Paola Zakimi

Ruby wants to play with her older brothers, but they always ignore her and leave her out of their games. When Ruby finds some sticks that can be used as swords, and starts to build her own castle, she discovers a way to make her brothers want to play with her.

"A little girl shares secrets only she can tell"-- Did you know that trees make great umbrellas? An imaginative little girl shares secrets only she can tell, and each secret leads to another.

"When everything is still gentle and quiet-ish and the stars say good morning at the same time they say good night, a brother and sister venture outside. They marvel at the dance of the snails and the birdsong that surrounds them. And then they join in, reveling in the early morning--and their time together before the rest of the world wakes"--