Ma Dear's ApronsNewbery 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. Little 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. Monday 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. |
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adds Alexander Alton answers apple apron pocket asks asleep Avery Back baskets breakfast Brown called cat faces chandelier clean clothespin cooled corner covers David Earl knows Dear and David Dear puts Dear says Dear's Deep River door face finished fish fish on Sunday flag and sword floor flower Floyd Cooper FRIDAY garden give Gracious Grandview Opera House hand hang head heated hold Honor book hot water illustrated inchworm ironing day Jack Jacob's ladder Leanna lives Look Ma Dear puts Ma Dear says Madam Pearlie mansion McKissack memories MONDAY mother night Once Patricia peach peel piano piece pies pocket pours pulling queen raised reaches inside Remembering rest says David Earl scrub sheet songs Soon stands stay home stop stories Sunday Thursday told wash Wearing wipes woman Yellow