Ruby the Copycat

This book was read to me when I was in fifth grade. My mother shared this with me because I would come home from school every day complaining about a girl that was copying me. This really bothered me and I did not want to be her friend. I heard that imitation should be flattering but I did not under......more

I enjoyed this book because it tells the story of learning to fit in. Ruby, the new kid, had trouble adjusting to her new class, so as a coping mechanism, he copied everything her classmate did. All was well until her classmate got tired of the copying and snapped. Later, Ruby learns it is perfectly......more

Ruby, a new girl, copies Angela. The teacher encourages Ruby to be herself. Rounded up because of how the teacher handles the situation and the encouragement for children to be themselves. (A little dated though as I don't believe students are allowed to go home for lunch anymore.)......more

"Ruby the Copycat" was about a girl named Ruby who copied everything Angela, who sat in front of her, did. Everyone started catching on the what Ruby was doing which would help children reading this book make predictions. Eventually the teacher had a talk with Ruby and she stopped copying Angela; ho......more