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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Alexander Alton Montgomery apple apron pocket asleep Avery baked baskets blue apron breakfast Brown cat faces chandelier chore clean clothespin concert corner David Earl knows David Earl tries Dear and David Dear answers Dear puts Dear says Dear's Aprons Deep River door Earl knows it's Earl's finished fireplace fish on Sunday flag and sword Floyd Cooper FRIDAY gather eggs Gracious Grandview Opera House gray apron hang Hillenbach Honor book hot water illustrated Inch inchworm ironing day Jack Jacob's ladder Leanna lives Look Louis Ma Dear puts Ma Dear says Ma Dear's Aprons Madam Pearlie mansion mantel McKissack Missouri MONDAY mother night noon Oklahoma passenger Patricia peach peel piano piece pies pours pulling queen reaches inside SATURDAY says David Earl scrub sheet sing soldier songs stay home stop stories string designs Thursday told treasure pocket TUESDAY wash Wearing WEDNESDAY wipes woman Yellow