Rubbaduck and Ruby Roo

by Hiawyn Oram, David Lucas (Illustrator)

Take a resolute rubber duck and a rosy-cheeked ragdoll. Add a mischievous monkey and stir with a dancing stick. Season with a singing bee and fold in a magic fiddle. Then leave to rise in a world of fairy tales ... and what do you get? A delicious confection of a picture book by award-winning author Hiawyn Oram and illustrator David Lucas, creator of Halibut Jackson.

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Hardcover

First published July 27, 2004

About the author

Hiawyn Oram is a very successful author of children's books in Britain. Her books include the popular Not-So-Grizzly Bear Stories, the Animal Heroes series, and Mona the Vampire. She lives in London.

Reviews

[STEPHanie Collao · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good lesson to learn about making choices, trust and friendship. The story line was a bit choppy and didn't tie together well.
The illustrations made the book worth reading.

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sort of an odd couple story about a generous duck and a foolish rag doll who shack up together in the land of old and lost toys.
Cute illustrations.

[Boni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of strange- the text was like a fairy tale, but the illus didn't really match the feel of the text. Love Lucas' illustrations, but wasn't sure about the text. Hmmm.