Ruby Red Shoes (Ruby Red Shoes, #1)
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4.7 • 13 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
'The story of ravishing rabbit Ruby is so full of whimsy and wonder that children and adults will happily abide. The pictures are dreamy and the sense of humour delightful.'
-- WEEKEND WEST
Ruby Red Shoes lives in a colourful caravan with her grandmother. Ruby is gentle and kind and cares for all living things, including plants and trees, animals and people. Ruby is also particularly fond of strawberry jam and peppermint tea.
From author-illustrator Kate Knapp comes this beautifully illustrated and charming picture book about Ruby, a very aware hare.
ACCLAIM FOR THE RUBY RED SHOES SERIES
Ruby Red Shoes
Shortlisted - 2013 Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustrations
Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris
Shortlisted - 2014 Australian Book Industry Award for Book of the Year for Younger Children
Shortlisted - 2014 Inaugural Readings Children's Book Prize
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Named for various shoes "the color of radishes" that she's worn since she was a baby rabbit with very cold feet, Ruby Red Shoes stars in a series in Australia. In soothing, succinct prose and dainty pencil and watercolor drawings, Knapp's introductory volume explains how the Mary Engelbreit esque bunny is being raised by her wise grandmother, Babushka Galina Galushka, to be "an aware hare" kind to herself and others, and a good steward of the planet. But rather than offer a narrative arc that might test these qualities or any kind of narrative arc at all (aside from a fleeting moment when Ruby imagines she's in a bathtub that takes off on an adventure) the author opts for a lifestyle approach. Pages extol the "prettily painted" caravan that's her home, her lovely things ("generous teacups for hot drinks, feathery quilts to snuggle up in"), her expertly tended garden, and a flock of "jazzy" chickens who adore learning French ("oeuf = egg" says the blackboard in the al fresco classroom). As a student of pleasant companionship, mindful existence, and living one's best life, Ruby Red Shoes excels, paws down. Ages 3 7.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant!
This is a delightful book for young children. Ruby's adventures are captivating and fun. Kate's storytelling is poetic, gentle and engaging, and her illustrations are beautiful. Ruby is kind, energetic and thoughtful. A must read.