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Rosemary Wells

Rosemary Wells (born January 29, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She is well known for using animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well known characters are Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko.

Works (50)

Cover of Happy Halloween! (Max & Ruby)
Happy Halloween! (Max & Ruby)
August 14, 2008
Cover of Yoko
Yoko
1998
Cover of Bunny Money (Wells, Rosemary. Max and Ruby Book.)
Bunny Money (Wells, Rosemary. Max and Ruby Book.)
January 1997
Cover of Max's chocolate chicken
Max's chocolate chicken
1989
Cover of Ruby's beauty shop
Ruby's beauty shop
2002
Cover of Max's Dragon Shirt
Max's Dragon Shirt
March 2001
Cover of Ruby scores a goal
Ruby scores a goal
Cover of Bunny Cakes (Max and Ruby)
Bunny Cakes (Max and Ruby)
February 1, 2000
Cover of Bunny party
Bunny party
2001
Cover of Through the hidden door
Through the hidden door
2002
Cover of Morris's Disappearing Bag
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1981
Cover of Max's breakfast
Max's breakfast
September 2, 1999
Cover of McDuff moves in
McDuff moves in
1997
Cover of Noisy Nora
Noisy Nora
April 10, 2003
Cover of Max's Bedtime (Max and Ruby)
Max's Bedtime (Max and Ruby)
September 2, 1999
Cover of McDuff saves the day
McDuff saves the day
2002
Cover of Mary on Horseback
Mary on Horseback
1998
Cover of Emily's First 100 Days of School
Emily's First 100 Days of School
2000
Cover of Yoko's Paper Cranes
Yoko's Paper Cranes
2001
Cover of Only you
Only you
2003
Cover of Max's First Word (Max and Ruby)
Max's First Word (Max and Ruby)
January 1, 2004
Cover of When No One Was Looking
When No One Was Looking
October 12, 1981
Cover of Ruby's Cupcakes (Max and Ruby)
Ruby's Cupcakes (Max and Ruby)
Cover of The Man In the Woods
The Man In the Woods
1984
Cover of Max and Ruby's Show-and-Tell (Max and Ruby)
Max and Ruby's Show-and-Tell (Max and Ruby)
July 20, 2006
Cover of Timothy Goes to School
Timothy Goes to School
October 1, 1992
Cover of Play With Max and Ruby
Play With Max and Ruby
November 2003
Cover of Lassie Come-home
Lassie Come-home
1995
Cover of Max and Ruby's Pandora's Box
Max and Ruby's Pandora's Box
1993
Cover of Yoko writes her name
Yoko writes her name
2008
Cover of First tomato
First tomato
1992
Cover of Max & Ruby's Christmas tree
Max & Ruby's Christmas tree
Cover of Ruby's Rainy Day (Max and Ruby)
Ruby's Rainy Day (Max and Ruby)
March 8, 2004
Cover of The Halloween parade
The Halloween parade
2001
Cover of Red Moon at Sharpsburg
Red Moon at Sharpsburg
2007
Cover of Max's Ride
Max's Ride
April 17, 1989
Cover of Max's Birthday (Max and Ruby)
Max's Birthday (Max and Ruby)
September 2, 1999
Cover of Max and Ruby Play School (Max and Ruby)
Max and Ruby Play School (Max and Ruby)
2003
Cover of Max's Toys (Max and Ruby)
Max's Toys (Max and Ruby)
January 1, 2004
Cover of Max's Christmas Stocking (Max and Ruby)
Max's Christmas Stocking (Max and Ruby)
September 22, 2003
Cover of Max and Ruby's Midas
Max and Ruby's Midas
May 26, 2003
Cover of On the Blue Comet
On the Blue Comet
Cover of Following Grandfather
Following Grandfather
Cover of What's your favorite animal?
What's your favorite animal?
Cover of Max and ruby's snowy day
Max and ruby's snowy day
November 18, 2004
Cover of Shy Charles
Shy Charles
May 1, 1992
Cover of Max's Halloween
Max's Halloween
August 19, 2004
Cover of Read me a story
Read me a story
2002
Cover of The school play
The school play
2001
Cover of McDuff's New Friend (Mcduff)
McDuff's New Friend (Mcduff)
September 1, 2001