She plans everything.
Organisation is her best asset. Always with a clipboard in hand and her computer open to fill in her programs, she records everything.
The most important plan is missing from her list until the local fire-fighter visits her school to talk about fire safety in the home.
When the family is gathered, Ruby brings up the subject. She calls attention to the need for a check list concerning fire hazards in and around their home.
Using her trusty clipboard, she prepares a map of the exits and entrances.
Listing her ideas in detail, her family’s safety is the priority as she seeks to find the easiest way out of the house in an emergency.
Then she puts plans into action for correcting anything that appears like danger, inside their home and out.
Then they practice their escape plan including an allocated safe meeting place.
This is a valuable book that that can save lives. It will awaken awareness in children and adults, about all the things that stand beneath the title fire danger; things like leaves in the spouting, chargers left unattended too long, and clothes placed on heaters to dry.
It helps the reader consider what can be done to make their environment safer.
The brilliant leading character Ruby is an ideal role model for young readers, encouraging lateral thinking with her habits and showing initiative through her actions.
The large easy-to-read print is matched well with the energetic, bold, and large illustrations that fill the pages, created by the talented Tom Jellett, whose colourful images and expressions always speak as loud as the words they accompany.
There is a bonus double spread with important Fire Facts added at the end.
Title: Ruby's Perfect Fire Safety Plan
Author: Wendy Rudge
Illustrator: Tom Jellett
Publisher: Wild Dog Books, $ 24.99
Publication Date: 4 February 2026
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781742037110
For ages: 6+
Type: Picture Book
