Ruth Krauss

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Ruth Krauss

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born

July 25, 1901 in Westport, Connecticut, The United States

died

July 10, 1993

gender

female

genre

Children's Books, Poetry

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Books by Ruth Krauss

Average rating: 3.99 · 3,647 ratings · 362 reviews · 43 distinct works

	The Carrot Seed Board Book by Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 2,279 ratings — published 1945 — 19 editions	My rating:
	A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 1952 — 11 editions	My rating:
	I Can Fly (Little Golden Book) by Ruth Krauss, Mary Blair (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1951 — 5 editions	My rating:
	A Very Special House by Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Open House for Butterflies by Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak 4.35 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1960 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss, Marc Simont (Illustrator) 3.24 avg rating — 95 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	I'll Be You and You Be Me by Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1954 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Bears by Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 3.28 avg rating — 69 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrations) 3.74 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1947 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Backward Day 3.56 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1950 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Ruth Krauss

“You should make a sad face when you meet a crocodile”
― Ruth Krauss, Open House for Butterflies

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