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Keywords

assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, greed, money, parents, perspective, pheasant, poverty, relaxation, responsibilities, rules, self esteem, sharing, wealth

Title

The table where rich people sit

Description

A young girl feels that her family is so poor that rich people wouldn't even sit at her family's table. She holds a meeting with her family to discuss the money her family has. During the meeting she discovers how rich her family really is. She also learns the important things in life such as, family is more valuable than money itself.

Author

Baylor, Byrd

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Reader

Illustrator

Peter Parnall

ISBN

0-684-19653-0

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1994

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Megan Kamphaus

Citation

Baylor, Byrd, “The table where rich people sit,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed September 22, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13663.