On her first day as the new kid at school, Ruby is assigned a seat behind glamorous Angela. Anxious to have a friend, Ruby copies everything Angela says and does, so that it'll appear that the two have a lot in common. At first Angela is flattered by Ruby's admiration but she soon grows irritated by it and their friendship sours. An appealing story about individuality and friendship combines warmth and humor in a well-paced text and distinctive full-color illustrations. (Ages 3-6)

Ruby keeps copying her classmate, until she learns how much fun it is to be herself.

From Peggy Rathmann, the author of the bestselling GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA!Ruby is a copycat! On the day Angela wears a red bow in her hair, Ruby returns from lunch with a red bow in her hair. When Angela wears a flowered sweater, Ruby returns from lunch wearing a flowered sweater. Ruby even copies Angela's poem!Fortunately, Ruby has the patient and perceptive Miss Hart as her teacher. Miss Hart helps Ruby discover her own creative resources, which keeps Ruby literally jumping for joy!In this sensitive and endearing tale, Peggy Rathmann reveals, with charmingly offbeat illustrations, the universal struggle of a child trying to discover her own individuality.