Ruthie+Bon+Bair+Don't+Go+to+Bed+With+Wringing+Wet+Hair

Illustrated by: Bruce Whatley



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Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0810954702 Pages:32 Ages: 1 - 8 years

Susan Lubner was raised in Bangor, Maine. When she was younger she spent much of her time reading, In addition to writing, Susan also enjoyed writing poetry and stories.Susan currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband, David, and her daughter, Julia.
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"Ruthie Bon Bair Do Not Go To Bed With Wringing Wet Hair" was written by Susan Lubner and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. This story is about a little girl name Ruthie who refuses to dry her hair before she goes to bed as her parents suggest. Due to this Ruthie deals with a series of botanical accumulations on her head. Ruthie's friends and family try to help her maintain the growths upon her head with interesting results!
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I chose this book because like Ruthie, I dealt with unruly hair was I was young. If I had experienced the shocking growths that Ruthie did I would not have felt so concerned with my wild hair. This book teaches children to listen to their parents when advice is given because one can never know what consequences something can hold. My favorite part of this book is when Ruthie has to visit the botanist to figure out how to maintain the variety of plants sprouting from her scalp.Many kids do not like being forced to keep clean so this book will help kids learn consequences in a comical way.
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The illustrations in the book are detailed and extremely colorful. This is done with the purpose of capturing the attention of young minds. I would utilize literature of this type in a class with young children. In addition to the brilliant artistic renderings in this book the writing style is also something that engages the mind. The method the author uses implements not only rhyming but descriptive adjectives to give the reader a better impression of the goings on in the story. These implements used in tandem with incredible illustrations truly opens the eyes and imaginations of young children to the fantasy in the book,
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