Margriet Ruurs

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1996
  • Latest Book:
    May 2021
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Book List in Order: 18 titles

  • A Mountain Alphabet

    Mountains are an impressive sight anywhere in the world but those of the western mountain region of North America offer riches that are truly unique. This lavishly illustrated picture book presents snowcapped peaks, emerald lakes, tall pines and m...

  • Emma's Eggs

    Emma was one confused chicken. "Tok!" she said, when she peeked through the window and saw what was happening to her eggs. "Is that how they want my eggs? Then that's how I'll make them."

    But when Emma scrambled her next egg, no one was p...

  • Emma and the Coyote


    Grand Prize, Ex aequo - 2000 Luxcanada, illustration, children's book

    Most chickens have enough sense to run when a coyote comes near. Not Emma. She thinks she can outfox a h...

  • Emma's Cold Day

    Canadian Children's Book Centre Starred Our Choice Selection, 2002

    Mr. Christie Book Award - Silver Seal, 2001

    Emma, the plucky but foolish cluck, is back and about to demonstrate one more time that being a chicken is not all it's...

  • When We Go Camping

    In this beautifully illustrated book, one busy family finds lots to do from sun up to sunset. At the campsite, there’s wood to chop for the fire and fish to catch. And there’s lots of time to explore, climb rocks, splash in the lake, and discover...

  • A Pacific Alphabet

    From the top of Alaska to the tip of Mexico, the Pacific Coast of North America comes to life in this vividly illustrated alphabet book.

    From albatrosses and orcas to Zodiac boats, children can identify objects that start with each letter...

  • MS. Bee's Magical Bookcase

  • Animal Alphabed

    A young child has many beloved stuffed animals--at least one for each letter of the alphabet. But as her mother tucks her into bed and she prepares to slip into slumber, she realizes one of her cuddly creatures is missing. Which one could it be? She ...

  • Wake Up, Henry Rooster!

    On the long list for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration 2007

    ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Bronze Award (Children's Picture Book category)

    Shortlisted for the Blue Spruce Award 2007

    Chocolate Li...



  • Emma at the Fair

    A 2006-2007 Chocolate Lily Book Award Nominee in the Picture Book category

    Fall is in the air as Emma, the plucky hen, scratches happily around the farmyard. This is no ordinary day; the family is going to the fair and Emma is invited. Ev...

  • Families Around the World

    A successor to the popular Children Around the World written and illustrated by Donata Montanari, this book allows young readers to visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families. Based on real children, ea...

  • Stepping Stones Read-Along

    Rama and her family, are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their homeWith only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set o...

  • Stepping Stones

    Rama and her family, are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their homeWith only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set o...

  • Birthdays Around the World

    Everyone in the world has a birthday. But birthdays are not celebrated in the same way everywhere. Meet Mercedes in Peru, who eats a cake and a purple pudding called mazamorra morada. Ieva in Latvia is raised in the birthday chair, one lift for each ...

  • Bus to the Badlands

    Josh, Mark, Angela and their friends have been waiting for years to go on the class trip to Drumheller, Alberta. Now they are finally the oldest kids at Pleasant Valley grade school and can get excited about the overnight outing. But first, they have...

  • Ghost of the Mill House

    Just when Josh starts to think his break from school is going to be all chores and no cheer, his best friend, Mark, invites him to spend their break helping restore a historic home and mill in Oregon.With the help of their friends Angela and Mary Jan...

  • The Ghost of Mill House

    Just when Josh starts to think his break from school is going to be all chores and no cheer, his best friend, Mark, invites him to spend their break helping restore a historic home and mill in Oregon. With the help of their friends Angela and Mary Ja...

  • Come, Read With Me

    Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story.This metered read-aloud pays homage to classic children's literature: readers of all ages will love searching for characters they recogni...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Margriet Ruurs has published 18 books.

Margriet Ruurs does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Come, Read With Me, was published in May 2021.

The first book by Margriet Ruurs, A Mountain Alphabet, was published in September 1996.

No. Margriet Ruurs does not write books in series.
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