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Max and Ruby — by Rosemary Wells
Max and Ruby Series in Order: 98 books
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Max's New Suit
These irresistible Max & Ruby board books will introduce the youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
In Max's New Suit, Max has his own ideas about how to wear his hated new suit, in spit... -
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 over...
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Bunny Cakes
�Se sorprenderá la abuela, el día de su cumpleaños?Head to the kitchen and a world of cake-baking bunnies to enjoy the wonderful Spanish translation of Bunny Cakes!Es el cumpleaños de la abuela y Max y Ruby, su hermana mandona, deciden hacerle un...
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Max's Chocolate Chicken
All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister Ruby says, "First we go on an egg hunt." Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs-and he ...
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Goodnight Max
"Goodnight, Max," says Max's sister Ruby. But Max can't get comfortable. First he spills a glass of water. Then there are all those itchy cookie crumbs in his bed?and the moon shining through his window. Will poor Max ever fall asleep? Rosemary Wells...
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Bunny Money
A tale of funny bunny money for Rosemary Wells's bestselling Max and Ruby!
It's Grandma's birthday, and Ruby knows exactly what Grandma would love-a beautiful ballerina box. Max also knows what she'd love-a scary pair of ooey-gooey vampire tee... -
Max's Dragon Shirt
Max needs a new pair of pants, and Ruby is given exactly enough money to buy them for him. But what Max really wants is a dragon shirt. They get separated in the store, and the antics begin.... Readers will laugh as Max unwittingly outwits his bossy,...
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Max Cleans Up
Max's room is a mess. There is sand from his toy dump truck, a swarm of escaped ant farm ants, a rotten Easter egg, and a stray piece of gum-on-a-string. It's definitely time to clean up. Max's always-efficient sister, Ruby, is quick to take charge--...
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Bunny Party
When Ruby invites seven stuffed toy guests to Grandma's birthday party, they all answer YES. Max wants to invite his Jellyball Shooter Spider, his Space Cadet, and his Can't-Sit-Up Slug, but Ruby says no. Yet each time Ruby counts the number of place...
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Max and Ruby's Busy Week
It's a busy week for Max and Ruby: there's shopping to do, tea parties to throw, and cakes to bake for Grandma's birthday. From Monday to Sunday and every day in between, the fun never stops when you're hanging out with these two funny bunny siblings...
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Play with Max and Ruby
Max has a toy house with two chimneys, three soldiers, four bears, five airplanes, six cars, seven bugs, a lobster with eight legs, nine blocks, and ten train cars. So many toys to play with, but all Max wants is the one thing he can't have-Ruby's do...
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Ruby's Beauty Shop
Ruby's friend Louise is coming over to play, and she's bringing her Deluxe Beauty Kit. Inside the kit is everything the two of them will need to make Max gorgeous, including instant stick-on nails, wigs, and makeup. But Max has no intention of sittin...
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Max and Ruby's Midas
Max is eating too many cupcakes, and his big sister, Ruby, decides to cure him of his sweet tooth. Ruby reads Max a Greek myth about young Prince Midas who uses magic to turn healthy food into ice-cream sundaes, Popsicles, and birthday cake. But when...
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Max Drives Away
Everybody loves Max and Ruby-and what toddler could resist these adorable shaped board books? Cut in the shape of Rosemary Well's beloved bunny siblings and filled with simple text and colorful illustrations on every page, these two books are guarant...
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Ruby's Tea For Two
Everybody loves Max and Ruby-and what toddler could resist these adorable shaped board books? Cut in the shape of Rosemary Well's beloved bunny siblings and filled with simple text and colorful illustrations on every page, these two books are guarant...
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Max's Valentine
Everybody's favorite bunnies celebrate Christmas and Valentine's Day in two adorable shaped board books just right for toddlers. When Santa mixes up their stockings, Max and Ruby are in for a big surprise on Christmas morning! And when Ruby uses all ...
