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Looking For Me: Ruby the Copycat

Friday, June 13, 2008.

Ruby The CopycatAuthor: Peggy Rathmann
Illustrator: Peggy Rathmann
Published: 1991 Scholastic (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0590474235

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Spare, natural dialogue, carefully chosen details and keenly expressive illustrations keep us alternately giggling and cringing at the delicate shifts of sentiment from uncertainty and admiration through flattery, imitation, loss of self and then frustration in this celebration of selfhood found.

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Filed under: Ages 4-8, Appreciation, Assertiveness, Cartoony, Communication, Community, Compassion, Confidence, Courage, Creativity, Cute, Envy/Competition, Fairness / Justice, Forgiveness, Friendship, Fun, Generosity, Girl, Harmony, Hilarious, Honesty, Humour, Life Skills, Patience, Perseverence, Personalities, Picture book, Resilience, Respect, Review, Thinking/Attitude, Understanding/Tolerance, acceptance

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