Ruby Paints a Picture (I Can Read! / Ruby Raccoon) by Susan Hill

Ruby

by Susan Hill

When Ruby decides to do a painting of a big tree, her friends all want to be in the picture. "Paint me! Paint me!" each of them says. So Ruby does, but each friend thinks Ruby has neglected to show his or her best feature. "You forgot to paint my red tail," says Fiona Fox. "You forgot to paint my wide wings," says Carlos Crow. Yet once the painting is finished, Ruby's friends find that she just may have portrayed the best part of them after all.Expressive paintings perfectly capture the best part of this new story about Ruby, the irrepressible raccoon, first introduced in ruby bakes a cake and as full of childlike good humor as ever.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

About the author

Susan Hill, graduate of Bowdoin College, resident of Portland, Ore., is the author of many children's books.

She is also published as Susan Hill Long and Frances Ann Ladd.

Librarian's Note: There is more than one author by this name.

Reviews

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Ruby starts to paint a nature picture of a tree one by one her friends come along and want to be painted in the picture too. But when they see the results they are all unhappy because she didn't paint the 'best part of them' but then they realize she actually did.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book illustrating the struggles an artist faces when their vision for their artwork doesn't match with their friend's ideas.