# Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend - Hardcover

by **Anna Branford** (Author), **Elanna Allen** (Illustrator)

**The charming Violet Mackerel must overcome self-doubt to make a new friend in this fifth illustrated chapter book of a delightful series.**

Violet Mackerel hopes and hopes that her new next door neighbor, Rose, might turn out to be a very good friend.

But even after a nice morning at Rose's house, Violet still has quite a few worrying thoughts. Is she too messy for Rose's tidy family? Will Rose be disappointed that the ice in Violet's house comes from a plastic tray instead of a special box with fancy tongs? Will Violet wear the wrong sort of costume to Rose's flower-themed birthday party? And what if the present Violet brings is a good bit smaller than the other presents?

Luckily a helpful older sister, a big imagination, and a particularly brilliant idea just might turn Violet's possible very good friend into a definite one.

### Author Biography

Anna 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. Anna is the author of the Violet Mackerel series. Visit her at AnnaBranford.com.

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.

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.66 x 7.74 x 5.79 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 06, 2014

**Award:** Cybils (2014)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 5.6

**Point Value:** 1

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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