Williams, Vera B

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

The money jar the Rosa, Mama, and Grandma filled with their coins will be emptied to buy Rosa whatever she wants for her birthday. But what can Rosa choose that's special enough - unless it's a gift they can all enjoy.

Two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail.

Rosa has difficulty choosing a special birthday gift until she hears a man playing beautiful music on an accordion.

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

Rosa plays her accordion with her friends in the Oak Street Band and earns money to help her mother with expenses while her grandmother is sick.

Rosa has difficulty choosing a special birthday gift until she hears a man playing beautiful music on an accordion.

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

One hundred children, each with a birthday on August 10, celebrate with a party in the park and form "The Club of 101 Children.".