Shrieking Violet

Emma Quay (author/illustrator)

Scholastic Press, Australia: 2010

ISBN: 9781741695687

Genres: picture book, realistic fiction

Issues: sibling rivalry

Sometimes the noisy demands of a younger sibling can make an older child feel left out. Violet has a very loud voice and is very good at interrupting her older sister's activities and her attempts to keep her mother's attention. Frustration and resentment boil over but soon older sister realises that it's possible to include her little sister in her games.

Emma Quay (Daddy's Having a Horse) is an award-winning illustrator. In Shrieking Violet Quay captures both the normalcy of a very young toddler's efforts to explore everything in less-than-helpful ways and the irritation that can cause. This is a delightful story to share with youngsters who are expecting a new sibling as it deals with the conflicting emotions of love and jealousy that can beset the older sibling/s.