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'Ruth the Sleuth and the Messy Room' was selected by Literary Classics to receive their 'Seal of Approval'.This is the story of Ruth, a little girl who is so accustomed to foraging through the clutter in her room that she has become quite adept at finding things in the midst of her messiness. When she loses her mother's oven mitt, she is given a deadline - By the time the chocolate chip cookies in the oven are done baking, the oven mitt must be returned. No problem for Ruth because, as she says, she is "Ruth the Sleuth" and can find anything.As Ruth searches for the oven mitt, she discovers other treasures that had been lost in the chaos of her room. As the minutes tick away, it becomes clear to Ruth that being organized might have its advantages. As her desire to play outside with her friend becomes more and more acute, she resolves to keep her room more tidy.Includes a parental guide with creative ideas for motivating and encouraging children to be neat and nice. Also included is a tasty recipe for chocolate chip cookies.This book has lots to offer for children, parents and educators.
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From the Author
This book was first published in 2011 with Character Publishing, which went out of business in 2016. It was republished with Mazo Publishers, 2018, in a large-print paperback edition. It received the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.
About the Author
Carol Gordon Ekster is also the author of Where Am I Sleeping Tonight? (A Story of Divorce) Boulden Publishing, 2008, and Before I Sleep: I Say Thank You, Pauline Books and Media, 2015. It went into its 3rd printing in less than two years and won 3rd place in the children's category of the Catholic Press Association Book Awards and was a finalist for the ACP Excellence in Publishing Awards 2016. A new picture book came out first in Dutch in 2016, with Clavis books, and then the English version, You Know What?, released September 2017. It was a CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards Nominee for Talk (2018) and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalist 2018 in the New England regions. The Korean language edition released 2019 and Chinese and Arabic versions are in process. Some Daddies is a new picture book coming out with Beaming Books in 2021. Carol was a passionate elementary school teacher for 35 years.Now retired, she is grateful her writing allows her to continue communicating with children. She lives in Andover, MA with her husband Mark.
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- PublisherMazo Publishers
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1946124346
- ISBN 13 9781946124340
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorSoderberg Kimberly
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