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Max's Bedtime
These irresistible Max & Ruby board books will introduce the youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
In Max's Bedtime, even though Ruby offers Max her stuffed animals, he can't sleep with... -
Max's Toys
These irresistible Max & Ruby board books will introduce the youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
Max's Toys introduces the numbers one through ten as Max finally trades all his toys f... -
Ruby's Rainy Day
It's raining outside, but all Max wants to do is play baseball.� So his big sister Ruby struggles to get him into his rain gear: red boots, yellow slicker, and orange rain hat.� But see what happens when Max is finally all dressed!� Kids will love th...
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Max's Halloween
It's Halloween, and Max and Ruby are going trick-or-treating. Max wants to carry his candy, but Ruby says no and carries it for him. Will Max ever get his own treats or will he have to trick Ruby? Sturdy shaped pages and candy-colored illustrations m...
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Max's Breakfast
These irresistible Max & Ruby board books will introduce the youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
In�Max's Breakfast, Ruby tries hard to get Max to eat his breakfast egg.... -
Bunny Mail
Ruby is busy sending out party invitations, so Max decides he'll write a letter too, asking for a special present. But when the postman delivers the letter to Grandma, she thinks Max is just saying hello. So Max sends another letter. It soon becomes ...
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Max's Birthday
These irresistible Max & Ruby board books will introduce the youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
In�Max's Birthday, the siblings celebrate Max's special day!... -
Max and Ruby's Snowy Day
Max can?t wait to go sledding! But before he and Ruby can play in the snow, they?ll have to put on their winter clothes. Max and Ruby fans will practice recognizing colors and articles of clothing in this concept storybook....
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Max and Ruby's Show-and-Tell
It's show-and-tell day at Ruby's school, and Ruby is going to show off her cake. Max wants to come, but Ruby says that he can't -- he is too young for school! Find out what happens when Max goes anyway in this sweet and funny All Aboard Picture Reade...
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Bunny My Honey
Hopping back in a new board book edition
"A tender tale of loss and reunion, and the saving grace of a mother s
love." KIRKUS REVIEWS
Bunny knows how to do lots of special rabbity things, like running and hopping, digging, and thumping hi... -
Max Counts His Chickens
Max and Ruby, everyone's favorite bunnies, are back in a unique largeformat counting book sure to tickle the funny bone of very young readers. When the Easter Bunny decides to hide the contents of their Easter baskets, Max and Ruby set out on a hunt ...
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Max and Ruby's Winter Adventure
Max and Ruby have the most perfect winter day planned! First they'll build a beautiful snow queen in front of their house and then they'll sled down a steep hill. The next stop is to skate around on the frozen pond. And the last stop? Home, sweet hom...
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Ruby's Falling Leaves
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 le...
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Max's Easter Surprise
Ruby and her friend Louise are decorating Easter eggs, but Max wants to have an Easter Parade. Big sister Ruby tells Max that the Easter Parade is tomorrow, but that he can help today by carrying all the decorated eggs to the Easter basket. But Max d...
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Hide-and-Seek
Ruby tries to teach little brother Max how to play hide-and-seek, but Max doesn?t understand the rules. He hides over and over again?and won?t give Ruby a turn. Kids will love joining in the search for Max by looking for him under more than fifty fla...
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Max's Work of Art: A Coloring & Activity Book
Ruby and Louise are trying to paint Max's portrait, but Max doesn't want to pose -- he wants to paint! Perfect for preschoolers, the activities in this book reinforce such basic concepts as counting, shapes, colors, and letter recognition. Also inclu...
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Max's Bunny Business
Bunny business? Funny business! Max's sister, Ruby, and her best friend, Louise, are in business. They have big plans for the profits from their lemonade stand, and they definitely don?t want Max to help or share. But trust Max to have plans of his o...
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Happy Halloween!
Little brother Max is determined to scare Ruby, but can?t seem to do the trick. Will Max be able to spook Ruby before Halloween is over? Based on the successful Max & Ruby TV series, this seasonal story will be a must have for Max & Ruby fans and inc...
