Against the backdrop of celebrity and privilege, Sarah speaks candidly about her perils on the world stage and about her journey from near-ruin to reinvention and redemption.Īs the author, most recently, of What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way, Sarah shares the hard-won lessons that have helped her work through challenges, told with her characteristic candor and down-to-earth charm.
Great ending.An international personality, successful career woman and single working mother, Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, is an inspiring role model whose extraordinary life is a testament to the powers of faith, resolve and resiliency. She writes that she is thankful for the tea, but the best part was being with her Grandmother. Especially when you see the thank you note that is written by Ruby on the last page. The Queen turns out to be Ruby’s Grandmother, which left me with the warm-and-fuzzies. This book is one of our new family favorites! It’s energetic and depicts a healthy and strong female character, but has enough sparkle to dazzle any fancy mademoiselle. I think that this book is clever- humor is such a great way to introduce, teach and encourage concepts to preschoolers. Glasser’s illustrations have captured a wonderfully tenacious little girl with an inner (very inner) essence of a princess. It definitely conveys the importance of manners. Ruby has been invited to have tea with the Queen, but does she have the manners needed for such a special occasion? Sarah The Duchess of York Ferguson has put together simple and concise text in a very light-hearted way. Ruby is really fun, considerably energetic, and pretty focused on her own essential needs, so much so, that she seems sweetly oblivious of the need for manners. Once we got reading, she soon realized that this character, Ruby, is unique. At first glance, my three-year-old daughter proclaimed with much excitement, “It’s Fancy Nancy!” When I told her it was a book about a girl named Ruby she gave me the kind of look that would suggest I’m a little bit dense-if you’re a parent, I am sure you know the kind of look I’m talking about. That’s because they share the same best-selling illustrator, Robin Preiss Glasser.
Fancy Nancy)? No, it’s Ruby! Nancy and Ruby share something in common, they look pretty similar. Wait a minute … is that Nancy Clancy (a.k.a.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (September 23, 2008) By Sarah The Duchess of York Ferguson (Author), Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
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