New Releases by Rosemary Wells

Follow the clues and find the treasure with Max and Ruby! Oh no! A thunderstorm has ruined the picnic that Max and Ruby and their friends, Louise and Lily, have planned. Now the four friends have nothing to do. But Grandma saves the day with an ingenious treasure hunt. The clues are Mother Goose rhymes and jump-rope rhymes, and a missing word in each one leads the bunnies to the next clue, until they reach the prize, a treasure chest of gold-foil-wrapped chocolate coins. This interactive picture book with lift-the-flap clues will keep fans of the bunny siblings entertained for many readings. Max and Ruby star in their own popular show on Nick Jr.

Filled with Rosemary Wells'' signature bunnies, this read-aloud picture book is part of a national campaign to encourage parents to "Read to your bunny often/And . . . /Your bunny will read to you". Full color.

In this storybook with glitter on the cover, Ruby''s having a birthday party. While all the girls play games, Max can''t stop thinking about presents. When Ruby finally opens her gifts, Max gets his chance to give Ruby an extra-special birthday surprise!

Everybody’s favorite bunnies, Max and Ruby, are back, starring in their very own ABC concept book. Max’s ants have escaped from their farm, and now they’re searching for food. The ants start with Max’s sandwich, and soon they’re everywhere! Fortunately, Ruby comes to the rescue. Max’s ABC teaches the alphabet by featuring a different letter on each page, large and colorful so they’re easy to spot. The very youngest readers will love practicing their letters with Max and Ruby.

An intimate, moving portrait of Abraham Lincoln as rarely seen—through the eyes of his children—and captured in exquisite illustrations. Historians claim him as one of America’s most revered presidents. But to his rambunctious sons, Abraham Lincoln was above all a playful and loving father. Here is Lincoln as seen by two of his boys: Willie, thrilled to be on his first train trip when Lincoln was deciding to run for president; Willie and Tad barging into Cabinet meetings to lift Lincoln’s spirits in the early days of the Civil War, Tad accompanying him to Richmond just after the South’s defeat. With the war raging and the Union under siege, we see history unfolding through Willie’s eyes and then through Tad’s -- and we see Lincoln rising above his own inborn sadness and personal tragedy through his devotion to his sons. With evocative and engaging illustrations by P.J. Lynch, Rosemary Wells offers a carefully researched biography that gives us a Lincoln not frozen in time but accessible and utterly real. Back matter includes an author’s note.

Losing his family home and beloved model train set during the Great Depression, 11-year-old Oscar is forced to move in with difficult relatives before meeting an enigmatic drifter and witnessing an incredible crime that prompts his cross-country, celebrity-marked train journey. By the award-winning creator of the Max and Ruby series. 50,000 first printing.

Before Max and Ruby were preschoolers, they were Baby Max and Ruby. The popular bunny siblings are back in another board book as their baby selves. In Birthday, Max gets lots of wonderful birthday presents, but none quite so nice as Grandma''s! With eye-catching novelty elements, these irresistible board books will introduce the very youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.

Before Max and Ruby were preschoolers, they were Baby Max and Ruby. The popular bunny siblings are back in another board books as their baby selves. In Sandbox, Max and Ruby mix delectable treats out of bubbles, berries, birdseed, and sand. With eye-catching novelty elements, these irresistible board books will introduce the very youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.

Relates events in the childhood of architect Secundino Fernandez, who left his beloved Havana, Cuba, with his parents, first to spend a year in Spain, and later to move to New York City.

Before Max and Ruby were preschoolers, they were Baby Max and Ruby. The popular bunny siblings are back in another board books as their baby selves. In Love, readers find out who Max loves best. Is it the one who wakes him? The one who takes him for a ride? The one who plays with him? The one who stays with him? With eye-catching novelty elements, these irresistible board books will introduce the very youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.

Before Max and Ruby were preschoolers, they were Baby Max and Ruby. The popular bunny siblings are back in another board books as their baby selves. In Counting Peas, an ill-timed sneeze sends Max''s peas in all directions. Max helps out by picking them up: five, two, seven. With eye-catching novelty elements, these irresistible board books will introduce the very youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.

