Violet
Illustrator
Vanja Vuleta Jovanovic
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9781897187609
Pages
32 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Violet's mother is red, and her father is blue--so why isn't she red or blue? Why is she purple? Upset and confused, Violet goes to her mother. Using paints, her mother shows her that when you combine red and blue, you get violet!
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
600L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; mixed race; interracial parents; interracial family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Blue Spruce Award, 2011, Grades K-2
Keywords
school; paint; red; blue; purple; differences; skin color
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Stehlik, Tania Duprey, "Violet" (2009). Diverse Families. 285.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/285