Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

Essie is smart. She can read hard library books and make cocoa. Amber is brave. She isn''t afraid of the rat in the wall or of climbing up in high places. Amber and Essie are sisters and best friends. Together, they can do anything. Ages 7+

About the author

Vera B. Williams is the creator of many award-winning and beloved picture books, including the Caldecott Honor book A Chair for My Mother. She was recently awarded the prestigious NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature. Vera B. Williams lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Vera B Williams, Vera B. Williams
• Assisted by: Vera B. Williams (Illustration)
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.03.2004
• EAN: 9780060571825
• ISBN: 978-0-06-057182-5
• No. of pages: 72
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Non-fiction book; Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Activism & Social Justice, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Activism / activists, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity