Rosemary Wells Quotes

“Watch that bee!′ Stanley advised. ‘What bee?’ asked Rhoda. ‘Near your left foot,’ said Stanley. ‘Which is my left?’ asked Rhoda. ‘The one with the freckle,’ said Stanley.”

“The story is told from the point of views of Lincoln’s rambunctious two boys, Willie and Tad. Through their observations, readers learn about Lincoln, about the politics of the time, and about daily life and family life in the mid 19th century.”

“When we sit at table, Mama makes dead sure we have good manners. We are not allowed resting on elbows. Sometimes she chides Father for wearing shirtsleeves around the house and not putting on his coat.”

“Will the story of one overly curious bunny who learned her lesson about snooping teach Max his? ”

“When the sign on her door fails to keep him out, Ruby tells Max her own version of the Greek myth Pandora’s Box.”

“Ruby caught him. ‘Max’, said Ruby, ′ can’t you read what the sign says?′ ‘No’, said Max. Ruby read h im the sign out loud three times.”

“Ruby made Max sit in her chair. ‘Max, I’m going to ready you a story about sneaking and peeking. Are you read, Max?’ said Ruby. ‘Yes,’ said Max. ‘Then, listen up,’ said Ruby.”

“Hug and kiss and a cream bun for both of you,′ said their mother. ‘Come and have your cream bun, Stanley,’ called Rhoda. ‘Okay,’ said Stanley.

“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.”

“Once upon a time there was a little girl named Pandora. Pandora’s mother had to go out to the store. ‘Pandora,’ she said, ‘you may have a nice piece of honey cake, and you may play in the sprinkler... ”

“The exultant text offers thanks for the gift of life. Young naturalists will find much to discover as they explore the change of seasons in this eloquent, uplifting book by a gifted author-and-artist team.”

“Before the frozen salt marsh, there’s music in the stream. God gave me ears to hear it whisper like a summer’s dream.”

“Pandora tried to x-ray the box with her eyes. ‘I think I see sugar lumps in there,’ she said. Then she shook it. ‘I hear diamond rings,’ she said.”

′ In three episodes a brother and sister deal with Rhoda’s untidy room, a bee sting, and a baby sitter.”

“Rhoda, please clean up your room now,′ said Rhoda’s mother. “Too tired,′ Rhoda answered. ‘Stanely!’ said their mother. ‘See that Rhoda cleans up her room.’ ‘Shake a leg, Rhoda,’ said Stanely.”

“Whatever they are,′ said Stanley. ‘Rhoda, all your clothes are on the bed again.’ ‘I’ll put my berries in my berry bottle,’ said Rhoda. ‘Help me make the bed, Rhoda,’ said Stanley.”

“Well, there they go,′ said Stanley. ‘Hand me that pillow please, Rhoda.’ “I’ll pick up the berries first,′ said Rhoda. ‘Your modeling clay is stacked,’ said Stanley. ‘Your bed is made, your clothes are folded.’

“He got me!′ Rhoda screamed. ‘Wait a minute,’ said Stanley. ‘It hurts!’ Rhoda screamed. ‘It’s just a bee sting,’ said Stanley. ‘It hurts!’ Rhoda cried. ‘Let me see it,’ asked Stanley. ‘No!’ said Rhoda.”

“Open the drawer for me please, Rhoda,′ said Stanley. ‘Are you ready, Rhoda?’ called their mother. ‘Yes,’ answered Rhoda. ‘Stanley helped.’ ‘It was nothing,’ said Stanley. It is beautiful!′ cried their mother. ‘Hugh and kiss please,’ said Rhoda.”

‘Dirty!’ said Rhoda. ‘Just try it,’ said Stanley. ‘Don’t touch it, don’t look at it!’ said Rhoda. ‘When we get home,‘said Stanley, ‘Daddy will fix it.’ ‘What will Daddy do?’ asked Rhoda.‘Take the bee sting out of your foot.’ Stanley answered.”

“But Max had no idea what the sign said. When Ruby wasn’t looking, he sneaked into her room to see what was in her jewelry box.”

“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 teeth.”

“But, Stanley,′ said Rhoda, ‘where should I begin.’ ‘Wy don’t you start by taking the beads out of your modeling clay?’ suggested Stanley. ‘They’re betties, not beads,’ said Rhoda.”

“There was a hullabaloo right under the dining room table. Fred jumped to his feet and knocked over his chair. ‘Stop, McDuff!’ commanded Fred. ‘Bad pussycat!’ shouted Aunt Frieda.”

“Up the stairs and down the stairs, Purlina chased McDuff. But she did not catch him before McDuff had swallowed the Turkey Tidbit whole.”

“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 teeth”

″..but you must promise not to open my magic jewelry box.′ Pandora promised. Pandora ate a delicious piece of honey cake, but she couldn’t keep her mind off that box.”

“But to his rambunctious sons, Abraham Lincoln was above all a playful and loving father. Here is Lincoln as seen by two of his boys.”

“God made me Small just like the fawn that sleeps inside the doe, God Gave Me Eyes to See the Woods and all who live in it..”

