Violet and Nothing

by Fiona Burrows

Violet is a girl with big ideas. She is always thinking. One day she starts thinking about nothing. What is nothing? Where is nothing? Is it real? And if nothing is real, is anything real? A thought-provoking picture book for curious kids.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 1, 2019

About the author

Fiona Burrows is a writer and illustrator from Perth, Western Australia. She currently works as an academic adviser at a university, where she teaches writing, designs learning materials and creates digital content for YouTube and social media.

Reviews

[AD · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this thoughtful book (4.5 out of 5). Violet is a curious and imaginative young girl who sees potential in everything. Then one day she asks her teenage sister what she is thinking about. When her sister tells her, "Nothing," this sets Violet off in pursuit of answers. What is nothing, where can she find it, and does is even really exist? The illustrations in this book are superb and support the story so well. A really interesting read!

[Rhyllis Bignell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the vividly colourful illustrations for Violet's imaginations. She's a little girl with big ideas who questions what nothing is. Bold explosions of stars ill her night sky, her mind is filled with splashes of bright colours, numbers, music and machines. Perfect for a questioning child, to capture their own thoughts and express them in a variety of ways. A delight to read aloud and discuss.

[Freddie D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very deep and philosophical for a children's book! This one wrinkled my brain a little. But it's sweet and the illustrations are an explosion of colour and quite incredibly articulate what it might look like inside a brain. A beautiful Australian book.

[The Book Squirrel · Rating 2 out of 5]

A philosophical contemplation of the concept of "nothing". It was ok, but I wasn't wowed and I wouldn't choose this to read to children. I much prefer Huey's "None the number" for discussing this concept with the target age group.

[Pauline · Rating 4 out of 5]

There aren’t many picture books that tackle the concepts of nothing, something and everything! Everyone knows someone like Violet; a child completely curious, imaginative and open to discovery about her world. Violet asks everyone she knows some very big questions and ponders very seriously their answers. The bright splashes of colour in this book are gorgeous with the reader’s eye drawn to the little black and white drawing of Violet with the bright pink tights on each page. This is a superb book for questioning and curious readers and it will prompt many discussions when read aloud with your classes. The endpapers are particularly stunning.

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