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Books with author Ruth Alberta Brown

  • 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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  • Princess Rashaah and Her Best Friend Jesus Christ

    Ruth Brown

    eBook (Xlibris US, Dec. 10, 2014)
    This is a book targeted to give interest in what Jesus Christ did as a little boy. This book will show people that they are children of a King.This book is fiction because it is not quoted, but a realization of what could or may have happened in that day.This book is inspired by God from a heart that loves him so much, that it gives the idea that anyone can have a relationship with Jesus.Some of the characters are from the Bible. They are not quoted. This gives the story a likeness to the reality of Jesus back when he was a child. Princess Rashaah is made up, but she represents the person that made her up. This is to tell you that anyone can be her. A relationship with Jesus Christ is all together possible. Jesus is real and he will never be made up.
  • If at First You Do Not See

    Ruth Brown

    Paperback (Sparrow, Jan. 15, 1987)
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  • Our Cat Flossie

    Ruth Brown

    Hardcover (Hinkler Books, March 15, 2010)
    Describes the pursuits Flossie loves best, such as gardening, helping make beds, collecting butterflies, getting in boxes, and sleeping.
  • Copycat

    Ruth Brown

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1994)
    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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  • Ladybug, Ladybug: 2

    Ruth Brown

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Sept. 1, 1988)
    In this adaptation of the familiar nursery rhyme, Ladybug encounters a variety of animals while rushing home to her children.
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  • Toad

    Ruth Brown

    Paperback (Puffin, May 1, 1999)
    A slimy, sticky, warty, smelly, bug-munching, fly-crunching toad picks his way through the muck and gets swallowed for dinner by a monster but then, surprisingly, is spat back out. By the author of A Dark, Dark, Tale. Reprint.
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  • The World That Jack Built

    Ruth Brown

    Paperback (Dutton Juvenile, March 15, 1991)
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  • Imagine

    Ruth Brown

    Hardcover (Andersen Press, April 4, 2006)
    A brand new story for toddlers all about opposites — from this acclaimed picture-book creator.Designed especially for toddlers, this book features a child thinking of opposites in a clear and simple way, making the most of the old truth that one picture can tell a thousand words.The text reads: “I think of high, and think of low. Think of fast and think of slow,” but the luminous and famous painterly illustrations by Ruth Brown draw out the meaning and add much more texture.
  • The Shy Little Angel

    Ruth Brown

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1998)
    A stubborn little angel who refuses Gabriel's strict order to visit the newborn baby in the manger turns out to be a frightened little girl who has stage fright, in a magical holiday story that combines the gospel with traditional children's pageant fare.
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  • Monkey's Friends

    Ruth Brown

    Paperback (Andersen Press, March 5, 2012)
    A brand new picture book from the acclaimed Ruth Brown, packed full of animal friends for young children to discover!Monkey is going for a walk. Along the way he meets some friends. Can you guess who he will meet next? There might be some clues in the pictures!From the Hardcover edition.
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