Tuba & Tuba

Tuba & TubaRuthie really wants an instrument for her birthday. Specifically, she wants a tuba that is just like her grandpa's tuba. Her family suggests a pet instead. Ruthie does not like the idea of messy, time consuming pets. Each family member suggests a wilder and wilder pet for Ruthie parrots, penguins, giraffes, monkeys and even an octopus are potential birthday gifts. But this main character's mind is set and will not be changed! And who would have

Ruthie really wants an instrument for her birthday. Specifically, she wants a tuba that is just like her grandpa's tuba. Her family suggests a pet instead. Ruthie does not like the idea of messy, time-consuming pets. Each family member suggests a wilder and wilder pet for Ruthie parrots, penguins, giraffes, monkeys and even an octopus are potential birthday gifts. But this main character's mind is set and will not be changed! And who would have guessed? Ruthie gets the gift she wanted for her birthday: the tuba! Yet, a tiny, dirty, purry surprise crosses Ruthie's path on the way back home. Ruthie reluctantly grows to appreciate a kitten she aptly names Tuba. At the end of the book she realises that, though she has and loves both her Tubas only one loves her back. Tuba & Tuba begins as a simple tale of a family surprising a child for her birthday. The actual surprise is the love and appreciation received from a pet that our main character was always meant to have in her life!