Ruby In Her Own Time

Jonathan Emmett

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Meet Ruby -- a little duckling who reaches big milestones in the heartwarming picture book gem.


Mother Duck and Father Duck are worried about Ruby. As the littlest duckling of the family, she learns to eat and swim long after her four sisters and brothers. Father Duck frets that Ruby will never catch up, but Mother Duck calmly reassures him that Ruby will flourish -- "in her own time."

Readers of all ages who have ever felt like the biggest or the littlest, the slowest or the fastest, or somewhere in between, will root for Ruby as she takes wing toward independence, at last. Once you've met Ruby, you'll never forget her!

Reviews: PreSchool-K--Two ducks watch over their five eggs, four of which hatch at the same time. Mother Duck tells Father Duck that the fifth one will hatch "in its own time." Eventually, the shell cracks and tiny Ruby enters the world. She tackles all tasks at her own pace, including eating and swimming. However, when it comes time for the siblings to stretch their wings, Ruby soars the farthest and highest. One day, she flies away, and her mother reassures her father that their child will return, once again, in her own time. When she does come home, Ruby is accompanied by her own mate and ducklings. This charming book celebrates an individual's determination and sense of self. The pacing of the rhythmic text is ideal for family storytimes that include youngsters of varying ages. Harry's soft, pastel paintings are gentle and appealing. They are slightly textured, suggesting the look of feathers, nests, and river reeds. Ruby flaps her wings to her own drummer and astute readers will recognize her parents' strength as they provide the necessary time and space for her to accomplish her goals.--Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI
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PreS-Gr. 1. "Once upon a time / upon a nest / beside a lake, there lived two ducks." Soon there were blue eggs. One, two, three, four fluffy yellow ducklings--Ruby, Rory, Rosie, and Rebecca--popped out, but "small, precious" Ruby needed a little more time to emerge. In fact she needed a little more time to do most things: eating, swimming, flying away on her own. She just did everything in her own time--even when it came to returning home to her parents, with a family of her own. Like Robert Kraus' character Leo the Late Bloomer, Ruby has plenty of parental support as she splashes her way through ducklinghood. The sweetly warm family dynamics are displayed in boldly stroked, soft-focus pictures rendered in sunny nursery colors--yellow, pink, powder blue, and sunset orange. A winning read, with characters that are very close to huggable. Stephanie Zvirin
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Title: Ruby In Her Own Time
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Harry, Rebecca
Condition: Very Good
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