My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco, is a cute story about sibling rivalry. In the story a little girl seemingly the persona of the author, tries to find something that she can do better than her rotten redheaded older brother. In the end it is her brother who helps her after a merry-go-round accident, ending in the typical heart warming ahh moment. I remember reading this story as a kid, I think I liked it because it was silly, and I had experience with sibling rivalry with my younger sister. It is kind of fun to talk to kids about the kinds of relationships that kids have with one another, but I am unsure that it would be a great book for anything other than a 'just for fun' book, I would still include this book in an author study, if nothing, but to show the fun and wacky side of Polacco's writing style, goats and all.