title: Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale
author: Alice Kuipers
description: K-Gr 2Twins Violet and Victor Small are right brain/left brain collaborators, who are writing their second book. Violet initiates the storytelling, but her brother's practical interruptions begin a series of exchanges that culminate in a story that pleases them both. This iteration by Kuipers and Murguia follows the same format as Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book (Little, Brown, 2014), and visual assistscolor-coded notebook pages and dialogic font corresponding to each character's T-shirts (violet for Violet and orange for Victor)help readers keep track of the action. The somewhat complicated narrative structure, alternating imaginary and actual events along with character voice, limits the title's use in a group setting, but young readers and writers will spend plenty of time examining the story on their own. Murguia's playful and lovely pencil drawings are matched to collages (book pages, paper sculpture, photographed objects, and more) that add layers to the visual narrative. The underlying message of cooperation and adaptation, perfect for 21st-century skills curriculum reinforcement. VERDICT A fine addition to picture book collections, especially where the first book has fans.Lisa Lehmuller, East Providence School District, RI
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  I’m Violet Small and I’m six minutes older than my twin brother.  
  I love writing and I’m a great storyteller. I want to write the  
  most fabulous fairy tale in the history of fairy tales.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  My name is Victor Small, but I am BIG.  
  I’m working on my Animals from Australia project.  
  In Australia—
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Shh. I have a great idea  
  for my fairy tale.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Violet was born in a castle—
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  You were born in a hospital.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Princess Violet was  
  born in a gleaming castle  
  in Fairy Tale Kingdom.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ahem.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  That’s not a real place.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Stop being grouchy.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Fairy Tale Kingdom is a  
  marvelous place. Princess  
  Violet writes fairy tales about  
  glass slippers and peas under  
  mattresses and talking frogs.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Talking f