Ruthie Rose’s Big Idea: A Poetry Story

Ruthie Rose’s Big Idea: A Poetry Story

by John Schu and Holly Hatam
Publication Date: 04/03/2025

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From the New York Times bestselling John Schu comes a celebration of poetry and possibilities that follows a child who sparks to life a special space in her school for exploring ideas of all kinds.


Ruthie Rose wakes up with an idea.

A big, bright, beautiful idea.


An idea so great! An idea so grand! Ruthie Rose can’t wait to share it with her idea-loving librarian, her art teacher, and her best friend. As the idea gets shared, it sparkles through her classmates, shouts down the hallway, and echoes over the playground. It invites everyone in the school, including YOU. John Schu’s effervescent prose is complemented by Holly Hatam’s vibrant artwork in clear, vivid colors, depicting a cast of adorable characters. Collaged throughout the artwork are intriguing snippets of language and lines from classic poems, sure to inspire young poetry lovers to discover more.

ISBN:
9781536242539
9781536242539
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Publication Date:
04-03-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
John Schu

John Schu has made a careerout of advocating for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books, and the people that connect them.

He is the children’s librarian, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and shares his love of reading with countless educators and students around the world. He is the author of This Is a School illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison and This Is a Story illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo.

Holly Hatam

Holly Hatam is an illustrator and graphic designer whose work includes the #1 New York Times best seller Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. She lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario.

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