PS. Nerdy tidbit - I did some research to find culturally appropriate plants and animals Ruby would find in the Netherlands, and also for me to do some cultural learn'in meself. I discovered that the blackbird was voted (out of 5,000 Dutch surveyed) the most musically pleasant of all birds in Holland according to the website Vroege Vogels.
Also, for the fish, I originally used a herring. But it was scary looking and impossibly un-cute.
Sorry, Ruby. Although you'll probably chomping on some by the time your teeth all come in like these guys:
Ruby is fired up for this book! So am I.
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