Ruthie May Ruthie May i(A130371 works by)
Also writes as: Kate Mayes
Born: Established: Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Easter Bum Book Kate Mayes , Andrew Joyner (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2023 26639540 2023 single work picture book children's

'The only book about bums you'll need this Easter.

'This is a book for anyone who has a bum or anyone who likes Easter or anyone who has a bum AND likes Easter! It's a celebration of skipping through the tulips bums, egg-hunt bums and even Easter hat bums.

'From bestselling pair Kate Mayes and Andrew Joyner comes The Easter Bum Book, a book to put bunny ears on - hippity, hoppity, hop bum!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon In My Garden Kate Mayes , Tamsin Ainslie (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2023 26389709 2023 single work picture book children's 'Bestselling duo Kate Mayes and Tamsin Ainslie return with a journey through a variety of children's gardens around the world In our gardens are where we belong. Planting, watching, growing, dreaming. In our gardens something out of nothing comes.Join children from around the world as they share their gardens, from blossoming flowers in Japan to the waterside of Malawi, the frozen landscape of Iceland to the bush tracks of Australia. These are the places they love and the places they belong. With uplifting lyrical words and stunning detailed pictures from bestselling duo, Kate Mayes and Tamsin Ainslie.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Christmas Bum Book Kate Mayes , Andrew Joyner (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2022 24957382 2022 single work picture book children's

'The only book about bums you'll need this Christmas

'This is a book for anyone who has a bum or anyone who likes Christmas or anyone who has a bum AND likes Christmas! It's a celebration of Santa's bum and Rudolph's bum and tinsel, twinkle and turkey bums.

'From bestselling pair Kate Mayes and Andrew Joyner comes The Christmas Bum Book, a book you'll want to deck the halls with - fa, la, la, la, la bum!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Count My Christmas Wishes Ruthie May , Tamsin Ainslie (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2019 16575677 2019 single work picture book children's

'One kiss for baby, under mistletoe.
'Two kisses for baby, catching falling snow.

'From the creators of Count My Kisses, Little One comes this adorable counting book, perfect for the holiday season.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Count My Christmas Kisses Tamsin Ainslie , Ruthie May (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2019 16093364 2019 single work picture book children's

'One kiss for baby, under mistletoe.
Two kisses for baby, catching falling snow.

'From the creators of Count My Kisses, Little One comes this adorable counting book, perfect for the holiday season.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2 y separately published work icon Mummy Cuddle Kate Mayes , Sara Acton (illustrator), Sydney South : ABC Books , 2019 15980344 2019 single work picture book children's

'Mummy play?'

It's getting late, but one little rabbit is wide awake ...

The bestselling creators of Daddy Cuddle return with a charming tale of a playful bunny who would rather snuggle than go to bed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Digging Holes i "I pick up my bucket, I pick up my spade", Kate Mayes , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Boat of Stars : New Poems to Inspire and Enchant 2018; (p. 57)
1 Moo i "Our baby met some cows today,", Kate Mayes , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Boat of Stars : New Poems to Inspire and Enchant 2018; (p. 52-53)
1 y separately published work icon The Bum Book Kate Mayes , Andrew Joyner (illustrator), Sydney : ABC Books , 2017 12140616 2017 single work picture book children's

'This is a book for anyone who has a bum or knows someone with a bum. It's a celebration of my bum and your bum and the whole world's bum.

'From bestselling author Kate Mayes and award-winning illustrator Andrew Joyner comes The Bum Book, the only book about bums you'll ever need.'  (Publication summary)
3 1 y separately published work icon Daddy Cuddle Kate Mayes , Sara Acton (illustrator), Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2015 8776546 2015 single work picture book children's

'Daddy up?'

'It's early in the morning and one little rabbit is wide awake ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 1 y separately published work icon Count My Christmas Kisses Ruthie May , Tamsin Ainslie (illustrator), Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2014 8456767 2014 single work picture book children's

'One kiss for baby, under mistletoe. Two kisses for baby, catching falling snow.

'2010's Count My Kisses, Little One was an instant hit with Australian littlies and their parents. With Tamsin Ainslie's adorable illustrations and Ruthie May's beautiful rhyming text, the book gently introduced young children to the idea of numbers and counting.

'The book soon left our shores, and went on to become an international bestseller, with more than 100,000 copies sold worldwide. Now, Ruthie and Tamsin are back with Count My Christmas Kisses - a gorgeous new picture book, perfect for the holiday season.' (Publication summary)
1 Book Launch Kate Mayes , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 24)
2 4 y separately published work icon Count My Kisses, Little One Ruthie May , Tamsin Ainslie (illustrator), Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2010 Z1662602 2010 single work picture book children's 'A delightful rhythmic counting book for babies and toddlers, filled with love and kisses. Baby is showered with affection all day long while the kisses accumulate page by page - along with the tickling of toes, frolics in the garden and splashes in the bath - until, finally, Baby drifts off to sleep.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 1 y separately published work icon Stew a Cockatoo : My Aussie Cookbook Ruthie May , Leigh Hobbs (illustrator), Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2010 8833627 2010 single work picture book children's

'From snaggers on the barbie to dainty desserts for dames, Stew a Cockatoo is the cookbook that every Australian has been waiting for. Not only is this book jam-packed (no pun intended) with good ol' Aussie recipes but it's full of anecdotal stories about how our cuisine came to be and fair dinkum definitions for words and phrases like 'bush tucker' and 'spuds'.

'Stew a Cockatoo is also full of facts that you just can't live without. Like, did you know that of all the foods eaten week by week in Australia that Spag Bol is #1? And that the phrase 'fair suck of the sav' was a phrase used when passing the one and only sausage between family and friends during the Great Depression? ' (Publication summary)
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