Customer Reviews

Ruby's Rainy Day (Max and Ruby)

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Another adorable story. Probably would not be very interesting to older children (over age 3) since it is a short, simple story about basic colors.

Maybe it's the sparkly raindrops, maybe it's the vibrant colors, or maybe it's the size... at 7 months of age it's hard to tell what it is my little boy loves about this book. One thing's for sure, he loves it! When he's old enough I expect the repetition in the dialogue will be a winner and the themes featuring color and sequence will keep him fascinated. Me, I love the little joke at the end and of course watching his delight in this book.

This book is not representative of thr true Max & Ruby books. Notice that it's "based on the characters of Rosemary Wells" not written by her. It is boring and lacks the true charm and wit of her other books. She has written plenty of excellent stories with great pictures. Skip this one.

My daughters - a preschooler and a toddler - gravitate to Max and Ruby like magnets. The board book Ruby's Rainy Day proved no exception. Shiny foil raindrops splash across the book cover. Lively rainbow colors brighten the ten sturdy pages inside. The story itself is an abridged version of a comical episode on TV's Nickelodeon. Little brother Max wants to go outside to play "Baseball!" Big sister Ruby insists they both don layer after layer of rain gear first. Your child can learn colors while laughing at the antics of these lovable rabbits.

This is a cute one. There is emphasis in picking pink hat for her and orange hat for him. Blue boots for her and red boots for him. They use the word "slicker". I just change it to rain coat. Good buy for two year old.

I adore Rosemary Wells and so do my twin toddlers. But I think this is one of those books "inspired by" Rosemary Wells. It is just not as hilarious and unpredictable as some of the other books. My girls like it but I wouldn't put it at the top of my Wells reading list.

My 2 year old loves to watch "bunnies" (her name for Max & Ruby on TV) and she asks me to read this one to her almost every night...and when I'm done, she asks "Read again". It is a simple and short story but teaches colors and reminds us what a character Max is from the TV show. We enjoy reading it together (though less so me when we're on the 4th read).