The Bravest of Us All

By Marsha Diane Arnold

Book Overview

Ruby Jane thinks her sister Velma Jean is the bravest person in her family. Yet when a tornado comes, Ruby Jane shows she is brave herself when she draws upon her inner strength to stand up to the weather and save Velma Jean's life. Color illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803724098
• ISBN13: 9780803724099
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 years and up
• Grade Range: Kindergarten and higher

Customer Reviews

My 6 yr. old loves it!

We bought this after Brad Sneed, the illustrator, visited my oldest daughter's school. My preschooler, who is now 6, fell in love with this book. We read it every night for several weeks. She has a fascination with the tornado. She decided that she is "the bravest of us all." And we still call her that to this day.

The Bravest of Us All

This author is amazing. Not only are her books a pleasure to read, but they also contain heartwarming messages. Any child afraid of storms would be comforted by this story.

Sisters and tornadoes

Here's a nice story of how the seemingly fearless sister needs help from one of her siblings in the face of a dangerous tornado. To escape the tornado the family needs to take shelter in the storm cellar, but that's the one thing that gives the "fearless" one pause. I particularly liked the illustrations and thought that the long-legged children fit in well with the depression-era names and scenes.