The Table Where Rich People Sit

by Byrd Baylor

Book Overview

A young girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature.

Mountain Girl knows her family doesn't have enough money. But as the family sits around their scratched-up kitchen table and discusses the subject, her parents say they're rich. Don't her parents see her worn-out shoes or the patches on her little brother's pants?

They begin to count...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689820089
• ISBN13: 9780689820083
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

the Table where rich People sit

The Table Where Rich People Sit touched my heart. It made me realize that I have more riches than I knew. Simple riches like the colors of Autumn. Mountain Girl didn't understand about her riches either. But by the end of the story she knew that nature and family were the best kind of riches. Read this book so you can realize what your riches are, too. Brielle age 9 parker, colo.

table where rich people sit

I think this story is wonderful. I think this book has beautiful art. This book is about a girl who wants to be rich. But what she doesn't know is that she already is rich. But she doesn't have the money to be rich. She has the life to be rich! Stephanie Bryant... Age8... Parker colo.

table where rich people sit

The young girl in this story doesn't notice that her family is rich. I think her family is rich because they get to sit under the stars so shiney at night and there is always a shining start of the day in the morning and they get to watch nature grow and on having a family right there for her. And that's how I think she is rich. Malia... age9

This made me re-evaluate my priorities...

I checked this book out for my son (4.5 y.o.) at my college's library, and every day since I brought it home, he has wanted me to read it to him. I love this story, personally, because it not only reflects my own values so perfectly, but it has served as a reminder of the really Important Things in life. Money isn't what counts ~ it's the sunrise... the colors of the shadows on mountains... the feel of squash on hands dusty with earth... the stretch of blue sky overhead. I cannot think of a book that better illustrates these than The Table Where Rich People Sit.

A story about what is really important

Mountain Girl complains that her family is poor. They sit at a ramshakle table they made themselves as the family discusses what they do have and discover that they are wealthy beyond belief. They have sunsets, eagles, mountins, etc. A good reminder of what is really important.