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Rosemary Wells
Author · 187 books

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Rosemary Wells is the author of a number of popular children's books, most notably the Max and Ruby series which follows the everyday adventures of sibling bunnies - curious three year old Max and bossy seven year old Ruby. She gets the inspiration for Max and Ruby from her two daughters and the experiences they have with friends and school. Her West Highland Terriers Lucy and Snowy have also worked their way into her books, as McDuff and insight for other characters. She has also written Noisy Nora, Yoko, Voyage to the Bunny Planet series, a Christmas Book called Morris' Disappearing Bag and a collected book of illustrations of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. In April 2007, her children's book The Gulps featuring illustrations by Marc Brown was released. Also that year she published Red Moon at Sharpsburg, a historical novel featuring a young girl in the American Civil War. 2008 brings Otto Runs For President, followed by Yoko Writes Her Name, scheduled to be published in July. Wells grew up in Red Bank, New Jersey.[1] She is the daughter of Helen Bamberger.

Series

Books

Ruby's Party book cover

Ruby's Party

2011

You Can Do It, Noisy Nora! book cover

You Can Do It, Noisy Nora!

2020

Kit & Kaboodle book cover

Kit & Kaboodle

2018

Fireman Max book cover

Fireman Max

2015

Love Waves book cover

Love Waves

2011

Max's Easter Surprise book cover

Max's Easter Surprise

2008

Max's Bunny Business book cover

Max's Bunny Business

2008

Max and Ruby Play School book cover

Max and Ruby Play School

2003

Max's Breakfast book cover

Max's Breakfast

1985

Red Boots book cover

Red Boots

2009

Timothy Goes to School book cover

Timothy Goes to School

1981

My Kindergarten book cover

My Kindergarten

2004

The Welcome Chair book cover

The Welcome Chair

2021

McDuff Moves In book cover

McDuff Moves In

1997

The Germ Busters book cover

The Germ Busters

2002

Bingo! book cover

Bingo!

1999

On the Blue Comet book cover

On the Blue Comet

2010

Doris's Dinosaur book cover

Doris's Dinosaur

2001

Forest Of Dreams book cover

Forest Of Dreams

1988

Felix Eats Up book cover

Felix Eats Up

2019

Sophie's Terrible Twos book cover

Sophie's Terrible Twos

2014

Good Night, Fred book cover

Good Night, Fred

1981

Night Sounds, Morning Colors book cover

Night Sounds, Morning Colors

1994

Bunny Money book cover

Bunny Money

1995

McDuff Saves the Day book cover

McDuff Saves the Day

2002

Max's Toys book cover

Max's Toys

1979

McDuff's Christmas book cover

McDuff's Christmas

2005

Carry Me! book cover

Carry Me!

