I liked this story; it was about a young girl who lived with her mom and dad. Rosie, the main character in the story, wishes that she knew her half-sister, whom her dad had with his ex-wife. She dreams about her life would be if she had a relationship with her half-sister Diana. She is an only child and fantasizes about having a sister that lives with her, and they go shopping together and laugh. I think this is a great little story for children to read to understand the complex issues that adults have. It describes how Rosie's father had another life with his ex-wife before Rosie was born, and they had a daughter together named Diana. Rosie talks about the sorrow and regrets that her dad carries because he left his wife and daughter in another city. I found this story to be endearing and honest. The pictures were not appeasing to the reader, but it is an older book(1987). I think this book would be an excellent addition to a classroom library to help students understand that many families are different, and that's ok! ( )

Diana, Maybe is a story about a young girl who wonders what it would be like to grow up with her half-sister, Diana. This was an interesting story for a few reasons. It's sad because it's clear that Rosie's father doesn't like to talk about Diana because it makes him sad and it makes the reader wonder what happened that was so bad that he doesn't see his first daughter anymore. It's also interesting because Rosie acts as if Diana is there, like she is an imaginary friend that she has when it is clear how badly she wants an older sister. I'm not sure if this is a story that I would read to young children because I'm not sure that they would understand it. ( )

This book struck me as a little odd, despite the pencil-sketch drawings being really cool. I think it's perfectly natural to be curious about family you've never met or spoken to, and maybe imaginary friends at her age isn't weird, but this book is a little off-putting for me--personally. Or maybe I'm just privileged. This little girl had lots of questions for her dad about the daughter he had from his previous marriage. It was apparent the father preferred not to discuss it at length. Even though they lived far away and Rosie, the curious little girl, barely knew what her long-lost half-sister looked like, she pretended her half sister was there ALL the time. Like, I think some scenarios where she wished for an older sister were fine, but I think it was taken overboard in others--almost to the point of creepy. And surely most kids wouldn't see it that way, but I did. And that's okay. ( )