Ruby's Perfect Day (I Can Read! / Ruby Raccoon)
Kindergarten-Grade 1–A young raccoon wakes up in the morning and says, This is a perfect day. First Ruby thinks about a perfect breakfast with her friend Fiona Fox, but Fiona is too busy. Ruby makes enough breakfast for two, eats it, and then heads outside. She decides that the day is perfect for playing checkers, but Dan Duck is too busy. Ruby plays by herself, using leaves to make a checkerboard. Bunny Rabbit is too busy to join her, but that doesn't stop Ruby from enjoying rolling down the hill. The last page shows a happy raccoon back home, lying on the grass and thinking, A perfect day for being all by myself! This level-one book is perfect for beginning readers. A simple plot and good sentence structure provide repetition without being simplistic, and Ruby is indeed appealing. Children will be excited about real sentences and, at the same time, will feel proud of their reading skills. A nice plus is the idea that you can have a wonderful time all by yourself.–Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York CityCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.