Educating Young Children
“The children were very engaged with the visual story as the illustrations are simply delightful. Patch and Ruby appealed to the children as it allowed them to use skills related to visual imagery and create their own story while looking at images and illustrations in the book. This book was an excellent resource for shared reading with children and led to many meaningful and unexpected conversations.” Click here to view.

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Batch of Books
“This is a sweet look at friendship, the need to belong, and the improvement a good friend can bring to your life.”

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Sunday Telegraph
“this gentle picture book is a celebration of friendship…in particular, finding a friend who fits just right. With its loveable farmyard animals and positive message it will appeal to from ages 3-6.”

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Mid West Book Review
“Patch and Ruby is a lovely tale of finding friendship and the place where you belong. Charmingly illustrated in warm earth colors”

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Peninsula Kids
Reviewed for their Christmas special ‘things we love” – Click here to view.

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Reading Time
“Children will be able to identify with Sam and perhaps feel empowered by her solution to Patch’s loneliness. The theme of not fitting in and finding a friend who ‘gets you’ will resonate with young readers”

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NC Teacher Stuff
“With a gently sweet story and engaging illustrations, you and your readers will want to make friends with Patch and Ruby.”

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Aussie Reviews
“Patch and Ruby is a cute picture book story about friendship, difference and belonging, filled with bold illustrations of farm life which youngsters, especially those with a passion for horses, will love.”

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Kids’ Book Review
“Patch and Ruby is a heartfelt metaphor about everyone’s yearning for a soul mate and the inevitable obstacles along the way. While younger children will embrace the humour and quirkiness of gossiping poultry and tiny guardians of the veggie patch, the deeper tale of finding someone to call home resonates on every page.”

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Parents in Touch
“A lovely and gently humorous tale about friendship and finding out where you belong, with gorgeous illustrations by Gwynneth Jones.”

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The Mummy Project
“This book is ideal to use as a starting point to discuss with kids what friendship means and the different types of friends. It’s a beautifully illustrated book by Gwynneth Jones who brings the characters to life especially the gossiping hens.”

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Boomerang Books Blog
“Jones’s narrative is warm and restrained enough to sustain short attention spans whilst the illustrations excite the tactile senses and illicit quite a bit of cheeky humour. Keep an eye out for the chook in rollers. So clever.”

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Huntingdon School Class K-2

The kids loved this story they were so excited when ruby arrived “they are going to have a  Baby Pony” they thought the illustrations were fun and beautiful  and had squeals of laughter when she was drawing on her horse’s bottom, and were so happy when ruby arrived “now he has a friend”.

The kids thought the story was great they loved the chickens, “horse story’s are always the best”