Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery

Brief Description: With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice. Review Quotes: "Another volume in a successful Australian series. Allen's grayscale drawings...both support and add appeal. This agreeable account should attract new Violet Mackerel followers."Review Quotes: "Violet is worried about getting her tonsils removed, even with promises of ice cream.... Young readers will identify with her nerves and laugh at her description of feeling rhinoceroses in her belly rather than butterflies.... Violet's kind, patient mother shines in the story, as Branford once again creates a warm world for Violet, one in which the protagonist's optimism spreads to others without any hint of the saccharine. Many new readers will identify with the story, enjoy the accessible vocabulary, and appreciate the expressive illustrations...that grace almost every spread."Review Quotes: "Violet is a truly charming kid to whom many young readers will relate. Her habit of creative thinking and theory formation, evident in the previous book as well, makes her a useful model as a problem-solver.... The gentle humor, numerous illustrations, short length, and large type will make this very accessible to novice chapter book readers; the skillful writing and concise but detailed characterizations make it worth their time."Review Quotes: "This early chapter book, featuring pencil illustrations, will be a hit with fans of Amber Brown and Clementine."Review Quotes: "This follow-up to "Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot" (2012) retains all the charm and tenderness that made the first book such a treat and a welcome addition to books for early chapter-book readers. The illustrations, which sometimes work in place of the text, emphasize the story's whimsical nature. Children facing their own trip to the hospital will find comfort in Violet's experience, which is approached realistically yet gently."Publisher Marketing: In this irresistibly charming chapter book, the charismatic Violet Mackerel knows how to stay upbeat--even when her throat feels as if there's a cactus in it! Seven-year-old Violet Mackerel has a new theory: If someone has a problem and you give them something small, like a feather, or a pebble, or a purple lozenge, that small thing might have a strange and special way of helping them. Violet gets the chance to put "The Theory of Giving Small Things" to the test when a bad case of tonsillitis requires the removal of her tonsils, and she suspects that the purple lozenge from Doctor Singh may help her in quite an extraordinary way. And indeed, with a freezer stocked with breakfast ice cream, a wonderful new friend in the waiting room, and the certainty that surgery will transform her voice into that of an opera singer on the radio, Violet's recovery proves more than extraordinary--it is, unquestionably, remarkable. Review Citations:

Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2013 pg. 75 (EAN 9781442435896, Paperback)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2013 pg. 286 (EAN 9781442435896, Paperback)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 (EAN 9781442435896, Paperback)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2013 (EAN 9781442435902, Open Ebook)

Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2013 (EAN 9781442435889, Hardcover)

Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2013 pg. 75 (EAN 9781442435889, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 02/01/2013 pg. 71 (EAN 9781442435889, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2013 pg. 286 (EAN 9781442435889, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 (EAN 9781442435889, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Branford, Anna Anna Branford was born on the Isle of Man and spent parts of her childhood in Africa and in Papua New Guinea. Now she lives in Melbourne, Australia, with a large black cat called Florence. She writes, drinks cups of tea in her garden, and makes dolls and other small things, which she sells at early morning markets. Anna is the author of the Violet Mackerel series. Visit her at AnnaBranford.com. Contributor Bio:  Allen, Elanna Elanna Allen graduated from Brown University and studied animation and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. She has designed characters and directed animation for Playhouse Disney, Nick Jr., and PBS. She lives in New York City with her husband and two boys, and is currently trying to learn to play the ukulele.