Ruby Red Shoes

My Wonderful Grandmother
Series: Ruby Red Shoes
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Ruby Red Shoes by Kate Knapp is a charming children's book about a kind and thoughtful hare named Ruby, who lives in a cosy caravan with her grandmother. The story follows Ruby's everyday adventures as she embraces the beauty of nature and the joy of simple living. With delightful illustrations and gentle narrative, it inspires young readers to appreciate life's small wonders.
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Ruby Red Shoes

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Let Ruby welcome you into her world as she tells you all the wonderful things about her grandmother.

A 2021 Children's Book Council Notable Book.

What's wonderful about my grandmother is she wears x-ray spectacles.

She can see deep inside me and knows just what I'm feeling.

Ruby Red Shoes is an aware hare who lives in a colourful caravan with her grandmother, Babushka Galina Galushka.

Ruby loves her grandmother very much and thinks she is wonderful for all sorts of very special reasons.

What's wonderful about your grandmother?

ACCLAIM FOR THE RUBY RED SHOES SERIES:

Ruby Red Shoes

Shortlisted - 2013 Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustrations

Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris

Shortlisted - 2014 Australian Book Industry Award for Book of the Year for Younger Children

Shortlisted - 2014 Inaugural Readings Children's Book Prize

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781460758885

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 March 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 319g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Illustrator and artist Kate Knapp is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art. Her design studio, Twigseeds, produces cards, prints, stationery and books. Kate's first book, Ruby Red Shoes, was shortlisted for the 2013 Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration. Her second book, Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris, was shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Book Industry Award for Book of the Year for Younger Children and for the 2014 Inaugural Readings Children's Book Prize. Kate's third book is Ruby Red Shoes Goes to London. Kate is also the creator of a series of early learning books. Titles include Learn with Ruby Red Shoes: Alphabet Book, Learn with Ruby Red Shoes: Counting Book, The World of Ruby Red Shoes: A Book About Ruby's Day and The World of Ruby Red Shoes: A Book About Ruby's Feelings. Ruby Red Shoes: My Wonderful Grandmother is her most recent publication. Visit Ruby at www.rubyredshoes.com.au

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