Me and momma and big john
Title:
Me and momma and big john
Author:
Rockliff, Mara
Low, William
ISBN:
9780763643591
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2012
Physical Description:
[30] p. : ill. ; 31 cm
Abstract:
Little John is proud of his mother's work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called "Big John," but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Momma cut. Includes a history of New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Subject:
| Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Stonecutters -- Fiction |
| Mothers and sons -- Fiction |
| Cathedrals -- Fiction |
| Building -- Fiction |
| African Americans -- Fiction |
Summary:
Little John is proud of his mother's work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called "Big John," but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Momma cut. Includes a history of New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.