The Table Where Rich People Sit
Paperback – Picture Book, July 1, 1998
Aladdin · Paperback · July 1, 1998
A young girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature.
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- Who it’s for
- A family’s talk about money turns toward the everyday riches of sky, wind, rain, and stars.
- Themes
- Nature's value, Money versus nonmaterial wealth, Family
- Pacing
- Reflective
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A young girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature. Mountain Girl knows her family doesn’t have enough money. But as the family sits around their scratched-up kitchen table and discusses the subject, her parents say they’re rich. Don’t her parents see her worn-out shoes or the patches on her little brother’s pants? They begin to count up the value of the things they have.
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How much is it worth to be able to see the sky all day and feel the wind and smell the coming rain? Or to watch a cactus bloom or to sleep outside under the stars? After a while, Mountain Girl begins to realize money may not be as important as she thought. Could her family really be rich after all?
What Rich Means
A family’s talk about money turns toward the everyday riches of sky, wind, rain, and stars.
Come here for
- A child’s reconsideration of money and family wealth
- Nature valued through sky, wind, rain, blooms, and sleeping beneath stars
Expect
- A kitchen-table conversation grounded in worn shoes and patched clothes
- A gentle shift in what being rich can mean
Where it sits
| Homelessness & Poverty | 77% |
|---|---|
| Values & Virtues | 37% |
| Money | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Stories
- Nature & Wildlife
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Authors
- Byrd Baylor
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- July 1, 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Nature's value · Money versus nonmaterial wealth · Family
- Reading lane
- Family Stories