New Releases by Rosemary Wells

Mrs. Jenkins'' class is all dressed up for the Halloween Parade. But when a class bully arrives on the scene and threatens to scare a shy playschooler and ruin the day, it''s Yoko (dressed as a sushi roll) and Timothy (dressed as spinach) to the rescue!

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.

Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead, she spent her life fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses on horseback joined Mary . . . and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary’s story is amazing. And it is true. “Wells’s realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one’s a gem.”—School Library Journal

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

Max''s old blue overalls are disgusting, and Ruby has exactly enough money to buy him a new pair of pants. But what Max really wants is a ferocious, green dragon shirt. When the two get separated in the clothing store, the antics begin. Children will cheer as Max unwittingly outwits his bossy, older sister once again. "Another gleeful romp with a pair of unforgettable hares." --Publishers Weekly

All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister Ruby says, "First we go on an egg hunt." Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs-and he finds only ants and acorns-he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!

Brief rhyming text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.

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

A child explores the senses by reflecting on experiences associated with the seasons.

Fritz, a master at creating terrible messes, meets his match when his science project goes wrong and the Mess Fairy emerges.

When Max snoops in his sister''s jewelry box, she reads her own version of the classic Greek myth about how Pandora''s curiosity sets loose all the horrors of the world. Full-color illustrations.

A young crippled prince must reclaim his kingdom from his evil uncle, with the help of a magic cape from his godmother. This adaptation of the story uses animal characters.

CHILDREN''S BOOKS/AGES 4-8

A spoof about cookbooks and home entertaining with recipes and instructions that are written in jest and not to be followed.

When Hazel and her beloved doll Eleanor are set upon by bullies, Hazel''s mother comes to the rescue in a surprising way.

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

In three episodes a brother and sister deal with Rhoda''s untidy room, a bee sting, and a baby sitter.

SUMMARY: The old mother camel''s new baby, Abdul, is a strange looking creature that causes his owner all sorts of problems.

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