Me and Momma and Big John
By: [text by Mara Rockliff ; illustrations by  William Low]
Contributors: Low, William, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Somerville, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763643591
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
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.