cover image Ma Dear's Aprons

Ma Dear's Aprons

Patricia C. McKissack. Aladdin Paperbacks, $7.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-83262-8

In what PW called a ""tender tale of love and sacrifice,"" an African-American widow and her son trace the rhythms of their week during the early part of the 20th century. Ages 3-8. (Jan.)