Me and Momma and Big John

Description:

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.

subjects: Building,  Mothers and sons,  Cathedrals,  Fiction,  Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.),  African Americans,  JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life,  JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues),  Stonecutters,  JUVENILE FICTION / Art & Architecture,  Juvenile fiction,  Picture books for children,  Stone-cutters,  Children's fiction,  Mothers and sons, fiction,  Building, fiction,  African americans, fiction,  New york (n.y.), fiction

Places: New York (N.Y.)