New Releases by Rosemary Wells

Hop into three fairy tales starring bunnies Max and Ruby.

Oh, no! Santa left his glasses in his sleigh. Now Ruby''s gifts are in Max''s stocking and Max''s gifts are in Ruby''s stocking. What will happen on Christmas morning?

The Worrier visits Felix night after night, reminding him of what could go wrong the next day, until the night that a special birthday present changes everything. 20,000 first printing.

Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria''s parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria chose ballet. It was a decision that would change not only the course of her life, but the face of classical ballet in America. The fascinating story of Maria Tallchief''s rise to become America''s prima ballerina will captivate young readers.

Charles is a mouse of few words. He doesn’t like to talk, and he’s perfectly happy playing by himself. But his parents are not happy. “It’s time he played football or joined the ballet,” says Charles’s father. So off Charles goes to ballet class, where he curls up and pretends to be asleep. Football proves even less successful. Will anything bring Charles out of his shell? “A nicely told fable as helpful for their parents as for shy children in need of respect.” —The New York Times Book Review “Wells has a time-tested talent for taking a keenly felt emotion—in this case shyness—and exploring it in a manner that is reassuring to young listeners.” —Booklist

Based on "Timothy goes to school" and other stories.

A tale of funny bunny money for Rosemary Wells''s bestselling Max and Ruby! It''s Grandma''s birthday, and Ruby knows exactly what Grandma would love-a beautiful ballerina box. Max also knows what she''d love-a scary pair of ooey-gooey vampire teeth. Ruby has saved up a walletful of bills, but as unexpected mishap after mishap occurs, money starts running through the bunnies'' fingers.... Will they have enough left for the perfect present? Wells'' adorable story is also a fun and lively introduction to early math.

Max''s room is a mess. There is sand from his toy dump truck, a swarm of escaped ant farm ants, a rotten Easter egg, and a stray piece of gum-on-a-string. It''s definitely time to clean up. Max''s always-efficient sister, Ruby, is quick to take charge--and of course Max wants to help. But since Max has ideas of his own, the clean up doesn''t turn out exactly as Ruby has planned....

Timothy is very excited about starting school--until he meets Claude. Claude sits next to him, and he wears all the right clothes, says all the right things, and garners all the praise from his teacher and classmates. Timothy is feeling down, until he meets a girl who''s having the same problem with her seatmate...."Children will easily relate to this tale, in which humor and realism effectively mesh." --Booklist, starred review

It''s tough being the middle mouse. No one''s paying any attention to Nora, so she decides to do something her family can''t ignore: make noise. Nora slams windows, bangs doors, and upsets furniture, to no avail. It''s not until she crashes out the door--and the house goes strangely silent--that her family realizes: a noisy Nora is much better than no Nora at all."A wonderful story." --Booklist

It''s Grandma''s birthday, and Max wants to make her an icky, worm-infested cake. But Ruby says, "No, Max. We are going to make Grandma an angel surprise cake, with raspberry-fluff icing." Will Max let his bossy older sister keep him out of the kitchen? Or will they both become bunnies who bake?

Based on a memoir written in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life in the United States.

Max learns a more sophisticated word than the ones his sister tries to teach him.

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

Ruby tries to stop her young brother Max from eating so many sweets by reading him an altered version of the story of King Midas.

CHILDREN''S BOOKS/AGES 4-8

Though Max''s sister offers him her stuffed animals, he cannot sleep without his red rubber elephant.

Bullying Tulip attacks meek Benjamin once too often and is startled to be flattened by Benjamin and his large watermelon.

Hating the boarding school where she is sent against her wishes, a thirteen-year-old finds her rebellion getting her in increasingly deeper trouble.