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Everyone is looking out for Baldy Bob, the mean pigtail-cutting thief!
Ruby claims that Ficelle used to be bald as a baby, and this upsets Ficelle to the core! Ficelle retaliates by cutting off her sister’s pigtails while she’s asleep! Ficelle escapes the scene of the crime and convinces the town policeman that the real culprit is Baldy Bob. A hunt for the mysterious hair-cutting thief ensues! Will Ruby find out the truth? And was Ficelle really the only bald baby in their family?
Sinikka Nopola (b. 1953) and Tiina Nopola (b. 1955) have been writing in partnership for over 30 years! Ruby & Ficelle, which was published in 1989, was their first co-authored book and it marked the beginning of their award-winning career in books, films, plays and music that continue to delight and entertain new generations.
R&F: The Chicken, 2019
R&F and the Silly Angel, 2018
R&F and the Christmas Gift, 2017
R&F and the Arty Neighbours, 2016 (originally published in 2001 with illustrations by Majaluoma)
R&F as Poets, 2015 S
R&F and Big Elsa, 2014 (originally published in 1997 with illustrations by Majaluoma)
R&F and the Annoying Pest, 2014 (originally published in 1999 with illustrations by Majaluoma)
R&F and the Sassy Schoolgirl, 2013
R&F and Baldy Bob, 2012
Illustrated by Salla Savolainen
R&F’s Year, 2006
R&F and the Forbidden Fish, 2005
R&F and the Dancing Constable, 2003
R&F on the Chase, 1995
R&F Look for Christmas, 1993
R&F and Need a Holiday, 1992
R&F and Grandpa, 1991
R&F and the Baby, 1990
Ruby & Ficelle, 1989
Illustrated by Markus Majaluoma
44pp
Age: 5+
Finnish PDF
Full translation
Series synopsis
Chinese (Hubei Children’s Press)
Danish (Turbine)
French (Didier Jeunesse)
Hungarian (Cerkabella)
Latvian (Petergailis)
Lithuanian (Nieko Rimto)
Slovenian (Sodobnost)
Turkish (Beyaz Balina Yayinlari)
The Ruby & Ficelle books have also been published in (rights reserved): Estonian, Japanese, Latvian, Russian, Serbian and Swedish.