Violet loves to make music all day long, even while brushing her teeth! For years, she plays her music all alone. She looks and looks for other people who like music as much as she does—and finally finds them!
Violet’s Music
Discuss the Book
Rattle and Roll Pages 1–7
- Important Moment: Baby Violet is only a few hours old. She bangs her rattle against the crib, hoping the other babies in the nursery will join in.
- Ask and Share: What does baby Violet do in her crib? Which other things do babies like to do? Do you know any stories from when you were a baby?
Waiting Patiently Pages 8–11
- Important Moment: Violet wants someone to play music with her, but her family is busy doing other things like laundry, car repairs, and playing video games.
- Ask and Share: Why is Violet playing her horn all alone? How do you think Violet feels? Have you ever felt this way? What can you do if the person you want to play with is busy?
Rockin’ Racket Pages 12–17
- Important Moment: Violet doesn’t have a real guitar, so she plink, plink, pluck, plucks on a badminton racket instead.
- Ask and Share: How is Violet pretending to play music? What are some of the ways you use your imagination or play pretend?
Making Music Pages 18–32
- Important Moment: Violet and her bandmates Angel, Randy, and Juan have been searching their whole lives for other friends to play music with. They finally find each other!
- Ask and Share: How do you think Violet felt when she met Angel, Randy, and Juan? Have you ever felt like it’s hard to find friends who like the same things as you? Do friends always have to like the same things?