Customer Reviews

Ruby and Bubbles

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This is a fun book about a little girl who has quite a colorful and busy life.Two of her "friends" are always criticizing her and her bird.

This is a wonderful children's book! It's so funny and the pictures are delightfully whimsical and the colors throughout are beautiful! The book is of perfect length, not too long or short. It keeps your attention well.

I highly reccommend this book because adults will enjoy it as well as the kids!

From the first page, my kids were hooked. Fantastic art-work and a story that kids can easily relate to. This is one of those books, your kids will ask you to read a second and third time --- after you JUST read it, because they like it so much, and then you pick up little details while you're reading it that you hadn't noticed the first or second time through. There's a charming wit, and a very important message to the story, especially for kids, that doesn't get old. We'll probably wear out the spine on our copy within a few weeks and have to order another one.

This is the most beautiful book! My kids love it more than any other book. They never get tired of reading it. The pictures are amazing and the story is so fun!

Rosie Winstead's debut story is a doozie. Inspired by her niece's inordinate fondness for a bird, Winstead came up with this tale of best friends. She's a self-taught artist whose paintings are colorful, warm and, yes, sophisticated. There's Ruby with long eye lashes, jet black hair and a flower on the side of her coif. She wears tunic tops, pantaloons, and sunglasses.

Ruby is a busy gal with a full-time job running a lemonade stand and the full care of twins (her dolls). The only downside is her obnoxious neighbor, Bratty Hatty.

One day Ruby is shopping when she comes upon a store with a small yellow bird. Finding it irresistible, she takes it home and names it Bubbles. Pretty soon it's Ruby and Bubbles, best friends who do everything together. When she found out it was Bubbles's bird-day she decided to throw him a bird-day party. She even invited Bratty Hatty and Mean Maureen (because her mother made her). Of course, those two would do everything they can to ruin the party and humiliate Ruby.

Youngsters will be pleased with this story's conclusion, as well as what happens to Hatty and Maureen.

- Gail Cooke

My two girls (ages 3 & 5) and I just loved this book. I kept laughing at the mention of her job and her twins (and the babysitter for the twins). My girls loved the art and the colors that were used. All of us loved the story overall. We also liked Ruby having a friend in her bird Bubbles.

This is a beautiful and delightful book. We like it so much that we are ordering more for gifts. My daughter recommends it to anyone who loves birds, and I recommend it to anyone who loves kids. This will be one of our classic children's books.

This book has the neatest illustrations, This is definately one of my very favorite illustrators. The book is simply adorable! I first saw this book at our local library. My daughters each asked me to read it to them each day for the full week we had it signed out (ages 3 & 5). I then purchased it for my own Ruby to have forever (I am a bit partial since my daughter's name IS Ruby). I love the story, imaginative, creative and shows a character that has great self esteem, is kind, learns to keep quiet despite being teased and is happy being an introvert despite what most media tries to teach kids these days.

I must add that her adorable outfits in the book have inspired me to plan a trip to the craft store for some puffball ruffle to sew to the bottom of my girl's skirts as well!

This book is a fantastic combination of art and a lesson in polite manners. It tells about a common childhood struggle between being popular and being true to what one really likes. There is beautiful and complex artwork throughout the book, which will fascinate both children and adults. Rosie Winstead has a very unique style that is charming and endearing.

While I appreciated the whimsical drawings in this book, the message contained within I found shallow, bordering on offensive, and inappropriate for my daughter. And I'm a liberal! Something about the story just rubbed me the wrong way, and I ended up giving it to the Goodwill as a gift. Clearly others have loved it- my advice, read it first before you buy it, and think about the myriad of messages it may be sending an impressionable child.