Me and Momma and Big John /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rockliff, Mara
Other Authors:	Low, William (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick, 2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Stonecutters > Fiction. Mothers and sons > Fiction. Cathedrals > Fiction. Building > Fiction. Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / Art & Architecture. JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life. JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues) Stone-cutters > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Cathedrals > Juvenile fiction. Building > Juvenile fiction. Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children. New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
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Description
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.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
ISBN:	9780763643591 (hardback) 0763643599 (hardback)