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Ages 3-8 •Picture Books
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88
Rosemary
Wells
BUNNY CAKES
It’s Grandma’s birthday, and Max and
Ruby want to make to make her a cake.
But will they make Ruby’s angel surprise
cake with raspberry-fluff icing or Max’s
icky earthworm cake with caterpillar icing?
“A confectionary delight, with layers
of laughter.” —School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, CE, HG, KH, PWH, RT, SLJH, TE, W
9 x 9 32 pp. 2000
978-0-14-056667-3 $5.99
BUNNY MONEY
“Take one resolute Ruby, and one sly
Max, blend in a shopping trip to buy
Grandmother’s birthday present—and a
money mix up is sure to happen. Ruby’s
gift of choice is a ballerina-decorated
music box, Max’s is vampire teeth oozing
all cherry syrup....Wells’ droll humor
is right on the money.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, C, K, PW, SLJH
9 x 9 32 pp. 2000
978-0-14-056750-2 $5.99
BUNNY PARTY
“Max and Ruby host a birthday bash
for Grandma. But each time Ruby sets
the table, Max not only replaces Ruby’s
guests with his own, he also adds a few
more in the process.”—Publishers Weekly
“Charming fun and a little counting
practice rolled into one.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, H, K, PW, SLJ
9 x 9 32 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250162-7 $5.99
HAZEL’S AMAZING MOTHER
“Hazel and her doll Eleanor get lost one
day on the way home from an errand.
Mother manages to literally fly to their
rescue.’’ —The New York Times “A wellcrafted
fantasy with quality illustrations...
this deserves first purchase considerations.’’
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, CE, CR, H, NYT, PW, SLJ, W
8 3/8 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 1989
978-0-14-054911-9 $5.99
MAX AND RUBY IN
PANDORA’S BOX
Ruby wants Max to stay out of her
room, but Max wants in. He just has
to see what’s inside of her jewelry box.
When the sign on her door fails to keep
him out, Ruby tells Max her own version
of the Greek myth Pandora’s Box. Will
the story of one overly curious bunny
who learned her lesson about snooping
teach Max his? “Clever and great fun...
fans of the droll, mischievous bunny will
welcome him back.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, SLJ
7 7/8 x 8 9/16 32 pp. 1998
978-0-14-056415-0 $5.99
MAX AND RUBY’S MIDAS
“With wicked humor, Wells retells the
Midas myth and subverts the moral
lesson. Max the bunny craves junk food,
so he hoards all the cupcakes. His older
sister, Ruby, worries about him, so she
tells him a bedtime story about the little
bunny Prince Midas, who discovers that
he can use laser-beams from his eyes to
transform prune whip into a hot-fudge
sundae.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ
8 x 8 32 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250066-8 $5.99
MAX CLEANS UP
“Ruby is attempting to get Max to clean
up his room. Instead of throwing away
such things as dirt from his dump truck,
ants from his ant farm, an old Easter
egg, a melted Popsicle, and other gooey
things, he deposits all of them in his
front pocket. This, of course, leads to a
messy discovery on the last page.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
9 x 9 32 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230133-3 $5.99
MAX’S CHOCOLATE CHICKEN
“It’s cause for celebration when rabbit
toddler Max and his bossy sister Ruby
return to share another holiday with
young readers. Max falls in love with
a chocolate chicken...Ruby insists that
they hunt for eggs...winner claiming the
chicken. Determined Max gets his way...
surprise ending shows that Ruby is no
loser. ...simplicity of illustrations and
plot creates an entertaining story with a
beguiling main character.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: AN, BL, C, CE, HH K, NYC, PW, R, SLJH, TE
9 x 9 32 pp. 2000
978-0-14-056672-7 $5.99
MAX’S DRAGON SHIRT
“Always a good foil for Max, Ruby’s
up to her rabbit ears in trouble in this
exuberant new adventure. Max wants a
dragon shirt. Max needs new pants, and
Ruby’s charged with making sure he
gets them. Children will love the bright
colors and patterns Wells combines in
her pictures and chortle when the story
ends, as officious big sister Ruby gets the
comeuppance she so richly deserves.”
—Booklist
Rec: AN, BG, BL, CE, HH HG, K, PW, R, SLJ, W
9 x 9 32 pp. 2000
978-0-14-056727-4 $5.99
MORRIS’S DISAPPEARING BAG
A Christmas Story
Morris feels left out of his family’s holiday
fun, until he discovers a disappearing
bag under the Christmas tree. “Irresistible.
...The author-artist does...some
wonderful things with Morris’s ears and
eyes, expressing exactly the sentiments of
a put-out preschool rabbit.’’ —BooklistH
Rec: AN, BLH, CH, CE, CR, E, H, HG, K, NC, NYT, PW, SLJH,
T, TE
7 7/16 x 9 40 pp. 1975
978-0-14-230004-6 $5.99