Rosemary Wells

Wednesday, April 3 @ 3:00 (presentation at 3:30)

Rosemary Wells & Jim LaMarche have teamed up to create an unforgettable story for the middle grades (ages 8 & up), Ivy Takes Care. Brokenhearted when her best friend departs for the summer, Ivy spends her own summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest, sharing her season of discovery with a stubborn pony, a mischievous puppy and a scarred racehorse.

Wells continues to bring us new books two at once. In the spirit of Max & Ruby, Yoko and Noisy Nora, we meet Sophie in Time-Out for Sophie.

Sophie means to be a good little mouse, but she just can't resist testing the limits with her patient parents and grandmother.

Eat supper? More fun to throw it on the floor. Fold the laundry? More fun to knock over the pile. Read with Grandma? More fun to steal her glasses. And then it's time out for Sophie!

Sophie's adorable antics will strike a chord with children and parents alike. (Picture book for ages 2 & up.)

Born in in New York City, Rosemary Wells grew up in a house filledwith "books, dogs, and nineteenth-century music." After a brief tenure at the Museum School in Boston, she married and began a career as a book designer, then published her own first picture book in 1968. From the start, Rosemary Wells’s work has been recognized for its strong sense of humor and realism and its gently rebellious approach to childhood. Her books have received numerous honors, including a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year award for My Very First Mother Goose.

As a child, Jim LaMarche thought he might grow up to be a magician...or a down-hill ski racer...or Davy Crockett. We are all the richer because he decided to become an author & illustrator. Some of our favorites are Albert by Donna Jo Napoli & winner of the Hicklebee's book of the Year Award, The Rainbabies by Laura Melmed, A Story for Bear by Dennis Haseley and The Raft by Jim Lamarche. He lives in Santa Cruz with his family.

Location: Street: 1378 Lincoln Ave City: San Jose, Province: California Postal Code: 95125-3010 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

FOR KIDS: Fans of the Max and Ruby book series and Nickelodeon show, rejoice! Everyone’s favorite bunny duo is back with their best adventure yet in Max and Ruby's treasure hunt (Viking, $17.99) . Max and Ruby have planned a picnic with their friends Louise and Lily, but when it is rained out, Grandma has a great idea: an indoor treasure hunt. Grandma plants the clues, each one a Mother Goose or nursery rhyme that has to be completed to find the next clue, and the grand prize is a treasure chest containing gold-wrapped chocolate coins. Young readers will find the Mother Goose characters and nursery rhymes are fun to recognize and complete. Max and Ruby's treasure hunt is bound to be a new favorite! Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies, Max and Ruby, who star in their own television show on Nick Jr. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to five girls. 6pm

Location: Street: 265 Aragon Ave City: Coral Gables, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33134-5008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Thursday, November 15, 4 p.m.

Children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells will sign her new book, Max and Ruby's treasure hunt.

Follow the clues and find the treasure with Max and Ruby in this interactive picture book with lift-the-flap clues!

Don't forget your camera! Our furry friend Max will also be available for photos after the signing line. del.icio.us Facebook Google StumbleUpon Twitter Yahoo

Location: Street: 1511 South 1500 East City: Salt Lake City, Province: Utah Postal Code: 84105 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Rosemary Wells promotes Max and Ruby's Treasure Hunt.

In Max & Ruby’s Treasure Hunt, 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. This is a FREE children's event, open to all! (jpmoore)… (more)

Rosemary Wells returns with two new books! Sunday, November 11, 2:00

Max & Ruby are like peanutbutter & jelly - we just can't get enough! Delight in their newest interactive escapade in Max & Ruby's Treasure Hunt.

"..Perfect for one-to-one sharing or small group participation; one reading will not be enough." ~ Kirkus Review

In Following Grandfather, Wells explores the grief of a young mouse upon the passing of her beloved Grandfather.

"... Writing with tenderness and humor, Wells creates an authentic, parallel, mouse-sized world within Boston while introducing readers to human-sized devotion and grief in the fully developed relationship between Jenny and Grandfather... Poignant and sweet." ~ Kirkus Review

Born in in New York City, Rosemary Wells grew up in a house filledwith "books, dogs, and nineteenth-century music." After a brief tenure at the Museum School in Boston, she married and began a career as a book designer, then published her own first picture book in 1968. From the start, Rosemary Wells’s work has been recognized for its strong sense of humor and realism and its gently rebellious approach to childhood. Her books have received numerous honors, including a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year award for MY VERY FIRST MOTHER GOOSE.

Location: Street: 1378 Lincoln Ave City: San Jose, Province: California Postal Code: 95125-3010 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Children's literature LEGEND Rosemary Wells is visiting Tacoma for a regional conference she's attending. She's also doing some touring for her new Max & Ruby book, Max & Ruby's Treasure Hunt. We talked our friends at the public library there into letting us host her at a super-swanky evening event. It wasn't hard to do!

This event is aimed at her adult fans, for the teachers, educators, and everyone else who's grown up and taught with and read from her books for years and who want to hear her amazing insights into kid lit.

This is not a story time!

Location: Street: Tacoma Public Library Additional: 1102 Tacoma Ave. South City: Tacoma, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98402 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Rosemary Wells , Max and Ruby's Snowy Day (Max and Ruby).

Ruby is letting Max visit the Twig, hope he saves some money for the bus
ride home! Meet Max the bunny on Saturday, December 19th@10:30AM (Plenty of
parking in the lots under South 281 off Broadway on Pearl Parkway) Miss
Anastasia and Max will be waiting for you in the new Twig@Pearl's Full Goods
Building. Get ready for some silly Max and Ruby stories, yummy bunny
friendly snacks, and a cuddly craft. And don't forget to get your picture
taken with Max!! Free and All ages welcome. The Twig@ Pearl's Full Good Building 200 E. Grayson San Antonio, TX 78215 (booksense)… (more)