About Ruth McNally
I'm Ruth McNally Barshaw, the author and illustrator of the Ellie McDoodle books (highly-illustrated middle grade novels), the NYC SCBWI Winter Conference Sketchbooks (4 years of sketchbooks, about 190 pages each), and a zillion works in progress or works stuffed into drawers.Website: http://ruthexpress.com
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| 2/3/2016 | This weird thing about time racing past (0 Comments )
 Chatting with a friend just now made me think: I am older than I expected to get. When I was a teen looking forward to the millennium change in 1999 I was disappointed that I'd be an old lady, barely able to enjoy it. The millennium change was... Read the rest of this post |
| 8/9/2015 | Thank you, teachers and librarians!! We love you! (0 Comments )
 Thank you, teachers and librarians and others who put books in kids' hands.We appreciate you.Taken from my sketchbook, this is me greeting Travis Jonker at Nerd Camp 2015. (He's not really that much taller than I am, I don't think...) |
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| Ruth McNally's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 from Ruth McNally's published works Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Leopold the Lion (Hardcover) Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson Illustrator: Ruth Barshaw Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press |
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09/01/2015 Add | |||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Ellie McDoodle: Best Friends Fur-Ever (Hardcover) Author: Ruth Barshaw Illustrator: Ruth Barshaw Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
08/03/2010 Add | |||
| 40 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School (Hardcover) Author: Ruth Barshaw Illustrator: Ruth Barshaw Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
06/24/2008 Add | |||
| 68 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel (Hardcover) Author: Ruth Barshaw Illustrator: Ruth Barshaw Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
05/01/2007 Add | |||
| 148 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Stephanie Stussman on 5/24/2009 at 12:06 PM:
Oh Ruth...it took me to long to finally get my hands on it, but I just read Ellie and loved it! My daughter is about to start it and will love it, I'm sure! She reminds me a touch of you...and Ellie. :0)
Oh Ruth...it took me to long to finally get my hands on it, but I just read Ellie and loved it! My daughter is about to start it and will love it, I'm sure! She reminds me a touch of you...and Ellie. :0)
Comment by JR Poulter on 12/16/2008 at 12:02 AM:
hi Ruth
The name Ellie McDoodle is brilliant - love your covers!
hi Ruth
The name Ellie McDoodle is brilliant - love your covers!
Comment by Diandra Mae on 2/24/2008 at 11:42 AM:
I guess we'll have to go see a movie together someday, and see who's the loudest! :)
I guess we'll have to go see a movie together someday, and see who's the loudest! :)
Comment by Lori Calabrese on 2/22/2008 at 7:06 PM:
Hi Ruth. Thanks for the friendship. I always enjoy the sketches on your site- they're fabulous!
Hi Ruth. Thanks for the friendship. I always enjoy the sketches on your site- they're fabulous!
Comment by Sarah Brannen on 2/21/2008 at 9:05 PM:
Hi Ruth, and thanks for the good wishes about my book. I'm playing with Jacketflap - still not sure what I think about it!
Hi Ruth, and thanks for the good wishes about my book. I'm playing with Jacketflap - still not sure what I think about it!
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