to separate. Will return for a new copy.

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A Chopra

We love reading it and cheering the little girl on

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2015

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One of our favourites - Little one saves money to get toys and this book gives him a lot of hope. His Evil Mom who gives ever so little pocket money to a 4 year old :) doesn't appear too evil after the little girl in this story has to save up to buy a chair and actually work peeling onions!

We love reading it and cheering the little girl on!

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Kam Kharood

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2017

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My 7 year old loves this book, caught her reading it many times.

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Perfect for son, he loves it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2018

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Arrived on time, item was as described. Perfect for my little boy.

Momma T

Best for a child 5-7

Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2020

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I heard great things about this book but the story is too long and the message is too vague. It has a great message but hard for a young child to understand and easily looses interest part way through. My 3 y/o son loves long stories but not this one.

Julia Shantz

Heartfelt Read

Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2020

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This is a great children’s book for just about anyone to read. I revisited my past and bought this to read again 20 years later. Short, sweet story about a young girl who is saving up coins to buy a chair for her single, working mom.

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