TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams, Vera B.
TI  - Amber was brave, Essie was smart: the story of Amber and Essie told here in poems and pictures 
SN  - 9780060294601
U1  - 811.6 WIL-V 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Greenwillow Books
KW  - Young Learners
KW  - Sisters
KW  - Children's poetry, American
KW  - American poetry
KW  - Mothers and daughters
KW  - Prisoners' families
KW  - Children of working mothers
N1  - A funny book that makes you cry. A sad book that makes you laugh. A book about two sisters and their family that makes you wish you were part of it--and grateful that you are not. In short, this book is one surprise after another. The only thing that is not a surprise is that Vera B. Williams has created a wholly unforgettable, absolutely wonderful portrait of Amber, Essie, and their world. Open the book. You will never be the same again
ER  -