2006

TImothy Tales From Hilltop School book cover

TImothy Tales From Hilltop School

2002

Max's Chocolate Chicken book cover

Max's Chocolate Chicken

1989

Ruby Scores a Goal book cover

Ruby Scores a Goal

2009

Edward in Deep Water book cover

Edward in Deep Water

1995

Max Cleans Up book cover

Max Cleans Up

2000

Leave Well Enough Alone book cover

Leave Well Enough Alone

1977

Max's Bath book cover

Max's Bath

1985

Max's Lunch book cover

Max's Lunch

2017

Only You book cover

Only You

2003

Fiona's Little Accident book cover

Fiona's Little Accident

2018

Yoko Finds Her Way book cover

Yoko Finds Her Way

2013

Discover and Explore book cover

Discover and Explore

2001

Baby Max and Ruby book cover

Baby Max and Ruby

2009

Max and Ruby's Snowy Day book cover

Max and Ruby's Snowy Day

2004

Stella's Starliner book cover

Stella's Starliner

2014

Hand in Hand book cover

Hand in Hand

2016

McDuff's Favorite Things book cover

McDuff's Favorite Things

Touch and Feel

2004

Ruby's Beauty Shop book cover

Ruby's Beauty Shop

2002

Max's Special Spring book cover

Max's Special Spring

2015

The Little Chefs book cover

The Little Chefs

2024

Max's Bug book cover

Max's Bug

2017

Sleep, My Bunny book cover

Sleep, My Bunny

2018

Max & Ruby and the Babysitting Squad book cover

Max & Ruby and the Babysitting Squad

2020

The Bear Went Over the Mountain book cover

The Bear Went Over the Mountain

1998

Yoko's World of Kindness book cover

Yoko's World of Kindness

Golden Rules for a Happy Classroom

2005

The Island Light book cover

The Island Light

1992

If You Believe In Me book cover

If You Believe In Me

2022

Read to Your Bunny book cover

Read to Your Bunny

1997

Ready to Read book cover

Ready to Read

2001

Fiona's Little Lie book cover

Fiona's Little Lie

2016

A Merry Bunny Christmas book cover

A Merry Bunny Christmas

2009

Waiting for the Evening Star book cover

Waiting for the Evening Star

1993

Max's ABC book cover

Max's ABC

2006

Jack and the Beanstalk book cover

Jack and the Beanstalk

2023

Super Bunny Tales book cover

Super Bunny Tales

2010

Max & Ruby at the Warthogs' Wedding book cover

Max & Ruby at the Warthogs' Wedding

2014

Kindergators book cover

Kindergators

Miracle Melts Down

2012

A Visit to Dr. Duck book cover

A Visit to Dr. Duck

2014

Through the Hidden Door book cover

Through the Hidden Door

1987

Max's Valentine book cover

Max's Valentine

2003

When No One Was Looking book cover

When No One Was Looking

1980

Birthday book cover

Birthday

2010

Max and Ruby's Treasure Hunt book cover

Max and Ruby's Treasure Hunt

2012

Bunny Mail book cover

Bunny Mail

2004

Spooky Bunny Tales book cover

Spooky Bunny Tales

2012

Felix Stands Tall book cover

Felix Stands Tall

2015

A Lion for Lewis book cover

A Lion for Lewis

1982

Max & Ruby and Twin Trouble book cover

Max & Ruby and Twin Trouble

2019

Ruby's Falling Leaves book cover

Ruby's Falling Leaves

2007

McDuff Comes Home book cover

McDuff Comes Home

1997

Max's First Word book cover

Max's First Word

1979

McDuff and the Baby book cover

McDuff and the Baby

1997

Streets of Gold book cover

Streets of Gold

1999

Mary On Horseback book cover

Mary On Horseback

1998

Noisy Nora book cover

Noisy Nora

1973

The Small World of Binky Braverman book cover

The Small World of Binky Braverman

2003

Bunny Fairy Tales book cover

Bunny Fairy Tales

2009

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star book cover

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

2006

Ruby's Cupcakes book cover

Ruby's Cupcakes

2011

Max Makes a Friend book cover

Max Makes a Friend

2010

First Tomato book cover

First Tomato

1992

Sunny Bunny Tales book cover

Sunny Bunny Tales

2009

Bunny Party book cover

Bunny Party

2001

Max's New Suit book cover

Max's New Suit

1979

Peabody book cover

Peabody

1983

Sophie's Halloween Disguise book cover

Sophie's Halloween Disguise

2018

Read Me a Story book cover

Read Me a Story

2002

Following Grandfather book cover

Following Grandfather

2012

Ruby's Rainbow book cover

Ruby's Rainbow

2012

Max and Ruby's Show-and-Tell book cover

Max and Ruby's Show-and-Tell

2006

Lucy Comes to Stay book cover

Lucy Comes to Stay

1994

Red Moon at Sharpsburg book cover

Red Moon at Sharpsburg

2007

Peek-a-boo book cover

Peek-a-boo

2009

Max Can Read! book cover

Max Can Read!

2022

Ruby's Tea Party book cover

Ruby's Tea Party

2016

Shy Charles book cover

Shy Charles

1988

Happy Halloween! book cover

Happy Halloween!

2008

When I Grow Up book cover

When I Grow Up

2003

Lincoln and His Boys book cover

Lincoln and His Boys

2008

The Language of Doves book cover

The Language of Doves

1996

Morris's Disappearing Bag book cover

Morris's Disappearing Bag

1975

Fritz and the Mess Fairy book cover

Fritz and the Mess Fairy

1991

The McDuff Stories book cover

The McDuff Stories

2000

The School Play book cover

The School Play

2001

Ruby's Rainy Day book cover

Ruby's Rainy Day

2004

Counting Peas book cover

Counting Peas

2009

Letters and Sounds book cover

Letters and Sounds

2001

Ten Kisses for Sophie! book cover

Ten Kisses for Sophie!

