Ruby and Leonard and the Great Big Surprise
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More About This Title Ruby and Leonard and the Great Big Surprise
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When you're a mouse, even the smallest tasks seem overwhelming—but keeping a secret is the hardest task of all!
One day, Leonard had an idea. He whispered his plan to Ruby. "But it’s a surprise," he said. "So we can’t tell the others?" asked Ruby. "That’s right," said Leonard.
In this delightful story of friendship, Leonard wants to make a birthday cake for Ruby, but finds he can't do it without enlisting Ruby's help. So he adopts a clever ploy, only to find that it is he who gets the biggest surprise of all! This cute-as-pie picture book includes a delicious cupcake recipe.
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Judith Rossell is the author of Jack Jones and the Pirate Curse and Sam and the Killer Robot. She also designs stunning puzzle books, including Inspector Rockfort & the Missing Treasure, and is the illustrator of such picture books as Too Tight, Benito!
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"The simple, descriptive, witty text incorporates lively dialogue, while the playful pastel illustrations extend the activities with intricate details, including familiar kitchen accoutrements, all seen through an amusing, mouse-eye view . . . an entertaining read-aloud with fun a birthday element that's extended in the appended cupcake recipe." —Booklist"A popular Australian illustrator demonstrates that she can also spin a good yarn." —Booklist on Jack Jones and the Pirate Curse"Rossell makes Benito positively adorable. . . . Her piney woods are suffused with a soft light; even when a skewed overhead perspective emphasizes Benito's uneasiness, they're still a comfortable place for small children to be." —Kirkus Reviews on Too Tight, Benito!
