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Welcome Chair, The
Rosemary Wells
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-1-5344-2977-2
Keywords: immigration, Jewish immigrants, Germany, Ireland, Haiti, Syria, woodworking, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century
A chair is handed down through many generations, but always welcomes immigrants. Based on family memories, but colored by the author's imagination. Evocative, realistic watercolors.