2016

Max and Ruby in Pandora's Box book cover

Max and Ruby in Pandora's Box

1993

Max's Halloween book cover

Max's Halloween

2004

My Havana book cover

My Havana

Memories of a Cuban Boyhood

2010

Hazel's Amazing Mother book cover

Hazel's Amazing Mother

1985

The Man in the Woods book cover

The Man in the Woods

1984

Shopping book cover

Shopping

2009

Moss Pillows book cover

Moss Pillows

1992

Bubble Gum Radar book cover

Bubble Gum Radar

2002

The Gulps book cover

The Gulps

2007

Max and Ruby's Preschool Pranks book cover

Max and Ruby's Preschool Pranks

2016

The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries book cover

The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries

2006

The World Around Us book cover

The World Around Us

2001

How Many, How Much? book cover

How Many, How Much?

2001

Otto Runs For President book cover

Otto Runs For President

2008

Practice Make Perfect book cover

Practice Make Perfect

2002

Max's Bedtime book cover

Max's Bedtime

1985

The House in the Mail book cover

The House in the Mail

2002

Hungry Bunny Tales book cover

Hungry Bunny Tales

2012

The Secret Birthday book cover

The Secret Birthday

2002

Say Hello, Sophie! book cover

Say Hello, Sophie!

2017

Ivy Takes Care book cover

Ivy Takes Care

2013

Stanley and Rhoda book cover

Stanley and Rhoda

1978

Max and Ruby's Bedtime Book book cover

Max and Ruby's Bedtime Book

2010

Yoko Writes Her Name book cover

Yoko Writes Her Name

2008

Sophie's Christmas Surprise book cover

Sophie's Christmas Surprise

2018

Clean-Up Time book cover

Clean-Up Time

2009

Mama, Don't Go! book cover

Mama, Don't Go!

2001

The Halloween Parade book cover

The Halloween Parade

2001

Max's Birthday book cover

Max's Birthday

1985

Be My Valentine book cover

Be My Valentine

2001

Don't Spill It Again, James book cover

Don't Spill It Again, James

1977

Max's Christmas Stocking book cover

Max's Christmas Stocking

2003

Sandbox book cover

Sandbox

2010

Bunny Cakes book cover

Bunny Cakes

1997

Yoko book cover

Yoko

1998

Max's Ride book cover

Max's Ride

1979

Goodnight Max book cover

Goodnight Max

1998

Benjamin and Tulip book cover

Benjamin and Tulip

1973

Edward Unready for School book cover

Edward Unready for School

1985

Time-Out for Sophie book cover

Time-Out for Sophie

2013

Felix and the Worrier book cover

Felix and the Worrier

2003

My Very First 100 Words book cover

My Very First 100 Words

2022

Kindergators book cover

Kindergators

Hands Off, Harry!

2011

The Fisherman and His Wife book cover

The Fisherman and His Wife

1998

Yoko's Paper Cranes book cover

Yoko's Paper Cranes

2001

Max's Checkup book cover

Max's Checkup

2010

Ruby Writes a Story book cover

Ruby Writes a Story

2015

McDuff Goes to School book cover

McDuff Goes to School

2001

Play with Max and Ruby book cover

Play with Max and Ruby

2002

Yoko's Show-and-Tell book cover

Yoko's Show-and-Tell

2011

Funny Bunny Tales book cover

Funny Bunny Tales

2011

Rachel Field's Hitty book cover

Rachel Field's Hitty

Her First Hundred Years

1999

A Christmas Tree for Ruby book cover

A Christmas Tree for Ruby

2012

Edward's Overwhelming Overnight book cover

Edward's Overwhelming Overnight

1995

On the Night Before Kindergarten book cover

On the Night Before Kindergarten

2023

Little Bunny, Big Germs book cover

Little Bunny, Big Germs

2022

Max's Christmas book cover

Max's Christmas

1986

Yoko Learns to Read book cover

Yoko Learns to Read

2012

Max Counts His Chickens book cover

Max Counts His Chickens

2007

Use Your Words, Sophie book cover

Use Your Words, Sophie

2015

McDuff's Wild Romp book cover

McDuff's Wild Romp

2005

Max & Ruby's Christmas Tree book cover

Max & Ruby's Christmas Tree

2007

Adding It Up book cover

Adding It Up

2001

Felix Feels Better book cover

Felix Feels Better

2000

McDuff's New Friend book cover

McDuff's New Friend

1997

Max's Half Birthday book cover

Max's Half Birthday

2018

Max and Ruby's Busy Week book cover

Max and Ruby's Busy Week

2002

Emily's First 100 Days of School book cover

Emily's First 100 Days of School

1900

Wingwalker book cover

Wingwalker

2002

My Shining Star book cover

My Shining Star

Raising A Child Who Is Ready To Learn

2006

Max and Ruby's Midas book cover

Max and Ruby's Midas

Another Greek Myth

1995

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