Whittney Davis's Reviews > The Pain and the Great One

“The Pain and The Great One,” is about two siblings, an older sister and younger brother, and the story is told from two different points of views. The first half of the story is told from the older sister’s point of view about her little brother, The Pain, and how she feels her parents love her little brother more than her. The older sister describes things her younger brother does that she thinks makes him “The Pain” and feels her brother can do anything he wants. The second half of the book is told from the younger brother’s point of view about his older sister, The Great One, and how he feels his parents like his sister more because she older, able to do more independent things, and can-do things he cannot do. The major themes throughout the book are family and jealousy. I loved this book because I have a younger brother and many times felt the same way the older sister does throughout the book. I would recommend this book for children who have siblings so they could have a book that is relatable in their own lives. This could be a challenging book to use in the classroom for students to relate to who might not have siblings; but could be used as a great tool for understand different points-of-view and how individualized everyone’s experiences and thoughts are.