Rosemary Wells
Rosemary Wells is both an author and illustrator of books for children of all ages. She has written and illustrated over 60 children’s books and has won many awards.
Wells was born in New York on January 29, 1943 and grew up in the countryside of New Jersey where she spent much of her time outside. Her father was a playwright and her mother was a dancer in the Russian Ballet. Her parents surrounded her with books growing up and she took to drawing when she was only two years old. Today, her two daughters, Victoria and Marguerite are the inspiration for her work, especially her stories about sibling rabbits, Max and Ruby.
Wells’s website is a great resource for learning more about her books and also includes games and coloring pages featuring characters from her books. We have many items by Rosemary Wells including Picture Books, Easy Readers, Junior Fiction and Young Adult Novels. There are even videos made from her stories. Here are just a few books by Rosemary Wells:
Bunny Mail
by Rosemary Wells
ages 4 - 8
book
Even though it is July, Max wants Santa to know he wants a bright red SandSpitter motorcycle with Bigfoot tires so he tries to send him letters. The letters accidentally end up with his Grandma and she misunderstands his intentions and sends him letters back with pictures of what she thinks he wants instead. Each letter can be “opened” in this “lift-the-flap” board book.
Emily's First 100 Days of School
by Rosemary Wells
ages 4 - 8
book, book in Spanish, kits
Emily starts her first day of Kindergarten both excited and scared. The teacher explains they will be keeping a number journal every day and counting up to 100 when they will celebrate the 100th day of school. Emily learns the meaning of numbers in her everyday life.
McDuff and the Baby
by Rosemary Wells; pictures by Susan Jeffers
ages 4 - 8
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McDuff, the white terrier from a number of Wells’s books, was used to all the attention in the house and had a good life until a stranger arrived in the house…a new baby. McDuff has to learn to adjust to the changes in the house.
Moss Pillows
by Rosemary Wells
ages 4 - 8
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Robert is not happy about his family’s Sunday visit to Uncle Ed’s, Aunt Margo’s and his big rough cousins so when things start going badly there, Robert takes an imaginary journey to a happy place, the Bunny Planet. (This is from a series of Voyage to the Bunny Planet books, which Wells says are the favorite of all her works.)
Noisy Nora
by Rosemary Wells
ages 4 - 8
book, book in Spanish, kit
Nora feels left out and ignored in her family with a baby brother and sister Kate to contend with so she goes around the house making as much noise as possible. Her family is always telling her to be quiet until she decides to run away and they realize how much they miss her.
The Germ Busters
by Rosemary Wells
ages 4 - 8
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From the Yoko & Friends School Days Beginning Readers series, Yoko and her friends learn about the importance of washing their hands often to protect against germs.
