Good Night, Baby Ruby
PreS—Ruby, a curly-haired toddler, leads her parents and their pet cat on a merry and familiar bedtime chase in this author's debut title. Simple text describes the child's nightly rituals and repeated getaways from her patient mother; it pairs well with the spare black-line drawings punctuated with spots of red, yellow, blue, and pink. Ruby's capers eventually wear her (and the cat) out and, yawning, she allows herself to be scooped up by her father and placed into her crib. Strikingly rendered in its unfussiness, this cozy and recognizable tale will resonate with young and old alike and be asked for over and over.—Kathleen Finn, Winooski Memorial Library, VTCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.