Ruby's Falling Leaves (Max and Ruby) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rosemary Wells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2007 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Max and Ruby

It?s fall, and Ruby is making a leaf-collection book for school. Ruby is certain that after she finds her last three leaves she?ll have the best book in the whole class! As Ruby works on her project, Max has some fun of his own by creating a giant leaf pile. At first Ruby thinks Max is trying to help her, but Ruby soon realizes that Max?s leaves aren?t for collecting?they?re for jumping in!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (September 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448446863
• ISBN-13: 978-0448446868
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,370 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

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle and sweet, September 20, 2007

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This review is from: Ruby's Falling Leaves (Max and Ruby) (Mass Market Paperback)

This sweet little book offers a nice way to tie reading with your child into the change of seasons. In its story, as Max and Ruby sweep leaves, Ruby wants to save the best ones for his leaf collection while Max just wants to jump in the piles. Eventually, however, Max finds just the specimen Ruby needs, as an aspen leaf falls into his hands.

The paperback has a nice printing job, too. The cover features eight copper leaves printed in reflective metallic ink.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 31, 2009

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Red Boots - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ruby's Falling Leaves (Max and Ruby) (Mass Market Paperback)

We are big fans of the Max and Ruby books by Rosemary Wells. Her books are clever and sweet and I don't get tired of reading them over and over to my daughter. But, this is a knock-off book. It's Max and Ruby but, it's not written by Rosemary Wells. I found it totally lacking in the creativity and humor that I've come to enjoy from Ms. Wells and would not recommend this book. It's dull and makes Max sound ridiculous.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, April 9, 2009

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Becca (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ruby's Falling Leaves (Max and Ruby) (Mass Market Paperback)

We love Max and Ruby. Ruby's Falling Leaves however, misses the charm & humor of the others we have read. Even the illustrations are lacking compared the original Max&Ruby books.

It is wordy and monotonous.