{"product_id":"violet-mackerels-brilliant-plot-paperback","title":"Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Branford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElanna Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Violet Mackerel, a charismatic new chapter book star with a zest for life and an endearing, relatable voice akin to Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViolet is a seven-year-old with a knack for appreciating the smallest things in life: her \"Theory of Finding Small Things\" states that the moment of finding a tiny treasure usually coincides with the moment of having a genius idea. This creative little girl always strives to think outside the box, so when she spots a small china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it--and her methods are anything but ordinary!\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eViolet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in an irresistibly charming series starring Violet and her family that has pitch-perfect perspective and plenty of laugh-out-loud humor.\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 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.3 x 5.5 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 August 28, 2012\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 Brilliant Plot\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 5.2\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":42731356946495,"sku":"9781442435865","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ffbbf2932c95454a296a55d484e5192b.webp?v=1765128588","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/violet-mackerels-brilliant-plot-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}