Before Max and Ruby were preschoolers, they were Baby Max and Ruby. The popular bunny siblings are back in another board books as their baby selves. In Clean-Up Time, Max and Ruby work together to put away their toys. With eye-catching novelty elements, these irresistible board books will introduce the very youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.

With their trademark wit and wisdom, Rosemary Wells and Marc Brown present a groundbreaking?and side-splittingly slapstick!?story which introduces the importance of healthy habits. When a fast-food fanatic family of bunnies set out vacation, they pack their RV full of TVs, Jiffy Chips, and Winky Twinks. But when the weighed-down vehicle wheezes to a halt in the middle of nowhere, Farmer Spratt saves the day by showing the Gulps the value of a fresh, home-cooked meal and the lasting benefits of physical activity. The Gulps'' transformation is sure to inspire a generation of super-sized kids?and parents?to turn over a new leaf!

McDuff the little white dog gets lost while chasing a bunny and needs help finding his way home.

McDuff the little white dog that nobody seems to want finds just the right home--and a name.

When the Civil War breaks out, life in the South is transformed and nothing remains the same. India Moody must summon the courage she didn’t know she had to plunge into one of the war’s most tragic and terrifying events—the Battle of Antietam, known in the South as Sharpsburg—in order to get medicine to her desperately sick father. As she struggles for survival during the Union’s brutal occupation, India gets an education in love and loss, the senseless devastation of war, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair.

In one modest volume, a kindergartner can experience--and re-experiance--a whole year''s worth of new skills and exciting school adventures with Emily and her friends, including learning the alphabet, drawing a map, counting to ten, telling the time and temperature, visiting the library for the first time, voting and more. Even better, young eager students will enjoy bringing the thrills of their classroom home to share with the family. Organized into monthly segments, and accompanied by bright, appealing artwork, this one-of-a-kind complete kindergarten book offers parents, teachers, and children a special way to share the most important school year in a child’s life.

The three original beloved Bunny Planet stories are now available in a single-volume gift edition with magnetic closure and ribbon place marker. Featuring full-color illustrations and a new poem introducing Janet the Bunny Queen, it''s a must-have for anyone who occasionally needs to be transported from mundane reality to "the day that should have been" on a happy planet where life is exactly as you want it to be.

After chasing a fat rabbit all over the neighbourhood, McDuff realizes taht he doesnt know how to get home! Itll take a keen noseand a new friendto help him find his way back to Fred and Lucy.

It is Christmas Eve and McDuff can''t settle.

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McDuff the little white dog that nobody seems to want finds just the right home--and a name.

Backlist titles in the beloved picture book series featuring the little Westie McDuff are now reissued in these affordable, repackaged editions. Illustrations.

These irresistible Max & Ruby board books will introduce the youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin. In Max''s Breakfast, Ruby tries hard to get Max to eat his breakfast egg.

It is overwhelming being the new student! Juanita is scared to pieces when she moves from Texas to Hilltop School -- there are so many new faces to learn, new songs to sing, and new games to play. Will Juanita ever feel she has a special place in Mrs. Jenkins''s classroom?

Timothy doesn''t play an instrument, but he''s determined to have a solo in the clas talent show. How can he learn enough about music to shine on stage? His good friend, Yoko, knows how: practice, practice, practice.

Wells waltzes readers through the stubbly cornfields of a lost America--a land of small farms, distant radio music, and county fairs where couples danced on the wings of planes. Full color.

Bestselling author Rosemary Wells tells a heartfelt holiday story The Chicago Tribune calls “One of the best.” It’s Christmas day and Morris is missing. He was there to open his present—a teddy bear—and to watch his older sisters and brother open their gifts. His siblings went off to play with each other’s new toys, but nobody wanted to play with Morris’s bear. So Morris found something new to play with—a disappearing bag. He jumped right in and became invisible! Now he has something everybody wants to try. But they have to find him first. This warm and humorous story proves that sometimes the littlest bunny gets the last laugh. * “Irresistible . . . The author-artist does some wonderful things with Morris’s cars and eyes, expressing exactly the sentiments of a put-out preschool rabbit.”—Booklist, starred review