Good As Goldie

Author: Margie Palatini

Title: Good as Goldie

Illustrator: Margie Palatini

Genre: Picture Book/ Fiction

Subgenre: Sibling Rivalry

Theme: Siblings will have their problems, but something always brings them together.

Primary Characters: Goldie

Secondary Characters: Nicholas

Award/Date: None/2000

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Summary: This story was simply from a little girl telling people how she was so much bigger than her little brother. In reality, she wasn't doing things much differently from him. He was actually seen imitating her quite often. In the end, she states how there is one thing he does really well like her, and it shows them getting along.

How used: This story could be used to help children with siblings. A teacher could show their kids that it is normal to have siblings that feel this way or even for your student to feel this way. It could be used to simply remind them that they probably do have more things in common than they think.