Author: Gloria Naylor
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504043154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A “wonderful novel” steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Washington Post Book World). On an island off the coast of Georgia, there’s a place where superstition is more potent than any trappings of the modern world. In Willow Springs, the formidable Mama Day uses her powers to heal. But her great niece, Cocoa, can’t wait to get away. In New York City, Cocoa meets George. They fall in love and marry quickly. But when she finally brings him home to Willow Springs, the island’s darker forces come into play. As their connection is challenged, Cocoa and George must rely on Mama Day’s mysticism. Told from multiple perspectives, Mama Day is equal parts star-crossed love story, generational saga, and exploration of the supernatural. Hailed as Gloria Naylor’s “richest and most complex” novel, it is the kind of book that stays with you long after the final page (Providence Journal).
Mama Day
Author: Gloria Naylor
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504043154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A “wonderful novel” steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Washington Post Book World). On an island off the coast of Georgia, there’s a place where superstition is more potent than any trappings of the modern world. In Willow Springs, the formidable Mama Day uses her powers to heal. But her great niece, Cocoa, can’t wait to get away. In New York City, Cocoa meets George. They fall in love and marry quickly. But when she finally brings him home to Willow Springs, the island’s darker forces come into play. As their connection is challenged, Cocoa and George must rely on Mama Day’s mysticism. Told from multiple perspectives, Mama Day is equal parts star-crossed love story, generational saga, and exploration of the supernatural. Hailed as Gloria Naylor’s “richest and most complex” novel, it is the kind of book that stays with you long after the final page (Providence Journal).
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504043154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A “wonderful novel” steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Washington Post Book World). On an island off the coast of Georgia, there’s a place where superstition is more potent than any trappings of the modern world. In Willow Springs, the formidable Mama Day uses her powers to heal. But her great niece, Cocoa, can’t wait to get away. In New York City, Cocoa meets George. They fall in love and marry quickly. But when she finally brings him home to Willow Springs, the island’s darker forces come into play. As their connection is challenged, Cocoa and George must rely on Mama Day’s mysticism. Told from multiple perspectives, Mama Day is equal parts star-crossed love story, generational saga, and exploration of the supernatural. Hailed as Gloria Naylor’s “richest and most complex” novel, it is the kind of book that stays with you long after the final page (Providence Journal).
Mama's Day with Little Gray
Author: Aimee Reid
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375981381
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
From talented illustrator Laura Bryant and gifted newcomer Aimee Reid comes a charming, heartwarming story about a little elephant's love for his mama. "Mama, when I grow up, will you grow down?" What would it be like if, one day, Little Gray were the big elephant and Mama the small one? Little Gray can picture it perfectly. He'd shade her from the sun, teach her to make mud, and find pictures in the clouds with her. In fact, he would do for her exactly what she does for him.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375981381
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
From talented illustrator Laura Bryant and gifted newcomer Aimee Reid comes a charming, heartwarming story about a little elephant's love for his mama. "Mama, when I grow up, will you grow down?" What would it be like if, one day, Little Gray were the big elephant and Mama the small one? Little Gray can picture it perfectly. He'd shade her from the sun, teach her to make mud, and find pictures in the clouds with her. In fact, he would do for her exactly what she does for him.
My Mother's Sabbath Days
Author: Chaim Grade
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
ISBN: 1461629667
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
This tender and moving memoir by the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade takes us to the very source of his widely praised novels and poems—the city of Vilna, the "Jerusalem of Lithuania," during the years before World War II. Centered on the figure of Grade's mother, Vella—simple, pious, hard-working—this is a richly detailed account of the ghetto of his youth, of the lives of the rabbis, the wives, the tradesmen, the peddlers, and the scholars. We see Vella, desperate after losing her husband, become a fruit-peddler, struggling to survive poverty and to remain true to her faith in the face of human pettiness and cruelty. We follow Grade as he walks in the footsteps of his scholar father, a champion of enlightenment; we see him entering marriage, and his mother finding some peace of mind in a marriage of her own—all of this in a world recalled with extraordinary physical and emotional intensity. Then, World War II. The partition of Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany is followed by the new German invasion of June 1941. Grade—believing, as do so many others, that the Nazis pose a danger chiefly to able-bodied men like himself—flees into Russia. In his travels on foot and by train he meets a fascinating, kaleidoscopic array of characters: the disillusioned Communist Lev Kogan; the durachok, or simpleton, a young prisoner who, mistaken for a German spy, is shot when he jumps from a train; the once-prosperous lawyer, Orenstein, who virtually becomes a beggar, dies and is buried by strangers in a remote Central Asian village. With the war's end, Grade returns to Vilna—to find the ghetto in ruins, to learn that his wife and his mother have gone to their deaths—and he is left with nothing but memories. But it is here, amid the devastation of a people, that he finds the compulsion and the passion to commit to paper the world that has been lost.
