Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot

The first Violet Mackerel book, Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot, is about a girl with lots of theories, ideas and interests and a longing for a blue china bird she saw at the market, small enough to fit in the palm of her hand. It has been shortlisted for a Children’s Book Council of Australia Children’s Book of the Year (hooray!)

The Violet Mackerel stories are published by Walker Books Australia and illustrated by Sarah Davis. You can see some of her gorgeous work here.

Violet also has her own website, which you can see here.

The Violet Mackerel books are available in lots of bookshops in Australia and you can also find this title for sale online here.