Ruby and Fred

by Lent, Blair

• ISBN13: 9780805061178
• ISBN10: 0805061177
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Summary

An award-winning illustrator tells a warm and charming preschool story with inimitable style and a good dose of fun. Ruby is a talkative parrot who loves to play with Fred, a quiet poodle. Fred watches out for Ruby. But Ruby also likes to tease Chita, a cat who doesn't like parrots -- especially parrots that talk! From the moment they wake up in the morning until they go to sleep at night, their day is filled with fun and mischief. Inspired by the real-life adventures of pets he knows, award-winning illustrator Blair Lent has created a charming, energetic picture book that's perfect for active preschoolers -- who may even see a little bit of themselves in Ruby, Fred, and Chita.

Author Biography

Blair Lent has received many illustration awards, including three Caldecott Honors and the Caldecott Medal for The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel. He also illustrated Ms. Mosel's Tikki Tikki Tembo, a best-seller since its publication in 1968. Mr.Lent's work in Ruby and Fred, and in The Beastly Feast by Bruce Goldstone, was influenced by carved wooden animals made by artisans near Oaxaca, Mexico. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.