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 this book was
completed.
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 this book was
completed.
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