Branford, Anna

When a creative seven-year-old girl spots a blue china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it.

When a creative seven-year-old girl spots a blue china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it.

As the youngest in her family, seven-year-old Violet identifies with small creatures in the natural world, but when she tries to help a special ladybug, she learns an important lesson about animal habitats.

Violet and Rose organize a protest to save the big oak tree in Clover Park.

After moving to a new neighborhood, a girl who is both a worrier and a problem solver meets a possible very good friend next door.

Violet and Rose organize a protest to save the big oak tree in Clover Park.

After moving to a new neighborhood, a girl who is both a worrier and a problem solver meets a possible very good friend next door.

Violet finds a special way to cope with moving to a new home after Mama marries Vincent.

Violet finds a special way to cope with moving to a new home after Mama marries Vincent.

With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice.