Book Lists

Most Popular Books by Rosemary Wells

Rosemary Wells is the author of Max's Christmas Stocking (2003), Noisy Nora (2000), Max's Chocolate Chicken (2025), McDuff Moves in (1998), Max's Bug (2017).

41 - 80 of 1,000,000 results
<< >>

Max's Christmas Stocking

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Max's Christmas Stocking
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?

Noisy Nora

release date: Jul 01, 2000
Noisy Nora
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

Max's Chocolate Chicken

release date: Jan 28, 2025
Max's Chocolate Chicken
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!

McDuff Moves in

release date: Jan 01, 1998
McDuff Moves in
A little white dog that nobody seems to want finds just the right home--and a name.

Max's Bug

release date: Jun 27, 2017
Max's Bug
Learn to read with beloved bunnies Max and Ruby in this rhyming story! When Max''s new friend—a bug—gets sick, Ruby recommends taking her to the vet, just like any other pet! Told in verse, this easy-to-read tale featuring classic characters from bestselling author Rosemary Wells will be one that young readers return to again and again.

Streets of Gold

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Streets of Gold
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's Special Spring

release date: Feb 05, 2015
Max's Special Spring
In this 8x8 storybook, Ruby is cleaning up the backyard to attract robins—she’ll know it’s spring when she sees them! But Max keeps taking the leaves and branches that Ruby is trying to get rid of. Before long, robins appear near Max’s piles. Spring is here and thanks to Max, the birds have everything they need to build their nests!

Tallchief

release date: Oct 01, 2001
Tallchief
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.

Max's Lunch

release date: Jun 27, 2017
Max's Lunch
Learn to read with beloved bunnies Max and Ruby in this rhyming story! Max can''t wait to eat his lunch—until he discovers it''s gone! With help from Ruby, can Max find the missing meal? Perfect for beginning readers and fans of the classic characters from Rosemary Wells, this book about Max''s delicious and nutritious lunch makes story time a treat!

Max's Bedtime

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

McDuff and the Baby

release date: Apr 01, 2006
McDuff and the Baby
When Fred and Lucy bring home a new baby, McDuff is worried! It’s been just the three of them ever since McDuff moved in! Is there really room for one more in their family?

Felix and the Worrier

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Felix and the Worrier
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.

Letters and Sounds

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Letters and Sounds
Based on "Timothy goes to school" and other stories.

Ivy Takes Care

release date: Feb 26, 2013
Ivy Takes Care
In a heart- and humor-filled adventure by On the Blue Comet author Rosemary Wells, a girl spends a summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest. Brokenhearted after her best friend leaves for the entire summer, Ivy rallies and finds herself something new and exciting to do: she hires herself out to look after people’s farm animals and pets while they’re away. So begins a summer of discovery and definition for tenderhearted but sensible Ivy, who must win over the stubborn pony Chestnut, take on the training of a puppy named Inca, and patiently court the trust of the magnificent but scarred racehorse, Andromeda. All this while tending to her own private hurts and hopes, and managing the hapless tagalong Billy Joe, who has a knack for trouble and accidents like nobody else. Celebrated writer Rosemary Wells delivers a compassionately observed and exquisitely distilled novel set in mid-century Nevada about a heroine with an exceptional gift, a heart of gold, and a budding dream for her future.

Use Your Words, Sophie

release date: Jan 01, 2015
Use Your Words, Sophie
"When Sophie''s new sister won''t stop crying, only two-year-old Sophie can communicate with her, even if she isn''t using her words as her parents want her to"--

Little Bunny, Big Germs

release date: Mar 01, 2022
Little Bunny, Big Germs
For the youngest of preschool readers comes Little Bunny, Big Germs, a pitch-perfect primer on germs and good hygiene from Rosemary Wells. Little bunny hates to wash his hands. Towels and soap? He just says nope. But little bunny doesn''t know that there are hundreds of wiggling, squiggling germs on his hands. Most of them are asleep—but some are waiting to wake up. When little bunny catches a cold, he''s sent home from school. How do we protect ourselves and others from germs? Little bunny is about to find out! Godwin Books

Max Can Read!

release date: Oct 04, 2022
Max Can Read!
From beloved author-illustrator Rosemary Wells comes a brand-new Max & Ruby story about Max surprising Grandma and Ruby when he finds a way to read the instruction book when no one else can! When the mail carrier brings a big package from Uncle Gyorgy in Bulgaria to the house, Max turns to his Reading Is Fun book to help understand the instructions. But the book doesn’t help one bit. And Ruby is too busy. Grandma reserves a Bulgarian dictionary at the library, but the interlibrary loan will take weeks. It’s Max to the rescue in this clever and satisfying story. Max and Ruby have their own TV show on Nick Jr.!

Shy Charles

release date: Jun 25, 2001
Shy Charles
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

Timothee Va a L'Ecole

release date: Jan 01, 2003
41 - 80 of 1,000,000 results
<< >>


  • Aboutread.com makes it one-click away to discover great books from local library by linking books/movies to your library catalog search.

  • Copyright © 2026 Aboutread.com