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Snow Bunny Tales
Join Max & Ruby for some winter fun in this special 3-in-1 book! In ?Max?s Snow Plow,? Max and Ruby do their best to shovel so Grandma can visit. In "Snow Day,? Max wants to play outside, but Ruby wants to stay inside where it?s warm. And finally, in...
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Valentine's Day Fun!
Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Valentine's Day Fun!Author: Penguin Group USA (COR)Publisher: Penguin Group USAPublication Date: 2008/12/26Number of Pages: 16Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress:...
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Bunny Fairy Tales
Children will delight in reading three familiar fairy tales with Max and Ruby as the stars! This book is based on three charming Max & Ruby episodes: Little Red Ruby Hood, The Froggy Prince, and Max and the Beanstalk....
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Max's Worm Cake
When Ruby discovers wiggly worms in her flower garden, she tosses them aside. They're too icky for her beautiful garden! But Max loves worms and uses them to make a worm cake. Ruby thinks Max's worm cake is gross, but it might be just what Ruby's gar...
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Sunny Bunny Tales
Spend your summer with Max and Ruby! In "Grandma's Berry Patch," Max and Ruby pick sweet summer berries with Grandma. In "Max Cools Off," Max and Ruby water their thirsty garden. In "Max's Fireflies," Max catches fireflies in Grandma's backyard....
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Max's Apples
Shiny foil apples throughout!
Over and over again, Max asks Ruby to pick him apples from their tree. She can?t imagine why he wants so many apples, but finds out when Max finally asks her to a make a pie! This simple story will have your little bu...
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A Merry Bunny Christmas
It's Christmastime, and Max and Ruby are decorating the tree. Max wants to help by hanging his toys on the branches, but Ruby says they don't belong. For every ornament that Ruby hangs, Max hangs a toy. Then Ruby realizes she forgot to add the tree t...
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Counting Peas
The popular bunny siblings are back in two more board books--but as their baby selves. In Love, readers find out who Max loves best. Is it the one who wakes him? The one who takes him for a ride? The one who plays with him? The one who stays with...
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Max and Ruby Celebrate Easter
Join your favorite bunnies Max and Ruby for some Easter activity fun! Perfect for preschoolers and kindergartners, this book contains Easter egg coloring pages as well as activities that reinforce counting skills and letter recognition....
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Super Bunny Tales
Join Max as he puts on his red cape and pretends to be Super Bunny! In "Super Max," Max heroically finds Ruby's favorite missing doll. In "Super Max to the Rescue," Max saves his trusty friend, Red Rubber Elephant, from peril during a circus show. An...
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A Day to Play!
Max and Ruby are very busy bunnies! Join them in some of their favorite pastimes, including playing soccer in the yard, dressing up in Grandma's attic, looking for shells at the beach, and more! Includes over 75 reusable stickers!...
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Max's Checkup
Level 2. Ruby and Louise are playing with their new doctor's kit, and they want Max to be their patient. Max doesn't want to play the game, but will he end up being a patient after all?...
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Max Makes A Friend
Ruby introduces Max to Fred, a new little bunny. Ruby thinks the two will make great friends, but Fred doesn't want to share and keeps taking Max's toys. Will the boys ever get along?...
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Costume Fun!: A Lift-The-Flap Book
Young readers will delight in reading this story and lifting the flaps to reveal Max and Ruby dressing up in silly outfits. In the end, brother and sister put on a show for Grandma!...
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Max and Ruby's Bedtime Book
Time for bed--but first a story! "Just one more story," beg Max and Ruby, so Grandma tells one more and then another of their very favorite stories, the ones about the things they did when they were younger bunnies. Bursting with Wells's exuberant...
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Max's Christmas
Hiding by the chimney corner on Christmas Eve, toddler bunny Max hopes to catch of glimpse of Santa Claus, much to the chagrin of his big sister, Ruby, who resists her own curiosity in her effort to get little Max to bed. Reprint. ...
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Funny Bunny Tales
What could be funnier than Ruby getting the hiccups, Max trying to crash Ruby's pajama party, and Ruby dressing Max up like a baby?...
