Ruby and Fred

by Blair Lent

An award-winning illustrator tells a warm and charming preschool story with inimitable style and a good dose of fun. Ruby is a talkative parrot who loves to play with Fred, a quiet poodle. Fred watches out for Ruby. But Ruby also likes to tease Chita, a cat who doesn't like parrots - especially parrots that talk! From the moment they wake up in the morning until they go to sleep at night, their day is filled with fun and mischief.Inspired by the real-life adventures of pets he knows, award-winning illustrator Blair Lent has created a charming, energetic picture book that's perfect for active preschoolers - who may even see a little bit of themselves in Ruby, Fred, and Chita.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805061177
• ISBN13: 9780805061178
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

My Baby Loves This Book!

I picked this up by chance in a book sale at my local grocery store. I had never heard of it. It is my 9-month old's favorite book. Anytime she is cranky, I pull out "Ruby and Fred" and she is all smiles! She will pull all the books of the bookshelf until she finds this book and will sit and bang on it until we read it to her. She loves to hear us making a parrot voice and she really loves the section where Chita gets in the house! She has loved this book for several months now. She is also content to sit and look at the pictures- she loves the style and the art. No other book holds her attention like "Ruby and Fred!"