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* NamesTheSame: There are two characters with the name Grace who appeared in Timothy Goes To School.
** Grace the Bunny from the original book.
** Grace the Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix the Guinea Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.
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* ScienceMarchesOn: The Bunny Planet. No Goldilocks planets "twenty light-years south of Mars". For a time, though, it looked like one of the Gliese 581 planets might qualify.
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** The characters MaxAndRuby were based on both of her daughters.

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** The characters MaxAndRuby ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' were based on both of her daughters.

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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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973. Even Wells herself has trouble keeping track of her past books as mentioned in one of her replies to a fanmail.
--> "I do not have copies of these books nor can I remember the details. It must sound strange for an author but when TV and copycat books get into the mix decisions come along fast and I don't always keep track, about 20 years and many books later!"



* 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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973. Even Wells herself has trouble keeping track of her past books as mentioned in one of her replies to a fanmail.
--> "I do not have copies of these books nor can I remember the details. It must sound strange for an author but when TV and copycat books get into the mix decisions come along fast and I don't always keep track, about 20 years and many books later!"
* MilestoneCelebration: The book "Yoko Writes Her Name" came out on the 10th anniversary of Yoko's first book appereance. Even the story is similar to the 1998 book.
* NamesTheSame: There are two characters with the name Grace who appeared in Timothy Goes To School.
** Grace the Bunny from the original book.
** Grace the Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix the Guinea Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.



** Many of her animal characters show behaviors influenced by behaviors she observed in her dogs.
* MilestoneCelebration: The book "Yoko Writes Her Name" came out on the 10th anniversary of Yoko's first book appereance. Even the story is similar to the 1998 book.
* NamesTheSame: There are two characters with the name Grace who appeared in Timothy Goes To School.
** Grace the Bunny from the original book.
** Grace the Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix the Guinea Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.

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** Many of her animal characters show behaviors influenced by behaviors she observed in her dogs.
* MilestoneCelebration: The book "Yoko Writes Her Name" came out on the 10th anniversary of Yoko's first book appereance. Even the story is similar to the 1998 book.
* NamesTheSame: There are two characters with the name Grace who appeared in Timothy Goes To School.
** Grace the Bunny from the original book.
** Grace the Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix the Guinea Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.
dogs.

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* ReclusiveArtist: She has a short biography page on her official website. Not that much is known about her history behind her writing and illustrating career besides her interviews on various websites and her appearances at book-related events or signings.

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* ReclusiveArtist: She has a short biography page on her official website. Not that much is known about her history behind her writing and illustrating career besides her interviews on various websites and her appearances at book-related events or signings. If you can get a hold of it, the video by Scholastic ''A Visit with Rosemary Wells'' has some good info.


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** Many of her animal characters show behaviors influenced by behaviors she observed in her dogs.

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** Timothy Goes To School is called Timothée va à l'école in France
** Hazel's Amazing Mother is called La estupenda mamá de Roberta in Spanish
** Benjamin & Tulip is called Lucas y Virginia in Spanish
* ReclusiveArtist: She has a short biography page on her official website. Not that much is known about her history behind her writing and illustrating career besides her interviews on various websites.
* SheAlsoDid: Worked on some of the Illustrations for some of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.

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** Timothy Goes To School is called Timothée ''Timothée va à l'école l'école'' (literal translation) in France
** Hazel's Amazing Mother is called La ''La estupenda mamá de Roberta Roberta'' in Spanish
** Benjamin & Tulip is called Lucas ''Lucas y Virginia Virginia'' in Spanish
Spanish.
** Noisy Nora is known in Spanish as ''Julieta, estáte quieta'' (Juliet, be quiet)
* ReclusiveArtist: She has a short biography page on her official website. Not that much is known about her history behind her writing and illustrating career besides her interviews on various websites.
websites and her appearances at book-related events or signings.
* SheAlsoDid: Worked on some of the Illustrations illustrations for some of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.



** Charles was based on her best friend from school

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** Charles was based on her best friend from schoolschool.



** Grace The Bunny from the original 1981 version of Timothy Goes To School
** Grace The Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix The Guiana Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.

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** Grace The the Bunny from the original 1981 version of Timothy Goes To School
book.
** Grace The the Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix The Guiana the Guinea Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.
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** NamesTheSame: There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix The Guiana Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.

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** NamesTheSame: There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix The Guiana Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.
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* MilestoneCelebration: The book "Yoko Writes Her Name" came out on the 10th anniversary of Yoko's first book appereance. Even the story is similar to the 1998 book.
* NamesTheSame: There are two characters with the name Grace who appeared in Timothy Goes To School.
** Grace The Bunny from the original 1981 version of Timothy Goes To School
** Grace The Cat who debuted in the Yoko & Friends series and later showed up in the other books featuring Timothy
** NamesTheSame: There are two characters name Felix. There's Felix The Guiana Pig from the Emily series and "Felix & Fiona" and there's the bunny named Felix from the Bunny Planet series.
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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 included in it, this was made years before Pluto was no longer a planet.
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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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973. Even Wells herself has trouble keeping track of her past books

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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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973. Even Wells herself has trouble keeping track of her past booksbooks as mentioned in one of her replies to a fanmail.

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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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973.

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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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973. Even Wells herself has trouble keeping track of her past books
--> "I do not have copies of these books nor can I remember the details. It must sound strange for an author but when TV and copycat books get into the mix decisions come along fast and I don't always keep track, about 20 years and many books later!"
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* DubNameChange: Some of her books were given different names when it got translated in different countries along with some of her characters
** Timothy Goes To School is called Timothée va à l'école in France
** Hazel's Amazing Mother is called La estupenda mamá de Roberta in Spanish
** Benjamin & Tulip is called Lucas y Virginia in Spanish
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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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* 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. Especially her earliest books such as "Impossible Possum" from 1971 and "Benjamin & Tulip" from 1973.
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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 besides her interviews on various websites.

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* ReclusiveArtist: She has a short biography page on her official website. Not that much is know known about her history behind her writing and illustrating career besides her interviews on various websites.
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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 included in it, this was made years before Pluto was no longer a planet.

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* ScienceMarchesOn: In the book "Emily's ''Emily's First 100 Days Of School" 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 included in it, this was made years before Pluto was no longer a planet.

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* SheAlsoDid: Worked on some of the Illustrations for some of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.
* 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 besides her interviews on various websites.



* 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 besides her interviews on various websites.



* SheAlsoDid: Worked on some of the Illustrations for some of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.



** The characters MaxAndRuby we're based on both of her daughters.

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** The characters MaxAndRuby we're were based on both of her daughters.
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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 besides her interviews on various websites.

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* ReclusiveArtist: *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 besides her interviews on various websites.



The characters Max and Ruby we're based on both of her daughters.
Charles was based on her best friend from school
Yoko is based on one of the Japanese students her daughters remember seeing getting teased on.

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** The characters Max and Ruby MaxAndRuby we're based on both of her daughters.
** Charles was based on her best friend from school
** Yoko is based on one of the Japanese students her daughters remember seeing getting teased on.
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* SheAlsoDid: Worked on some of the Illustrations for some of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs.
*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 besides her interviews on various websites.
* 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.
* 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 included in it, this was made years before Pluto was no longer a planet.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Some of her characters are based on real life people she knew or known from her daughters.
The characters Max and Ruby we're based on both of her daughters.
Charles was based on her best friend from school
Yoko is based on one of the Japanese students her daughters remember seeing getting teased on.

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