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Max & Ruby's Four Seasons
Max and Ruby love playing in all the different seasons: they splash in puddles and pick flowers in the spring, take dips in the ocean and have picnics in the summer, make giant leaf piles in the fall, and sled and skate in the winter....
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Ruby's Cupcakes
While Ruby is making cupcakes for the Bunny Scout Bake Sale, Max keeps flying his remote-control airplanes into the kitchen and making a mess. At first Ruby thinks Max is being a pest, but she soon realizes that Max--and his planes--can be very helpf...
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Beach Day!
In this beginning reader, Max and Ruby spend the day at the beach building a sand castle. They each have different ideas about what the sand castle needs, but in the end, both agree that Max's moat was the best idea of all. It saved the sand castle f...
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Ruby's Party
In this storybook with glitter on the cover, Ruby's having a birthday party. While all the girls play games, Max can't stop thinking about presents. When Ruby finally opens her gifts, Max gets his chance to give Ruby an extra-special birthday surpris...
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Christmas Is Here!
Celebrate Christmas with Max and Ruby in this fun-filled activity book. Perfect for any preschooler, this book contains coloring pages as well as activities that reinforce concepts like shapes, counting, and more Includes stickers and two perf-out Ch...
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Where's Ruby?
Max and Ruby play a game of hide-and-seek in this fun lift-the-flap book. Max hides first, and then again, but when he wants to hide a third time, Ruby says she's tired of hide-and-seek. What if Max keeps playing, though? With lift-the-flaps througho...
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Hungry Bunny Tales
This 3-in-1 8 x 8 includes stories based on episodes from the "Max & Ruby" TV show. In "Bug Salad," Max finds a special ingredient for Ruby's salad. In "Max's Apples," Max wants Ruby to pick apples for him so that they can make a pie. And finally in ...
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Ruby's Rainbow
Join Max and Ruby for a rainy day full of fun! In this 8 x 8 storybook, Max and Ruby need something to do during a rainy day. Ruby decides to paint a rainbow for Grandma. But Max wants to play in the backyard! When Ruby has trouble remembering the...
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A Christmas Tree for Ruby
Will Max find the perfect Christmas tree for Ruby? In this 8 x 8 storybook, Max, Ruby, and Grandma go to Santa's Tree Land to pick out a Christmas tree. Ruby wants to find the perfect tree, but Max is more interested in seeing Santa. After all the...
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Max and Ruby's Treasure Hunt
Follow the clues and find the treasure with Max and Ruby! Oh no! A thunderstorm has ruined the picnic that Max and Ruby and their friends, Louise and Lily, have planned. Now the four friends have nothing to do. But Grandma saves the day with an in...
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Silly Bunny Tales
This 48 page 8x8 storybook includes three stories based on episodes of the Max & Ruby TV show. In "Picture Perfect," Max makes the perfect picture for Grandma. In "Ruby's Amazing Maze," Max helps Ruby draw a fun maze. And finally in "Ruby's Art Stand...
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Max and the Easter Egg Hunt
In this sticker story, it's the annual Bunny Scout Easter egg hunt, and Ruby and her friends are excited to look for eggs. But Max is up to no good -- he keeps re-hiding the eggs! In the end, Ruby and her friends decide to do the hunt again. More fun...
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Max Goes Fishing
In this 8 x 8 storybook based on a Max & Ruby TV episode, Ruby and the Bunny Scouts are going canoeing to get their canoeing badges. Meanwhile, Max is fishing with his toy duck. When Ruby's canoe is accidentally let loose, Max saves the day by using ...
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Max & Ruby's Trick or Treat
Play lots of Halloween games with Max and Ruby in this color and activity book! Color the bunnies in their costumes, practice writing words, spot the differences, match shapes, connect-the-dots, and much more. Includes punch-out paper dolls of Max an...
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Ruby Gets Crafty
In this 8x8 storybook, Max is playing cowboy while Ruby and Louise are making a collage. Max keeps interrupting them, but always ends up helping out. Spilled sparkles help decorate a cupcake, a ripped tutu finishes off a ballerina painting, and spill...
