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A reassuring and sensitive book - the perfect springboard for talking to children about sharing their hidden worries.

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Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it´s not such a big worry, and that´s alright, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a must-have for all children´s bookshelves. Praise for Perfectly Norman: "This joyous, original paen to individuality is . . . deftly judged." Guardian

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Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book, A Home for Mr Tipps (HarperCollins) and Jack´s Amazing Shadow (Pavilion). Ruby´s Worry is Tom´s fifth picture book for Bloomsbury, following Herman´s Letter, Herman´s Holiday, Bubble Trouble, By the Light of the Moon, and Perfectly Norman. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two small children.

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