Customer Reviews

Happy Halloween! (Max and Ruby)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
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Although I love Rosemary Wells' older, original Max & Ruby books, my children strongly prefer the more modern versions that are based on the T.V. series.

This book is no exception, and has been my five-year-old's bedtime choice for seven nights running, even though I originally bought it for her three-year-old cousin. It's appropriate for any age, but would probably be appreciated most by children two, three, or four years old.

It's a great length because it's long enough to be engaging and entertaining, but short enough to be bearable for tired adults.

The text and pictures are very true to the series...Max's only line is "Boo!", which he repeats after each of his feeble attempts to scare his big sister. He puts rubber spiders in Ruby's shoes, jumps from obvious hiding places, and plants toy worms to pop out at her. Of course, Ruby isn't frightened and gets the last (gentle) laugh by surprising Max.

It's cute Halloween fun for little Max & Ruby fans!

My 2.5 yr. old's love Max and Ruby so I decided to purchase this book for the Halloween season. They absolutely loved it from the moment it came out of the box and demanded to read this over and over. I would have given it 5 stars had it been a boardbook, only because my kids are rough on the paperbacks and the pages are already creased and bent. Other than that the book was a major hit!

My four year old granddaughter's favorite is "Max and Wooby" and this book did not disappoint. After a couple of readings she can practically recite the entire book. This entire series is so sweet for little ones. I marvel at Ruby's patience with Max as she kindly reminds him over and over about his behavior and regardless of the circumstances, everything turns out right with Grandma---as it rightfully should. We had to search for vampire teeth like Max's! You can't miss with this one.

This is a fun book to read to the grandkids who are currently learning to read. They love Max and Ruby cartoons so naturally they love the book.