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Vera Williams
American writer
Vera B. Williams | |
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| Born | Vera Baker (1927-01-28)January 28, 1927 Hollywood, California |
| Died | October 16, 2015(2015-10-16) (aged 88) Narrowsburg, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Writer and illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | High School of Music & Art Black Mountain College |
| Period | 1975–2015 |
| Genre | Children's literature, picture books |
| Notable works | As writer: It's a Gingerbread House (1978) A Chair for My Mother (1982) |
| Spouse | Paul Williams (−1970) |
| Children | Sarah Jennifer Merce |
Vera Baker Williams (January 28, 1927 – October 16, 2015) was an American children's writer and illustrator. Her best known work, A Chair for My Mother, has won multiple awards and was featured on the children's television show Reading Rainbow.[1]
For her lifetime contribution as a children's illustrator she was U.S. nominee in 2004 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest Vera williams books!