. ▁Before ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁her ▁family ▁re located ▁again ▁while ▁she ▁herself ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁also ▁helped ▁produce ▁two ▁plays ▁called ▁V ingt - en - Un ▁and ▁When ▁Day d ream s ▁End ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁No el ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Ger vis ▁continued ▁teaching ▁and ▁exhib ited ▁widely ▁and ▁then ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁pup ils ▁of ▁her ▁original ▁teacher , ▁Miss ▁Mc M unn . ▁She ▁married ▁Sh or land ▁Ger vis ▁( known ▁as ▁Sh or ) ▁who ▁a ▁science ▁master ▁at ▁the ▁Boys ' ▁School ▁in ▁Sher bor ne , ▁where ▁they ▁lived ▁together ▁at ▁N ort ons , ▁The ▁Avenue . ▁She ▁continued ▁children ' s ▁art ▁classes ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁also ▁took ▁ladies ▁sketch ing . ▁Ruth ▁became ▁more ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁by ▁Pa ula ▁Harris , ▁Mary ▁T read g old , ▁K itt y ▁Bar ne ▁and ▁the ▁Car avan ▁Family ▁series ▁by ▁En id ▁B ly ton . ▁She ▁seized ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁illustr ating ▁No el ▁Stre at fe ild ' s ▁book ▁Bal let ▁Sho es ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁M abel ▁Care y , ▁children ' s ▁editor ▁for ▁D ent ▁and ▁S ons ▁Publish ers , ▁suggested ▁she ▁might ▁be ▁suitable ▁without ▁real ising ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁No