Exquisite artwork and an exceptionally tender text showcase the special bond between a mother and her daughter. Every day after school, Luisa goes to Walter''s World of Beauty to watch her mama work--cutting, coloring, and curling customers'' hair. Before they go home, Mama puts her tip money in a special envelope for Luisa--for college. She wants to give Luisa the world! But Luisa has a plan of her own. For Mama''s birthday, Luisa wants to give Mama the world. . . . This touching story of a loving child and a single, hard-working mother is sure to be a favorite of families everywhere.
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RONI SCHOTTER is the author of numerous books for children, including The Boy Who Loved Words, a Parents'' Choice Gold Award Winner and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner; Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street, an NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts; F Is for Freedom, recipient of the Washington Irving Award; Hanukkah!, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; Captain Bob Takes Flight; and Captain Bob Sets Sail.
S. SAELIG GALLAGHER is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including Moonhorse by Mary Pope Osborne; The Selfish Giant, a fairy tale written by Oscar Wilde; The Firework-Maker''s Daughter by Phillip Pullman; and Blue Willow by Pam Conrad.,,,