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Ruby Sings the Blues
by
Niki Daly
Ruby's voice is SO loud, it's driving everyone crazy Then Ruby's jazz-playing neighbors come up with a plan to help her control her volume. Ruby finally learns to sing to her heart's content...without everyone needing earplugs (Well, most of the time.) The perfect book-fun, celebratory, and maybe even a little helpful-for any family with its own irrepressible Ruby.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
June 4th 2005
by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book charmed me this morning! Very cute! Ruby, a girl around 9 or 10, has a loud voice--and trouble controlling the volume. A couple of neighbors, who happen to be musicians, volunteer to teach Ruby how to sing, where volume control is important too.
I really like the illustrations in this book too, partly because of the designs on everyone's clothes. Very cute details!!
I really like the illustrations in this book too, partly because of the designs on everyone's clothes. Very cute details!!
Ruby is so loud no one wants to be around her until two jazz musicians in her building teach her to control the volume of her voice through singing. Daly’s playful computer-enhanced illustrations showing Ruby’s urban multicultural neighborhood perfectly complement the text, which swoops up and down on the page with Ruby’s voice for a jazzy feel. Together they demonstrate how, with encouragement and training, a negative trait can be re-shaped into a positive one. Music teachers may choose to play...more
I really liked this book. I think the concept is great. This book may be useful in a music classroom, when discussing how volume can effect the dramatics of music. I also think teachers can learn a neat trick from the book too.
Ruby does everything LOUD. Since everyone is annoyed by Ruby's shouting, she needs to find a way to channel that energetic volume.
Used for "An Actor's Life for Me!: Sing, Act, Dance" Storytime- October, 2010.
Used for "An Actor's Life for Me!: Sing, Act, Dance" Storytime- October, 2010.
This book was helpful in showing my daughter a fun way to speaking softer. We simply ask her to turn her volume control down.
Cute...but very interesting...kind of a weird plot.
The idea behind this book was a good one, it just didn't play out very well in the story itself. There was one particular page that I liked really well, but that was about it for the rest of the book. I didn't care for the illustrations that much, even though I thought they suited the story. I won't go around recommending this book.
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05...
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05...
This was on Between the Lions. It reminded me of a different book on that show about a girl named Violet loving music. I really enjoyed seeing this on the show, versus just reading it, since we got to hear Ruby singing and yelling. It was a cute story about figuring out how to transform what you have into a talent. Ruby was a very cute and spunky character.
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