Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Ruby's Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who strives for more and a family who rewards her hard work and courage. Shirin Yim Bridges is the author of Ruby's Wish, one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2002 and winner of two 2003 Ezra Jack Keats awards The Umbrella Queen, named one of the Best Children's Books of 2008 by TIME magazine Mary Wrightly So Politely which won a featured review in the New York Times Review of Books The Thinking. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. After lots of editorial work and several animated TV commercials in the UK, the first children’s book Sophie Blackall illustrated was Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges (Chronicle), which won the Ezra Jack Keats award in 2003. Ruby's Wish (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Library Binding Augby Shirin Yim Bridges (Author) Visit Amazon's Shirin Yim Bridges Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Rubys Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, 9781452145693, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Goosebottom Books is a small, award-winning press dedicated to 'fun non-fiction' founded by Shirin Yim Bridges, author of Rubys Wish. Based upon the inspirational story of the authors grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Rubys Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl whos full of ambition and the family who rewards her hard work and courage.
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