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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Some of her older books from the 70's and 80's are usually out of print. Some haven't been reprinted for decades.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: In her interview for Japan Times, Wells brought up that the first Yoko book was based on an actual event her daughters told her about a student who got made fun of because of the lunch they have.
* WritedWhoYouKnow: The characters MaxAndRuby we're based on both of her daughters.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: In her interview for Japan Times, Wells brought up that the first Yoko book was based on an actual event her daughters told her about a student who got made fun of because of the lunch they have.
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* ScienceMarchesOn: In the book "Emily's First 100 Days Of School" which has 100 pages which has events related to the number. Was the 8th page, where Emily and her the other students tell how many planets for the Solar System. Pluto is inculuded in it, this was made years before Pluto was no longer a planet.
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** Compare her [[https://readingwithrhythm.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/img325.jpg earlier illustrations for Max and Ruby]] [[http://rosemarywells.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/RW_MandR_BedtimeWEB1-292x300.jpg to their later appearances.]]
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** Compare her [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mb0cXE5DL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg earlier]] [[https://readingwithrhythm.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/img325.jpg earlier illustrations for Max and Ruby]] [[http://rosemarywells.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/RW_MandR_BedtimeWEB1-292x300.jpg to their later appearances.]]]] The original 1979 cover for the first book "Max's First Word" had Max's overalls colored white.
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* SpinOffBabies: She made a few books called "Baby Max And Ruby" which shows Ruby as a young child and Max as a young baby.
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'''Rosemary Wells''' is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series (later rereleased as eBooks under the banner "Edward Almost Ready"), the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her most recent series are the ''Kindergators'', about a group of young alligators, and the ''Sophie'' books, about a high-spirited two-year-old mouse.
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->''"Animals can serve as a metaphor and they are easier to write about than human children. For example, with the Yoko series, it might not be considered politically correct for a non-Japanese writer to pen a story about a Japanese character. Since Yoko is a kitten, I can work around this"''
-->--'''Rosemary Wells, from a JapanTimes Interview'''
'''Rosemary Wells''' (1943 -) is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series (later rereleased as eBooks under the banner "Edward Almost Ready"), the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her most recent series are the ''Kindergators'', about a group of young alligators, and the ''Sophie'' books, about a high-spirited two-year-old mouse.
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->''"Animals can serve as a metaphor and they are easier to write about than human children. For example, with the Yoko series, it might not be considered politically correct for a non-Japanese writer to pen a story about a Japanese character. Since Yoko is a kitten, I can work around this"''
-->--'''Rosemary Wells, from a JapanTimes Interview'''
'''Rosemary Wells''' (1943 -) is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series (later rereleased as eBooks under the banner "Edward Almost Ready"), the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her most recent series are the ''Kindergators'', about a group of young alligators, and the ''Sophie'' books, about a high-spirited two-year-old mouse.
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* ReclusiveArtist: She has a short biography page on her official website. Not that much is know about her history behind her writing and illustrating career and the origin behind MaxAndRuby.
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* PuppyLove: [[http://cb.pbsstatic.com/l/02/1602/9780439471602.jpg It's been implied]] [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C3VM7DV7L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg in her books starring Yoko or Timothy that they both have a crush on each other]]. Helps that they are both best friends.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: Her 1998 book "Yoko" dealt with racism.
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* FriendToAllChildren: Janet The Bunny Queen from "Voyage To The Bunny Planet"
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* JapanesePoliteness: Yoko and her mother from the "Yoko" series.
* JapanesePoliteness: Yoko and her mother from the "Yoko" series.
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* ArtEvolution: Her art style for her bunny characters and animals from the 70's - late 90's looked different compared to her newer books.
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** [[http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/97/81/42/31/19/9781423119555_500X500.jpg Yoko started looking more fluffy and fuzzy looking compared]] [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61EL6HR8wXL._SS500_.jpg to her earlier appearances.]]
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** [[http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/97/81/42/31/19/9781423119555_500X500.jpg Yoko started looking more fluffy and fuzzy looking compared]] [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61EL6HR8wXL._SS500_.jpg to her earlier appearances.]]
