Ruby

By Maggie Glen

Book Overview

Ruby is a spunky teddy bear with a crooked nose and fur made made with leopard spots. When she's stamped with an S and thrown into a box full of other bears with the same stamp, they tell Ruby that S stands for second, and that they'll all be thrown out. But Ruby organizes a breakout and proves the S stands for Special. Full-color illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399222812
• ISBN13: 9780399222818
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.6" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

great, quirky book

We got this story in a larger collection of British kids' picture books. It's definitely one of the best. Ruby is a stuffed bear that wasn't sewn right in the factory, so she gets stamped with an S (second best) and tossed into a pile of other mistakes. Thanks to her perseverence, she is able to escape and have a happy ending. Ruby doesn't exactly have a sappy personality. As Susie, the little girl at the end of the book, says, "She's got a growl." Ruby's voice, and the expressive colored-pencil pictures, make this story come alive.

Ruby deserves better

As a mother of three, I've read innumerable children's books over the years, and I would have to say that Ruby is my favorite. This is a bear who teaches us what it means to have "character." I wish more children's books could be this entertaining and enlightening.