In researching comparative titles for a new manuscript I wrote, I came across Lori Nichols books about Maple & Willow. The two sisters relationship rang true and it's a two thumbs up book!
(Aside from having two sisters, the story is *phew!* nothing like what I've been working on)
Title: Maple & Willow Together
Author/Illustrator: Lori Nichols
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books (PYRG)
Year: 2014
Themes: Siblings, disagreements
Sibling dynamics are unlike any other friendships. It makes it both easier and harder to love each other at times! My sisters and I certainly had our moments of both.
The Teaching Resources website and writer Joanna Marple's website have activities to accompany the book.
This series began with just Maple, and now Maple and her sibling Willow have a whole series I somehow missed. I will be at the library looking for the others later today!
This review is part of Perfect Picture Book Friday where author Susanna Leonard Hill curates a selection of recommended books for kids for parents, teachers, writers, librarians and gift-givers.
