{"product_id":"violet-mackerels-remarkable-recovery-paperback","title":"Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Branford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElanna Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven-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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViolet 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna 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.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAnna is the author of the Violet Mackerel series. Visit her at AnnaBranford.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElanna Allen lives in New York with her husband and sons, where she writes and illustrates children's books and designs characters for television. She wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eItsy Mitsy Runs Away\u003c\/i\u003e and has created characters for Disney, Nickelodeon, and PBS. Stop by and say hi at ElannaAllen.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731349114943,"sku":"9781442435896","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c7d7e400e9d85b0e6a269c26f8e1d33b.webp?v=1765128564","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/violet-mackerels-remarkable-recovery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}