Is it possible to leave a piece of you wherever you go? Violet Mackerel thinks so in this fourth illustrated chapter book of a charming series.Violet Mackerel believes that wherever you leave something small, a tiny part of you gets to stay toolike how the little piece of green sea glass under the mattress at the beach house means that a little piece of Violet gets to stay on summer holiday. Violets theory is put to the test when Mama and Vincent announce some very special news: They are going to get married. And they are all going to move. Violet is excited for the wedding, but Dylan is angry about the move. Normally, it is nice to be inside with your family when there is a big noisy storm outside and there is pumpkin soup for dinner and something on TV about penguins. But it is hard to enjoy it when your brother is outside in the garden in a leaky tent. When Dylan wont budge, the wedding preparations feel a bit sad. But just in time, Violet thinks of the perfect way to help Dylan feel better about moving. And her Theory of Leaving Small Things Behind is going to come in handy!

 

This book is part of a book series called Violet Mackerel .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.

There are 116 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2013 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers .

Elanna 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 Itsy Mitsy Runs Away and has created characters for Disney, Nickelodeon, and PBS. Stop by and say hi at ElannaAllen. com. Anna Branford was born on the Isle of Man, but lives in Australia, where she lectures in Sociology and writes children's books, as well as making dolls using recycled materials. Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot was Honour book in the Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers Notable Books for 2011. Illustrator Sam Wilson lives in Staffordshire. Violet Mackerel is her first series for children.