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
ISBN: 1461629667
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
This tender and moving memoir by the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade takes us to the very source of his widely praised novels and poems—the city of Vilna, the "Jerusalem of Lithuania," during the years before World War II. Centered on the figure of Grade's mother, Vella—simple, pious, hard-working—this is a richly detailed account of the ghetto of his youth, of the lives of the rabbis, the wives, the tradesmen, the peddlers, and the scholars. We see Vella, desperate after losing her husband, become a fruit-peddler, struggling to survive poverty and to remain true to her faith in the face of human pettiness and cruelty. We follow Grade as he walks in the footsteps of his scholar father, a champion of enlightenment; we see him entering marriage, and his mother finding some peace of mind in a marriage of her own—all of this in a world recalled with extraordinary physical and emotional intensity. Then, World War II. The partition of Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany is followed by the new German invasion of June 1941. Grade—believing, as do so many others, that the Nazis pose a danger chiefly to able-bodied men like himself—flees into Russia. In his travels on foot and by train he meets a fascinating, kaleidoscopic array of characters: the disillusioned Communist Lev Kogan; the durachok, or simpleton, a young prisoner who, mistaken for a German spy, is shot when he jumps from a train; the once-prosperous lawyer, Orenstein, who virtually becomes a beggar, dies and is buried by strangers in a remote Central Asian village. With the war's end, Grade returns to Vilna—to find the ghetto in ruins, to learn that his wife and his mother have gone to their deaths—and he is left with nothing but memories. But it is here, amid the devastation of a people, that he finds the compulsion and the passion to commit to paper the world that has been lost.
Momma Days
Author: Marie Schmuggins
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496931661
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
On Momma Days, Momma does not go to work. But she still makes us clean our rooms. Momma says if we zoom, zoom, zoom We will have a picnic in the park, And stay up and watch movies in the dark. Momma Days is a beautiful bedtime story that tells about the enjoyable times a Momma spends with her children. Momma Days is filled with fun such as playing at the park, baking cookies, and swimming at the lake. The fun rhymes and entertaining illustrations will bring a smile to every child's face and touch every Momma's heart.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496931661
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
On Momma Days, Momma does not go to work. But she still makes us clean our rooms. Momma says if we zoom, zoom, zoom We will have a picnic in the park, And stay up and watch movies in the dark. Momma Days is a beautiful bedtime story that tells about the enjoyable times a Momma spends with her children. Momma Days is filled with fun such as playing at the park, baking cookies, and swimming at the lake. The fun rhymes and entertaining illustrations will bring a smile to every child's face and touch every Momma's heart.
The Mommy Book
Author: Todd Parr
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316049530
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
With his trademark, child-like art, Todd Parr celebrates mothers, whether they drive a minivan or a motorcycle or work in a big building or at home. Full color.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316049530
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
With his trademark, child-like art, Todd Parr celebrates mothers, whether they drive a minivan or a motorcycle or work in a big building or at home. Full color.
Mama's Day
Author: Linda Ashman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781442452336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Somewhere there's a mama lifting baby from a crib, Snapping rompers, looping laces, Brushing crumbs from baby's bib. With its simple rhyming verse, this book pays tribute to mamas and children. From waking babies up in the morning to hushing baby to sleep at night, mamas' lives revolve around their children. The gentle illustrations depict all kinds of mamas and babies, sunning on the seashore, walking in a bustling market, and quietly rocking in a wooden chair. But wherever they are, mamas and babies are together, and this book celebrates the special bond that they share.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781442452336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Somewhere there's a mama lifting baby from a crib, Snapping rompers, looping laces, Brushing crumbs from baby's bib. With its simple rhyming verse, this book pays tribute to mamas and children. From waking babies up in the morning to hushing baby to sleep at night, mamas' lives revolve around their children. The gentle illustrations depict all kinds of mamas and babies, sunning on the seashore, walking in a bustling market, and quietly rocking in a wooden chair. But wherever they are, mamas and babies are together, and this book celebrates the special bond that they share.
The Night Before Mother's Day
Author: Natasha Wing
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448452138
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
It's Mother's Day! Celebrate moms everywhere with spa treatments, tasty treats, and more in this installment of Natasha Wing's best-selling series. It's the night before Mother's Day, and Dad and the kids are determined to show Mom just how much they love her. They whip up a cake from scratch, and offer a special coupon for a day at the spa, right in their own kitchen! Kids and moms will love reading this sweet story aloud together for a fun way to celebrate Mother's Day.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448452138
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
It's Mother's Day! Celebrate moms everywhere with spa treatments, tasty treats, and more in this installment of Natasha Wing's best-selling series. It's the night before Mother's Day, and Dad and the kids are determined to show Mom just how much they love her. They whip up a cake from scratch, and offer a special coupon for a day at the spa, right in their own kitchen! Kids and moms will love reading this sweet story aloud together for a fun way to celebrate Mother's Day.
Celebrating Mother's Day
Author: Sandi Hill
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613341226
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613341226
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mother's Day
Author: Anne Rockwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060513748
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The students in Mrs. Madoff's class share how they will celebrate Mother's Day with their families.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060513748
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The students in Mrs. Madoff's class share how they will celebrate Mother's Day with their families.
14 Days
Author: Lisa Goich
Publisher: Savio Republic
ISBN: 1618685597
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
How do you let go of a hand you've held your whole life? When Lisa traveled home to visit her parents in December 2011, she never expected an ordinary three-day weekend to turn into an extraordinary 14-day observance of her mother’s life – and ultimately – death. From a child’s first breath to a mother’s last, 14 Days shows how closing that circle can be a celebration of this unbreakable bond.
Publisher: Savio Republic
ISBN: 1618685597
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
How do you let go of a hand you've held your whole life? When Lisa traveled home to visit her parents in December 2011, she never expected an ordinary three-day weekend to turn into an extraordinary 14-day observance of her mother’s life – and ultimately – death. From a child’s first breath to a mother’s last, 14 Days shows how closing that circle can be a celebration of this unbreakable bond.