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Springtime Fun with Max & Ruby
It's springtime, and Max and Ruby are celebrating Earth Day! Help them plant flowers, give food to birds, play with frogs and butterflies, enjoy a beautiful sunset, and much more. There's so much to appreciate about the earth!...
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Sporty Bunny Tales
This 3-in-1 includes stories based on episodes of the Max & Ruby TV show. In "Max Plays Catch," Ruby catches the ball just before it's about to land in a bowl of fruit salad. In "Ruby's Huff and Puff," Max helps Ruby complete her exercises. And final...
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Max to the Rescue
In this 8x8 storybook, Ruby and Louise are reading a detective story when they notice that the last pages are missing. They soon realize that the wind blew them away. How will they ever get them back? Thankfully, Max comes to the rescue with his toy ...
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Ruby's Beauty Day
Ruby and Louise love doing all kinds of girly things like painting their nails, putting on makeup, wearing jewelry, and much more. But Max loves to interrupt them! Perfect for any preschooler, this fun-filled book includes coloring pages as well as a...
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Max & Ruby at the Warthogs' Wedding
Oh, no! Max has lost the wedding ring! How can the Warthogs wedding go on without the ring? Max and Ruby lead the search through the grand hotel. Down to the laundry, up to the towers, back to the conservatory they run, following the map in Gran...
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Max and the Fall Parade
In this 8x8 storybook, it's almost time for the Fall Parade! Max and Roger are making a car float, while Ruby and Louise are making a doll float. Max finds lots of things to use for his float -- but they're things Ruby and Louise had already put asid...
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Max's Special Spring
In this 8x8 storybook, Ruby is cleaning up the backyard to attract robins -- she'll know it's spring when she sees them! But Max keeps taking the leaves and branches that Ruby is trying to get rid of. Before long, robins appear near Max's piles. Spri...
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Celebrate Thanksgiving with Max and Ruby!
In this sticker story, Max and Ruby are celebrating Thanksgiving! Join them as they prepare their Thanksgiving meal, talk about what they're thankful for, read a book about the history of Thanksgiving, and much more. ...
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Fireman Max
Ruby and Louise are skipping rope while Max plays fireman. But Max's firetruck keeps getting in the way of the jump rope! In the end, the bunnies combine their games for even more fun: jump rope with firetrucks! ...
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Ruby Writes a Story
Ruby is trying to write a story, but Max only wants to play cowboy! Ruby can't even finish the first sentence of her story because Max keeps interrupting. Before long, Ruby realizes that Max may have come up with a great idea for her story: cowboys! ...
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Ruby's Tea Party
Based on a Max & Ruby TV episode, this is the perfect leveled reader to help Max & Ruby fans practice their reading skills. Max wants to play pirate, but Ruby wants to have a tea party and get dressed up. When Ruby can't find her Royal Princess Ru...
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Max and Ruby's Preschool Pranks
As seen on Nick Jr., Rosemary Wells's beloved bunnies are back, this time creating mayhem in the classroom! Ruby and Louise are playing school! They've made rule books and work books for the classroom where their pupils are waiting, ready to learn...
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Max's Lunch
Max can't wait to eat his lunch -- until he discovers it's gone! With help from Ruby, can Max find the missing meal? Perfect for beginning readers and fans of the classic characters from Rosemary Wells, this book about Max's delicious and nutritious ...
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Max at School
Learn to read with beloved bunnies Max and Ruby in this fun rhyming story! Max waves good-bye to his parents, boards the bus with Ruby, and heads to school with his book and lunch box in tow. There he sings songs, paints pictures, and even gets to...
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Max's Half Birthday
Half birthdays are a whole lot of fun! Max wants to have a party, but it isn't his birthday. So Grandma comes up with a great idea: They'll celebrate his half birthday instead! Complete with cupcakes (cut in half) and paper hats (also halved), th...
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Max's First Word
To celebrate 40 years of Max and Ruby, we are publishing MAX'S FIRST WORD in a new lap-sized board book format! Older sister Ruby tries to teach Max some simple words. "Say 'apple,' Max," says Ruby. "Say 'egg.' "...
