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Gr 1–3—Ruby Small is an almost-normal child living with very unusual parents. Her mother designs tiaras and is never without one… or 15. Dad is a topiary gardener, and he and her mom dance the tango in the yard on summer evenings. Ruby is mortified by their habits and prefers to play inside with her dolls, The Three Jennifers. The Jennifers and Ruby dress identically in brown pinafores, white shirts, and brown triple-knotted shoes. It's a strange life. Stranger still is their vacation. A slight misund...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Ruby Small dreams of an inconspicuous childhood. However, her parents, a topiary artist father and tiara designer mother, revel in standing out: they tango across the front lawn, eat their food upside down, and play table tennis on airplanes. Ruby longs for a pet to keep her company -- but the glacier fragment named Cecil that follows her home from the family’s Norwegian vacati...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

With parents who revel in standing out, Ruby Small wants to be inconspicuous. She also longs for a pet--but the glacier fragm...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This delightfully quirky tale of Ruby, a girl who just wants to be normal, and Cecil, the pet glacier who finds his way into her reluctant heart, is unconventional and surprising. Many kids will identify with Ruby’s feelings of embarrassment about her parents’ bizarre behavior. Mrs. Small is a tiara designer who brings fi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More