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Ruby Rocksparkle: Her Wildly Incredible Adventure by Jean Clemens Loftus (view source)
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|reviewer=Jill Murphy
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|pages=260
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|date=December 2010
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The book itself has been put together with great care. There are lovely sketched illustrations that are completely in keeping with the fairy tale style. Illustrator Marlene Record has hit exactly the right note with them. Girly readers who love the idea of an entire family named after precious stones will enjoy checking out their own birthstones in an appendix at the back. And there's also a glossary of difficult words. I really liked this idea. Loftus hasn't written at the level of the youngest girls who will read her book, but she hasn't forgotten them either. It's good to stretch a child's vocabulary if you can and there are some great words in here - ''subdue, ponder, lavish, plight, amiable, vibrant''.
''Ruby Rocksparkle'' is a really sweet, Disney-esque fairy tale written with charm. Girly girls from primary school to tween will love it and I'm sure they'll be looking for the next story about a Rocksparkle sister as soon as they can.
You can keep up with Rocksparkle family on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ruby-Rocksparkle/119459971449048 Facebook].
Fairy tale and fantasy fans will also enjoy [[Philippa Fisher and the Stone Fairy's Promise by Liz Kessler|Philippa Fisher and the Stone Fairy's Promise]] and [[Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler|Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist]], both by Liz Kessler.
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