Title: My Sister Olive
Author: Paula Russell
Illustrator: Gaye Chapman
Publisher: Little Hare, $24.95 RRP
Publication Date: September 2010
Format: Hard cover
ISBN: 9781921272882
For ages: 3+
Type: Picture book
About: Big sisters are wonderful. But sometimes it’s difficult to live up to their standards.
The little girl in this story has a big sister, Olive. Olive is not just good at everything, she is the best in the world at things like skipping rope, tying her shoelaces, doing cartwheels and all the other things little girls love to do.
The younger sister isn’t jealous. She looks up to her sister. She wants to be just like her.
Eventually, her big sister Olive helps her realise that she is perfect the way she is – and there is something that she is the best in the world at doing.
Written in beautifully repetitive language (“my Olive is the best in the world at…”), this is a tale of finding your own identity from beneath the shadow of talented siblings.
Illustrated in pretty, feminine colours, with pinks, purples and flowers all over the pages, it is a story especially designed for sisters (no brothers allowed!).
This is a story that all little sisters will love.
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