When she was a baby, Ruby liked making popping noises with her dummy. 'Pop! Pop! Pop!'When she was older, she tried making scary noises instead. 'Scrrr! Screekle! Scrunch!'But she couldn't frighten anyone, not a frog, not a fish.'Shivers!' thought Ruby.What was the scariest noise she could make?And she opened her mouth wide to find out.'Beware, this story could provoke a wild rumpus.' MagpiesBoth author and illustrator are donating a portion of their royalties to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal.

 

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year - Early Childhood category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Allen & Unwin .

Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks are acclaimed for their thoughtful, award-winning children's books which have been published with great success in many countries. Kerry Argent is one of Australia's finest and most highly acclaimed illustrators. Her first picture book, One Woolly Wombat was published while she was still at art school and went on to become an international bestseller. For over a decade, Kerry combined illustrating books with her job as Art Director at Omnibus Books in Adelaide. She now illustrates full time and works on texts of her own, like India the Showstopper, as well as continuing to collaborate with Australia's best known picture book writers.