The Little Green Swing (Little Ruby's Big Ideas)

by Maier, Brenda; Sánchez, Sonia

• ISBN13: 9781338816198
• ISBN10: 1338816195
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-09-03
• Publisher: Scholastic Press

Summary

Clever Ruby demonstrates the magic of making (and outsmarts her big brothers) in this inspiring romp perfect for fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer and the whole Questioneers series!

Ruby's mind is always full of ideas.

One windy day, she invites her brothers to help build something stupendous. But her brothers don’t want to plan—they only want to play. As the wind huffs and puffs and blows their hasty efforts down, can Ruby prove that patience and persistence pay off?

Loosely adapted from The Three Little Pigs and brimming with pluck and fun, The Little Green Swing will inspire readers everywhere to make their own stupendous creations!

Author Biography

Sonia Snchez paints with both traditional and digital brushes, using layers of texture in her work to evoke emotion and movement. She is the illustrator of The Little Red Fort and The Little Blue Bridge by Brenda Maier, and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina, along with several other acclaimed picture books. Sonia lives with her husband and young children in Barcelona, Spain.
Brenda Maier's debut picture book, The Little Red Fort, was called "inspired" by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books in a starred review, and was named a Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year, a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, and winner of One Book for Colorado. Brenda is a public school teacher and a gifted education specialist. When she isn't writing, Brenda enjoys traveling with her family, baking peanut-free cookies, and watching her five children build amazing creations from found materials. She lives near Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can learn more about her work at brendamaier.com.