Max and Ruby Play School: A Picture Reader with 24 Flash Cards (All Aboard Reading) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rosemary Wells (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2003 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Max and Ruby

Ruby wants to teach Max all the things a wise big sister knows, such as the alphabet, numbers, and colors. But first she has to teach him to pay attention!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (July 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448431823
• ISBN-13: 978-0448431826
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Born in New York City, Rosemary Wells grew up in a house "filled with books, dogs, and nineteenth-century music." Her childhood years were spent between her parents' home near Red Bank, New Jersey, and her grandmother's rambling stucco house on the Jersey Shore. Most of her sentimental memories, both good and bad, stem from that place and time. Her mother was a dancer in the Russian Ballet, and her father a playwright and actor. Mrs. Wells says, "Both my parents flooded me with books and stories. My grandmother took me on special trips to the theater and museums in New York. "Rosemary Wells's career as an author and illustrator spans more than 30 years and 60 books. She has won numerous awards, and has given readers such unforgettable characters as Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko. She has also given Mother Goose new life in two enormous, definitive editions, published by Candlewick. Wells wrote and illustrated Unfortunately Harriet, her first book with Dial, in 1972. One year later she wrote the popular Noisy Nora. "The children and our home life have inspired, in part, many of my books. Our West Highland white terrier, Angus, had the shape and expressions to become Benjamin and Tulip, Timothy, and all the other animals I have made up for my stories." Her daughters Victoria and Beezoo were constant inspirations, especially for the now famous "Max" board book series. "Simple incidents from childhood are universal," Wells says. "The dynamics between older and younger siblings are common to all families."But not all of Wells' ideas come from within the family circle. Many times when speaking, Mrs. Wells is asked where her ideas come from. She usually answers, "It's a writer's job to have ideas." Sometimes an idea comes from something she reads or hears about, as in the case of her recent book, Mary on Horseback, a story based on the life of Mary Breckenridge, who founded the Frontier Nursing Service. Timothy Goes to School was based on an incident in which her daughter was teased for wearing the wrong clothes to a Christmas concert. Her dogs, west highland terriers, Lucy and Snowy, work their way into her drawings in expression and body position. She admits, "I put into my books all of the things I remember. I am an accomplished eavesdropper in restaurants, trains, and gatherings of any kind. These remembrances are jumbled up and changed because fiction is always more palatable than truth. Memories become more true as they are honed and whittled into characters and stories."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect 1st learn to read book, July 6, 2006

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D. Wager (Wayland,NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Max and Ruby Play School: A Picture Reader with 24 Flash Cards (All Aboard Reading) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is really a great book for pre-schoolers learning to read. This has pictures that really tell the story. I read this to my 4 year old once and she was reading it back to me. It has flash cards in the back that are fun too! Max abd Ruby are two fun bunnies that make learning fun! Pick this one up and you'll be glad you did.

A proud mom.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love everything Max and Ruby, but..., July 28, 2008

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Snowflakes (Ashford, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Max and Ruby Play School: A Picture Reader with 24 Flash Cards (All Aboard Reading) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book didn't actually come with flash cards, instead there were a few pages of the book that you can cut out and use like flash cards, but they're just made of paper so they're not very effective.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Two Year Old LOVES this book, February 6, 2008

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Dylon's mom (MILILANI, HI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Max and Ruby Play School: A Picture Reader with 24 Flash Cards (All Aboard Reading) (Mass Market Paperback)

My son LOVES Max and Ruby and watches it all the time on Nick Jr. This book is small and thin so it is not too overwhelming with too much information. It is set up so that he can see cause and effect as well as learn more words and to count up to 5. I love this book and the paper flash cards were great.