Hark, It's Me, Ruby Lee!

The irrepressible Ruby will worm her way into readers' hearts as she tries so hard to be useful. They will readily recognise the school setting and the pitfalls of an overexcited imagination causing lapses in concentration, but even this flaw in Ruby's world makes her a necessary part of the class makeup. - ReadPlus

Ruby Lee is a highly enthusiastic student with a big imagination. But when it comes to being chosen as classroom helper, she's not always the most efficient. Hark, it's me, Ruby Lee! is a wild and animated tale of learning patience, working to your skillset and being yourself.

Award-winning author Lisa Shanahan, together with graphic illustrator Binny, provide a linguistic and visual treat with their eccentric blend of humour and design. Shanahan's quirky names are just the beginning of the literary goodness, with dialogue that perks in all the right places, and a storyline that is so authentically realistic despite all the crazy and creative figments Ruby Lee imagines in her mind. And flawlessly, Binny's fantastical, detailed illustrations with blocks of colour and line work add that extra depth and meaning to both Ruby Lee's real and made-up worlds.

Preschool and early years children will adore being taken into Ruby Lee's school life as messenger as she discovers not how to be like someone else, but where her own strengths lie. Hark, it's me, Ruby Lee! plays out like a set of comical and whimsical scenes that will be requested to be delivered over and over again. - Boomerang Books