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Max & Ruby and Twin Trouble
From beloved author-illustrator Rosemary Wells comes a brand-new story about the inimitable brother and sister Max and Ruby. Max and Ruby's family is expanding and soon enough nobody will be getting any sleep! Max and Ruby are in for a big surpris...
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Max & Ruby and the Babysitting Squad
"Another charming installment of this clever and comforting series." -- Kirkus ReviewsFrom beloved author-illustrator Rosemary Wells comes the next installment in the adventures of the inimitable brother and sister bunnies, Max and Ruby. When Louise...
Series Premise
Max and Ruby are a pair of young rabbit siblings who live together with their grandmother, and each story centers on a simple, everyday situation—such as making breakfast, playing, sharing toys, or solving a tiny problem—where Ruby (the responsible older sister) tries to guide or teach Max (the mischievous toddler brother), only for Max’s stubborn, wordless determination to lead to funny or surprising outcomes. The books gently explore sibling dynamics, independence, patience, and the loving push-pull of growing up, with Max often getting his way in his own clever, nonverbal manner.
The series can be read in any order. Each book is a short, self-contained story focused on a single incident or activity, with no overarching plot, character aging, or cliffhanger continuity across titles. Order doesn’t matter at all—children can pick up any book at any time without missing important background or missing out on the experience.
Max and Ruby Series Characters
Ruby — The older sister (around 7 in rabbit years), responsible, well-spoken, and full of good intentions. She loves order, rules, and helping others, but often gets exasperated when things (usually Max) don’t go according to plan. She is kind-hearted and patient, even when frustrated.
- Max — The younger brother (around 2–3 in rabbit years), a silent, stubborn toddler who communicates mostly in one-word sentences (“No,†“Bunny,†“Dump truckâ€). Mischievous, determined, and single-minded, he pursues his own small goals with unwavering focus, often outsmarting Ruby in his own quiet way.
- Grandma — The warm, gentle grandmother who lives nearby and frequently cares for the siblings. Kind, wise, and endlessly patient, she provides hugs, cookies, and gentle guidance without taking sides.
- Supporting figures — Occasional friends (like Louise), neighbors, or other family members who appear briefly to add color and variety to the everyday adventures.
Setting of the Max and Ruby Series
The series is set in a cozy, timeless suburban or small-town home and its immediate surroundings—a tidy rabbit house with a kitchen, living room, bedrooms, backyard, and nearby park or garden. The world is deliberately simple and safe: sunny days, flower gardens, a sandbox, a swing set, a picnic blanket, and the occasional trip to Grandma’s or a friend’s house. There are no phones, screens, or modern distractions; the focus stays on physical play, household routines, and the natural rhythms of childhood—making the setting feel universal, comforting, and instantly recognizable to young children.
Tone & Themes of the Max and Ruby Series
The tone is warm, gentle, affectionate, and quietly humorous, perfectly pitched for very young children. Rosemary Wells uses simple language, soft repetition, and understated comedy—often derived from Max’s single-word insistence or Ruby’s exasperated but loving reactions—to create a cozy, reassuring atmosphere. There is never any real conflict or meanness; even when Max frustrates Ruby, the mood remains light-hearted and kind. The overall feeling is comforting and joyful: everyday family life is celebrated, mistakes are small and fixable, and love between siblings is constant and unconditional.
Rosemary Wells’s Max and Ruby series captures the small, perfect dramas of early childhood with gentle humor, beautiful illustrations, and deep affection for the sibling bond. Through Ruby’s earnest efforts and Max’s quiet triumphs, the books celebrate independence, patience, imagination, and the everyday magic of family life—without ever needing big adventures or scary villains. The series remains a timeless favorite for preschoolers and their grown-ups alike—cozy, funny, and quietly wise—offering the comforting truth that even the tiniest disagreements can end in love, laughter, and a snack. Max and Ruby remind us that the most important stories are the ones that happen right at home.
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