Ruby's Wish

Our day adventuring back to China started with Ruby's Wish. This is such an elegant story based on a true person, a granddaughter of a successful Chinese man who returned after the California good rush very wealthy. It has an interesting insight into a very different culture. There is a little girl that breaks the mold. She doesn't mind the embroidery or running a household tasks and skills, but she excels at calligraphy and wants to go to university. The story told is interesting and lovely on the page. While one could expect a different outcome in the book, it is fascinating to see it unfold in the way that it did.

I ordered a like new copy from a used online provider and received a beaten up, written on pitiful copy. I received a refund but I think we still would like to replace it with a better copy as it is a lovely book and sad to see it so worn.

We read this book as a recommendation from Beautiful Feet Books Around the World with Picture Books Volume 1.

Read again aloud through video on Tumble Book Library via Tipton County Library a la CV-19.