Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine

Having enjoyed Broken Soup, I decided to read Finding Violet Park by the same author. I think it came first, although the two books are not related so it doesn't matter what order you read them in. Another great story. Here the main character, Lucas, manages to rescue an urn of ashes from a taxi cab office. As he finds out more about its occupant, Violet Park, he also begins to learn a little more about his missing dad.

Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine

Another story of two sisters with a Mum who needs help, a bit like the Illustrated Mum. However, this tale is aimed at slightly older children, I think, and is a more complex and, for me, enjoyable story. Broken soup ... what happens when you drop breakfast in bed and the orange juice goes everywhere. Or when your life begins to unravel. Highly recommended.