By David Melling (author) , David Melling (illustrator) Part of the Ruffles series
"A heart-melting story about a couple of dogs which will win fan of all ages"
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2021
Ruffles hates his red coat and refuses to put it on when he goes out to play – even when it is raining. His friend Ruby has a blue coat. And she loves to wear it. When the two friends jump and splash in puddles Ruffles gets wet and cold and wants to go home. But Ruby is dry inside her coat and wants to play still.
Clever Ruby gets Ruffles his coat. Ruffles love Ruby more than he hates his coat so, after a vigorous struggle to get into it, he proudly joins her for some more play! David Melling’s simple illustrations of the two gorgeous little dogs carry all the emotion of this almost wordless picture book perfectly.
Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of preschool life in these bright, sturdy refreshed board books from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling.
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Just like every preschooler, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There are LOTS of things he likes and LOTS of things he doesn't . . . and he doesn't always get things quite right!.
Ruffles LOVES scratching, digging and chewing but he does NOT like wearing his coat on rainy days. No, no, no, no, NO! But when Ruffles wants to splash in puddles with his best friend, Ruby, he soon learns that some things are definitely worth wearing your coat for!
Dog-lovers won't be able to resist the adorable Ruffles in this preschool series from the creator of Hugless Douglas (over 5 million copies sold worldwide). Now in sturdy board book format - perfect for little hands!
Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.
"Guaranteed to strike a chord with your own mischievous pups!" - Lancashire Post
One of the World Book Day 2014 Authors David Melling was born in Oxford. His father was a sculptor and David inherited his artistic leanings. David has received much recognition for his artistic talent. His first book 'Brilliant the Dinosaur' (Pavilion) was shortlisted for the 1994 Smarties Book Award and 'What's that Noise?' was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. More recently, The Kiss That Missed was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. His recent picture book, The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day with a voice over by Hugh Laurie. It was shortlisted for the Pulcinella Award 2005 for 'Best TV Movie' category. To date he has illustrated over 60 books, writing and illustrating around 15 of them, including the popular Hugless Douglas series... www.huglessdouglas.co.uk
David Melling is married and lives with his wife and two children in Oxfordshire.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Board book, Paperback, Hardback. £6.29, down from the £6.99 cover price. In Stock.
Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat was written by David Melling and published by Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd
Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat has 24 pages
Yes it is part of Ruffles series
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