Ī common theme in Rosemary Wells' stories is the use of animal characters rather than humans. She has since published more than 60 books in her over 30 year career. In 1963, she married architect Thomas Moore Wells, with whom she has two daughters, and in 1968, she published her first book, an illustrated version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s A Song to Sing, O!. 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. When Wells was nineteen, she attended the Boston Museum School where she studied illustration. Her mother was a ballerina with the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo and her father was a playwright. Wells was born in New York City and raised in Red Bank, New Jersey. block) since 2002), Noisy Nora, and Yoko. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby (later adapted into a Canadian-animated preschool television series, which aired on Nickelodeon (part of Nick Jr. She is well known for using animal characters to address real human issues. Rosemary Wells (born January 29, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She is the daughter of Helen Bamberger.Thomas Moore Wells (Married 1963 died 2002) 2008 brings Otto Runs For President, followed by Yoko Writes Her Name, scheduled to be published in July.

Also that year she published Red Moon at Sharpsburg, a historical novel featuring a young girl in the American Civil War. In April 2007, her children's book The Gulps featuring illustrations by Marc Brown was released. She has also written Noisy Nora, Yoko, Voyage to the Bunny Planet series, a Christmas Book called Morris's Disappearing Bag and a collected book of illustrations of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. Her West Highland Terriers Lucy and Snowy have also worked their way into her books, as McDuff and insight for other characters. She gets the inspiration for Max and Ruby from her two daughters and the experiences they have with friends and school.

Rosemary Wells is the author of a number of popular children's books, most notably the Max and Ruby series which follows the everyday adventures of sibling bunnies - curious three year old Max and bossy seven year old Ruby. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Bunny Mail by Rosemary Wells