num_pages: 40
description: The can-do heroine from the acclaimed The Little Red Fort returns in this fresh feminist spin on The Three Billy Goats Gruff.Ruby's mind is always full of ideas.One day she spies some blueberries across the creek and invites her brothers to pick some. Unfortunately the bridge is blocked by scary Santiago.I'm the boss and you can't cross... unless you give me a snack he demands.One by one the brothers scamper across promising Santiago that the next sibling has a better snack. When at last it's Ruby's turn she refuses to be bullied and creates her own way to cross the creek.This modern spin on a classic tale weaves folklore feminism STEM and a Latinx cast into a delightful read-aloud that celebrates creativity and building bridges of friendship and community.
language: English
title: The Little Blue Bridge
publisher: Scholastic Press