Illus. in full color. Miss Ruby Mae Foote, governor of Nada, Texas, has a
big ambition: to deliver a message of universal peace and understanding at the
United Nations. Problem is, she's tongue-tied. To help her out, her nephew
Billy Bob invents the "Bobatron" (a hatlike device made out of kitchen
utensils). When Ruby Mae puts it on she becomes eloquent--and successful.
"Small has a wonderful way with words. His text is full of clever touches, and
his watercolors are full of energy and vigor."-- "Booklist." "A satirical
parable, buoyed up by delicious visual whimsy. Sensible message; good
fun."-- "Kirkus."