词条 | Rosemary Wells |
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| name = Rosemary Wells | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|01|29}} | birth_place = New Jersey, US | residence = Briarcliff Manor, New York | alma_mater = Boston Museum School[1] | occupation = Freelance author and illustrator | yearsactive = 1968–present | spouse = Thomas Moore Wells (Married 1963; died 2002)[2] | children = Victoria, Marguerite[3] | website = {{URL|rosemarywells.com}} }} Rosemary Wells (born January 29, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She is well known for the Max & Ruby series, which follows the everyday adventures of sibling bunnies, curious three-year-old Max and bossy seven-year-old Ruby. Wells has also written Noisy Nora (1973), Yoko (1998), the Voyage to the Bunny Planet series, a Christmas book called Morris's Disappearing Bag (1975) and a collected book of illustrations of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. She has also published Red Moon at Sharpsburg (2007), a historical novel featuring a young girl in the American Civil War. Otto Runs For President and Yoko Writes Her Name were published in 2008. BackgroundWells was born in New York City and raised in Red Bank, New Jersey. She married architect Thomas Moore Wells in 1963 and attended the Boston Museum School. Writing styleA common theme in Rosemary Wells' stories is the use of animal characters rather than humans. In the children's journal Stone Soup, Wells has stated that she writes using animals because it allows her to address sophisticated, controversial topics in way children can understand and adults can accept. For example, Yoko tackles the thorny topics of racism. It is about a young Japanese kitten who is ostracized when she brings sushi in her school lunch. At the book's conclusion, she gains acceptance by hosting a school luncheon where everyone brings food native to their family. Many of the animal characters, such as those in Max & Ruby, interact with one another much as humans would, while others such as McDuff – a West Highland Terrier – take on a more realistic role as the adopted pet of a young couple.[4] Illustration styleLike her writing, Wells' illustrations have grown more complex and sophisticated over the years. Her early works like Noisy Nora and her illustration of the book "Impossible, Possum" are expressive, but do not have much shading and are simpler inked-in drawings. In comparison, Yoko and the later Max & Ruby books are full of color and detail, with fully realized backgrounds and landscapes. WorksChildren's booksWells "began as a book designer, publisher her first book in 1968".[5]
Library of Congress catalog records imply that these six are children's picture books.
Other books
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.macmillanspeakers.com/rosemarywells |title=Rosemary Wells - Macmillan Speakers Bureau |publisher= |date= |accessdate=December 10, 2009}} 2. ^{{cite journal |last=Wells |first=Rosemary |date=2016 |title=A Short Biography of Rosemary Wells 2016 |url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/9394a2_5a1fea15cff84b14aa426ea436a6d6b5.pdf |journal= |location= |author= |publisher= |accessdate=June 19, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/32812/rosemary-wells |title=Rosemary Wells - Penguin Random House |publisher=The Kushner-Locke Company |date= |accessdate=December 10, 2009}} 4. ^"Interview with Rosemary Wells". Jenny McDonald. Developmental Studies Center. September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011. 5. ^The Library of Congress cites a 2010 dust jacket. [https://lccn.loc.gov/n80007810 "Wells, Rosemary"]. LC Authorities (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2018-08-01. External links{{Portal |Children's literature}}
5 : 1943 births|Living people|American children's writers|People from Red Bank, New Jersey|American children's book illustrators |
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