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* CuteKitten: Yoko the main protagonist of the "Yoko" series
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She is known for the ''Read to Your Bunny'' initiative, which, through the book by the same name, and through other media, encourages parents to read to their children for at least 20 minutes a day.
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'''Rosemary Wells''' is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series (later rereleased as eBooks under the banner "Edward Almost Ready"), the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her newest series, about a group of young alligators, is called ''Kindergators''.
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'''Rosemary Wells''' is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series (later rereleased as eBooks under the banner "Edward Almost Ready"), the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her newest series, most recent series are the ''Kindergators'', about a group of young alligators, is called ''Kindergators''.
and the ''Sophie'' books, about a high-spirited two-year-old mouse.
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series. Her official website can be found [[http://www.rosemarywells.com here]].
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* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every installment of the ''Voyage to the Bunny Planet'' books ends with the star character observing the Bunny Planet in the night sky and marveling "It was there all along!"
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* CarnivoreConfusion: The picture book ''First Tomato'' from the ''Bunny Planet'' series describes a group of bunny-people children being served bologna sandwiches, which greatly depresses the main character, as this is her least favorite lunch.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: The picture book ''First Tomato'' from the ''Bunny Planet'' series describes a group of bunny-people children being served bologna sandwiches, which greatly depresses the main character, as this is her least favorite lunch. Another character in the same series has to suffer through a dinner of cold liver chili.
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* FantasticRacism: Used in ''Yoko'', in which the titular character, a Japanese kitten, is ostracized for eating sushi at lunch.
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'''Rosemary Wells''' is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series, the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her newest series, about a group of young alligators, is called ''Kindergators''.
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'''Rosemary Wells''' is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series, series (later rereleased as eBooks under the banner "Edward Almost Ready"), the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her newest series, about a group of young alligators, is called ''Kindergators''.
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Her very first title, published in 1972, was ''Unfortunately Harriet''. It is currently out of print. Her second title, published a year later, was the much more well-known ''Noisy Nora'', which remains in print to this day, with Nora becoming one of the characters on the ''Timothy Goes to School'' television series.
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Pleasantly averted in her ''Kindergators'' series, which actually features anthropomorphic alligators. Some of the children behave badly at times, but this only because they are young and still learning; none of them are actually truly mean or nasty.
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'''Rosemary Wells''' is a prolific creator of children's picture books and has also written for older audiences. Her two most popular franchises, which have also been adapted for television, are ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''. Some other popular titles by her include the ''Bunny Planet'' books, the ''Edward the Unready'' series, the ''[=McDuff=]'' series and ''Emily's First 100 Days of Kindergarten''. Her nonfiction titles have included ''Help Children Cope with Divorce'' and ''Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites''. Some of her works titled at older audiences include ''Mary on Horseback'' and ''The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries''. In all, she has written well over 100 titles. Her newest series, about a group of young alligators, is called ''Kindergators''.
!Tropes often featured in Wells's works include:
*AnAesop: Though not always
*AnimatedAdaptation: Those that haven't been made into television series have often been adapted as read aloud storybooks for home video, sometimes with animation.
*CarnivoreConfusion: The picture book ''First Tomato'' from the ''Bunny Planet'' series describes a group of bunny-people children being served bologna sandwiches, which greatly depresses the main character, as this is her least favorite lunch.
*FunnyAnimal or TalkingAnimal
*HalfDressedCartoonAnimal
*InvisibleParents
*MouseWorld: Often with rabbits
*RascallyRabbit
*SliceOfLife
!Tropes often featured in Wells's works include:
*AnAesop: Though not always
*AnimatedAdaptation: Those that haven't been made into television series have often been adapted as read aloud storybooks for home video, sometimes with animation.
*CarnivoreConfusion: The picture book ''First Tomato'' from the ''Bunny Planet'' series describes a group of bunny-people children being served bologna sandwiches, which greatly depresses the main character, as this is her least favorite lunch.
*FunnyAnimal or TalkingAnimal
*HalfDressedCartoonAnimal
*InvisibleParents
*MouseWorld: Often with rabbits
*RascallyRabbit
*SliceOfLife
