Emma is Jess' little sister...and her dilemma. How can one small girl be sweet, funny, imaginative, playful, and affectionate as well as a clinging vine, brat, tattletale, and nuisance-all at the same time? Why is Jess supposed to be a good big sister while Emma doesn't have to be a good little sister? The highlights and low points of this sibling relationship are insightfully evoked in short and simple poems, some funny, some touching, and all resonant with emotional truth. Every child with a younger sibling will recognize Jess' dilemma and the combination of ambivalence and deep loyalty that is built into the sibling relationship. Nancy Carpenter's graceful illustrations perceptively complement Kristine O'Connell George's agile poems.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Poetry - Younger Readers category by the Children's Book Committee Award. It also was recognised in the Poetry category by the Beehive Award. It was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Poetry category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

There are 48 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Fannie in the Kitchen, as well as Masai and I, Sitti's Secrets, and Loud Emily, among other books. She lives with her husband, daughter, and cat in Brooklyn, New York. Kristine O'Connell George is an acclaimed poet and has written several books of poetry for young people, including Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems . She lives in Southern California. Visit her at www. kristinegeorge. com.