Before and after school, while her parents work, Sonia stays with her next-door neighbour, Mrs. Kaminski, and her granddaughter, Marta. When Sonia accidentally breaks Mrs. Kaminski's precious blue vase, Marta offers to keep it a secret for a price. Sonia is not able to satisfy Marta's escalating demands though - more gifts and more money - and when Marta spreads lies about Sonia at school, her classmates taunt her. Finally, after a teacher discovers stolen property in Sonia's knapsack, Sonia is forced to find the courage she needs to confront her bully.

 

There are 120 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Tradewind Books .

Hae-Kyung Chang majored in child development psychology. Currently she works on children's educational programmes and writes picture books. Her works include The Cracking Date and The Moving Store. She has also translated stories such as Minerva the Monster, Poddy and Flora, and Mr. Big. Josee Bisaillon is an artist and illustrator from Canada. After drawing the characters on paper, she cuts them out and makes a collage, colours them again, and composes them on the computer to create rich images. She is the recipient of many awards for her use of various textures, bright colours, and her colourful imagination. She is the illustrator of My Diary: The Totally True Story of ME!, also published by Magination Press.