{"product_id":"ma-dears-aprons-hardcover","title":"Ma Dear's Aprons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia C. McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewbery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Honor author Patricia McKissack and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper lovingly recreate a slice of turn-of-the-century Southern life for a single black mother and her son in this sweet picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle David Earl always knows what day of the week it is. He can tell by the clean, snappy-fresh apron Ma Dear is wearing, a different color for every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonday means washing, with Ma Dear scrubbing at her tub in a blue apron. Tuesday is ironing, in a sunshine yellow apron that brightens Ma's spirits. And so it goes until Sunday, when Ma Dear doesn't have to wear an apron and they can set aside some special no-work time, just for themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGoin' Someplace Special, \u003c\/i\u003e a Coretta Scott King Award winner; \u003ci\u003eThe Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, \u003c\/i\u003e written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Dark-Thirty, \u003c\/i\u003e a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFloyd Cooper received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Berry\u003c\/i\u003e and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003eBrown Honey in Broomwheat Tea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeet Danitra Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Have Heard of a Land\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Cooper received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma and, after graduating, worked as an artist for a major greeting card company. In 1984, he came to New York City to pursue a career as an illustrator of books and now lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.34 x 8.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ma Dear's Aprons\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756944097568,"sku":"9780689810510","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2902f84488a3f2e252084ffd0833d3a0.webp?v=1780089886","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ma-dears-aprons-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}