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Rosemary Wells is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She often uses animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby and Timothy Goes to School, both were later adapted into Canadian-animated preschool television series, the former of which aired on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block and the latter of which aired on PBS Kids.

Background & Career
Wells was born in New York City and raised in Red Bank, New Jersey. Her mother was a ballerina with the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and her father was a playwright. She began drawing at age two. Wells' family encouraged her artistic talents and love of stories. "Reading stories aloud was as much a part of my childhood as the air I breathed," she recalled. When Wells was nineteen, she attended the Boston Museum School, where she studied illustration. Before becoming an author and illustrator, Wells worked as an art editor for Allyn and Bacon, Inc and as an art designer for Macmillan Publishing. In 1963, she married architect Thomas Moore Wells, with whom she has two daughters. In 1968, Wells published her first book, an illustrated version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s A Song to Sing, O!. In her career of more than 30 years, she has published more than 60 books. Wells often uses animals as characters. In the children's journal Stone Soup, Wells explained that she writes using animals because it allows her to address sophisticated, controversial topics in ways children can understand and adults can accept. For example, Yoko tackles the thorny topic of racism. It is about a young Japanese kitten who, in the beginning, is ostracized when she brings in sushi for her school lunch. At the story's conclusion, she gains acceptance by hosting a school luncheon where everyone brings in food native to their family from around the world. Many of the animal characters, such as those in Max & Ruby, interact with one another much as humans would, while others such as McDuff, a West Highland Terrier, take on a more realistic role as the adopted pet of a young couple. ==Works==
Works
Children's books ;1971–1973 Library of Congress catalog records imply that these six are children's picture books. • Impossible, Possum (1971), written by Ellen ConfordA Hot Thirsty Day (1971), by Marjorie W. SharmatTwo Sisters and Some Hornets (1972), by Beryl Epstein and Dorrit Davis • Unfortunately Harriet (1972) • Noisy Nora (1973) • Benjamin & Tulip (1973) ;Later • AbdulBingoCarry Me! • ''Doris's Dinosaur'' • Edward the Unready series • Edward Unready for School • ''Edward's Overwhelming Overnight'' • Edward in Deep Water • ''Emily's First 100 Days of School'' • Felix Feels BetterFelix Stands Tall • ''Fiona's Little Lie'' • Fritz and the Mess FairyGetting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein FavoritesGood Night FredGoodnight Lucas • ''Hazel's Amazing Mother'' • I Love You: A Bushel and a Peck • Kindergators series • Hands Off, Harry!Miracle Melts DownLassieLassie Come-HomeLove WavesMax & Ruby series • Baby Max & Ruby: Clean-Up TimeBaby Max & Ruby: Peek-a-BooBaby Max & Ruby: Red BootsBaby Max & Ruby: ShoppingBunny CakesBunny MailBunny MoneyBunny PartyGoodnight MaxHooray for Max • ''Max & Ruby in Pandora's Box'' – Max & Ruby's First Greek Myth • Max & Ruby Play School • ''Max & Ruby's Bedtime Book'' • ''Max & Ruby's Busy Week'' • ''Max & Ruby's Midas: Another Greek Myth'' • ''Max & Ruby's Preschool Pranks'' • ''Max & Ruby's Show and Tell'' • ''Max & Ruby's Snowy Day'' • ''Max & Ruby's Storybook Collection'' • Max Cleans UpMax Counts His ChickensMax Drives Away • ''Max's ABC'' • ''Max's Bath'' • ''Max's Bedtime'' • ''Max's Birthday'' • ''Max's Breakfast'' • ''Max's Bunny Business'' • ''Max's Chocolate Chicken'' • ''Max's Christmas'' • ''Max's Christmas Stocking'' • ''Max's Dragon Shirt'' • ''Max's First Word'' • ''Max's New Suit'' • ''Max's Ride'' • ''Max's Snowsuit'' • ''Max's Toys'' • ''Max's Work of Art'' • Play with Max & RubyRead to Your Bunny • ''Ruby's Beauty Shop'' • ''Ruby's Cupcakes'' • ''Ruby's Falling Leaves'' • ''Ruby's Tea for Two'' • McDuff series • McDuff and FriendsMcDuff and the BabyMcDuff Comes HomeMcDuff Goes to SchoolMcDuff Moves InMcDuff Saves the DayMcDuff Steps OutMcDuff Stories • ''McDuff's Favorite Things'' • ''McDuff's Hide-and-Seek'' • ''McDuff's New Friend; reissued as McDuff's Christmas'' • ''McDuff's Wild Romp'' • ''Morris's Disappearing Bag'' • Mother Goose series (illustrator only) • My Very First Mother GooseHere Comes Mother Goose • ''Mother Goose's Little Treasures'' • My KindergartenMy Shining StarNight Sounds, Morning ColorsOld MacDonaldOtto Runs for PresidentPeabodyShy Charles • Sophie series • Sophie’s Christmas SurpriseSophie’s Halloween Disguise • ''Sophie's Terrible Twos'' • Ten Kisses for SophieTime Out for SophieUse Your Words SophieStanley and Rhoda • ''Stella's Starliner'' • Tell Me a Trudy (illustrator only) • The Bear Went Over the MountainThe Christmas Mystery (illustrator only) • The Gulps (writer only, by Marc Brown) • The Itsy Bitsy SpiderThe Miraculous Tale of the Two MariesTimothy Goes to School • Voyage to the Bunny Planet series • First TomatoThe Island LightMoss Pillows • Yoko series • YokoYoko Learns to ReadYoko Writes Her Name • ''Yoko's Paper Cranes'' • ''Yoko's Show-and-Tell'' • ''Yoko's World of Kindness'' • Yoko Finds Her Way ;Musicals • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical (directed by Rosemary Newcott, not Rosemary Wells) Other booksFog Comes on Little Pig Feet (1972) • John and the Rarey (1968) published by Funk & Wagnalls • Following GrandfatherHelp Children Cope with DivorceHelp Children Cope with GriefHouse in the MailLincoln and His BoysMary on HorsebackMy Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood, written with Secundino Fernandez, illustrated by Peter Ferguson • On the Blue Comet, illus. Bagram IbatoullineRed Moon at SharpsburgStreets of GoldThrough the Hidden DoorLeave Well Enough AloneThe Man in the WoodsWhen No One Was LookingLittle Bunny, Big Germs == Awards and recognition ==
Awards and recognition
Rosemary Wells's books have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Horn Book Magazine. She has been nominated for numerous awards, such as the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Black-Eyed Susan Award, the Red Clover Award, and the Beehive Award. She has won the following: • Irma S. and James H. Black Award, 1975 - ''Morris's Disappearing Bag'' • Virginia Readers Choice Award, 1987 - Man in the WoodsBoston Globe-Horn Book Award, 1989 - Shy CharlesParents' Choice Award, 2014 - ''Stella's Starliner'' ==References==
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