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A Dark, Dark Tale
Ruth Brown
eBook (Andersen Digital, Sept. 6, 2012)Children will delight in following the black cat's progress through the dark wood, into the dark house, and eventually to the surprise discovery at the back of the toy cupboard, in this mysterious, beautifully illustrated picture book.
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Copycat
Ruth Brown
Paperback (Red Fox, Feb. 1, 1996)Buddy, a young cat with a penchant for imitating everyone and everything around him, copies his mom, his sister, the squirrels, and the birds in the trees, but problems arise when he copies Bessie the dog.
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One Stormy Night
Ruth Brown
Hardcover (Dutton Children's Books, Aug. 1, 1993)A stormy night awakens several sleeping animals
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The Picnic
Ruth Brown
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, March 1, 1993)Narrates the events of a picnic from the point of view of the animals who live above and below the picnic grounds where the humans come to eat. By the author of Alphabet Times Four: An International ABC.
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If at First You Do Not See
Ruth Brown
Paperback (Henry Holt, May 15, 1989)"The story hinges on a caterpillar who wanders off looking for something to eat, only to discover that every toothsome morsel he finds is something else.... Brown’s radiantly hued paintings have been executed with an artfulness that one must marvel at and admire." --Publishers Weekly
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Alphabet Times Four: An International ABC
Ruth Brown
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Oct. 10, 1991)Beginning with the letter A through Z, the words in this alphabet book are offered in four languages--English, Spanish, French, and German.
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The Big Sneeze
Ruth Brown
Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, Aug. 1, 1985)A farmer's sneeze sets off an unexpected chain of events involving a fly, spider, sparrow, cat, dog, rats, chickens, and donkey
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Gracie, the Lighthouse Cat
Ruth Brown
Paperback (Andersen Press, March 7, 2011)The story of national heroine Grace Darling is made accessible for children by a master of the picture book genre.One stormy night, Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. At the same time, the lighthouse cat, Gracie, spots that a kitten from her new litter has strayed. Grace and Gracie both hurry to the rescue, braving the rain and storm. Grace alerts her father and together they take out the lifeboat; Gracie ventures into the dark night and howling wind looking and listening everywhere for her kitten.Ruth Brown is famous for her appealing drawings of animals and nature and, here, beautiful full page paintings tell the dramatic dual story with power and pathos.From the Hardcover edition.
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Greyfriars Bobby
Ruth Brown
Hardcover (Andersen Press, Aug. 17, 1995)Greyfriars Bobby
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Gracie, the Lighthouse Cat
Ruth Brown
eBook (Andersen Digital, Oct. 31, 2014)One stormy night Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. At the same time the lighthouse cat Gracie spots that a kitten from her new litter has strayed. Braving the rain and storm, Grace and Gracie both hurry to the rescue of the lost kitten and shipwrecked passengers.
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Ladybug, Ladybug
Ruth Brown
Paperback (Puffin, July 1, 1992)Expanding on a well-known nursery rhyme, the author tells of a wayward ladybug who makes a long journey over a varied landscape to her home
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Gracie, the Lighthouse Cat
Ruth Brown
Paperback (Andersen Press, March 7, 2011)The story of national heroine Grace Darling is made accessible for children by a master of the picture book genre.One stormy night, Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. At the same time, the lighthouse cat, Gracie, spots that a kitten from her new litter has strayed. Grace and Gracie both hurry to the rescue, braving the rain and storm. Grace alerts her father and together they take out the lifeboat; Gracie ventures into the dark night and howling wind looking and listening everywhere for her kitten.Ruth Brown is famous for her appealing drawings of animals and nature and, here, beautiful full page paintings tell the dramatic dual story with power and pathos.From the Hardcover edition.
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