“Purlina did not want hime behind Uncle Nate. She flattened her ears and hissed like a log sizzling in the fire. ‘What was that?’ asked Uncle Nate.”

“Through Tad’s eyes -- we see Lincoln rising above his own inborn sadness and personal tragedy through his devotion to his sons.

“God Made Me new just like the spring that is beneath the snow,...”

“God gave me eyes to see the woods and all who live within it. To watch the winter sun last every evening one more minute.”

“God gave me hands to touch the ice stiff and diamond bright, that spills upon he pine tree and sparkles up the night.”

“The earth begins to pen, a sparrow starts to sing, God gave me time to listen, God gave me everything.”

“Purlina shows her claws and clicks her teeth at McDuff. She won’t even let him sit on the sofa. When an Organic Turkey Tidbit falls from the dinner table, a mad chase ensues.”

“The noise startled Aunt Frieda. She bumped into Grandpa Floyd, who stepped on Cousin Rose’s foot, who knocked against the baby’s high chair.”

“This is a wonderful chapter book about Abe Lincoln, and his sons, Willie and Tad. It centers first on Willie, and then after Willie’s death, upon Tad.”

“Soon their simple trip to town becomes a rollicking adventure as one mishap leads to another! Will these two be able to find the right presents for Grandma before all their money disappears?”

“In this new, outrageous adventure, Max and Ruby learn the value of money...in their own inimitable way. With its fresh, bright watercolor illustrations, Bunny Money is Max and Ruby at their very best!”

“God gave me strength to climb the tree prickly, thick and high. I sit inside the winter wind while all the branches sigh.”

“Sunday dinner becomes a wild rampage when McDuff and Purlina (the aunt’s cat) fight over the baby’s dropped turkey tidbit.”

“They slunk toward the turkey Tidbit while the family ate their crab cakes. Salad followed the crab cakes. Closer and closer they tiptoed.”

“They sneaked and peeked under the table. Just as the family was finishing the salad, McDuff and Purlina reached the Turkey tidbit.”

“Tad accompanying him to Richmond just after the South’s defeat. With the war raging and the Union under siege, we see history unfolding through Willie’s eyes.”

“Every evening my brother Tad and I run over to Father’s office on the corner of Adams Street. We huck handfuls of pebbles up at the windowpanes so Father know we are coming. Tad is smaller than I am, but he can throw the pebbles harder and make more noise.”

“On the walk home to our house on Jackson and Eighth, Father and Tad and I always stop and talk to neighbors and dogs, which makes us late. Then we run into the house and Father puts his arms around Mama...”

“When Max and Ruby head into town to get presents for Grandma’s birthday, they run into nothing but trouble! Ruby has a beautiful present all picked out.”

“Max and Ruby have money, and they need to go out and buy a birthday gift. Max keeps spending the money on other things...”

″... and by the time they get to buy the item they are looking for, it is 5x more than the money they started out with. They picked out another gift and went home.”

“God lets me feel the morning rain, sitting, drifting down and I can smell the sunlight burrow softly underground.”

“He knew they were going to Aunt Frieda’s house. Aunt Frieda’s house means only one thing to McDuff-mean, old Purlina the cat!”

“A cute book to show how money works. Ruby and Max go on a cute little adventure to get a gift for grandma and spend money along the way. I did like that it showed a common sense and easy way to introduce the concept of spending money. ”

“In the car, McDuff knew immediately they were not heading for Lake Ocarina, or the Take-Out Steak-Out, or Dog Training School. ”

“Willie, thrilled to be on his first train trip when Lincoln was deciding to run for president; Willie and Tad barging into Cabinet meetings to lift Lincoln’s spirits in the early days of the Civil War.”

“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 teeth.”

“Ruby has saved up a wallet full of bills, but as unexpected mishap after mishap occurs, money starts running through the bunnies’ fingers....”

″“Bunny Money’ did something interesting with the text when it came to showing how much money was spent. Along with writing out the amount they spent, it also showed a picture of what the got and the amount of dollars they spent.”

“You worry too much, my little firefly,′ says Felix’s mama. But Felix can’t stop fretting. How can he find a way to make the Worrier go away for good?”

“Felix and the Worrier worried about the little black spot on Felix’s tooth until the morning sun rose in the sky. ‘Bye-bye!” said the Worrier.”

“At bedtime Felix drank his Mitey-Vite. ‘Tomorrow is the playschool picnic in the park!’ said Felix’s mama. ‘It will be such fun!’ But in the middle of the night... Tap, tap, tap.”

“Don’t forget,′ whispered the Worrier. ‘Bruno and the big boys want to pull your pants off and throw them in the tree!’ Felix worried about Bruno and the big boys all night long.”

“Every night, Felix has a visitor. It’s the Worrier, who comes to remind Felix about the little black spot on his tooth and other troublesome things.”

“Before breakfast Felix told his mama about the little black spot.”

“Felix’s mama looked very carefully. ‘Every tooth is as white as snow,’ she said. ‘My little buttercup, you have worried for nothing.”

“Felix’s mama buttoned Felix into his pajamas and told him his story. She gave Felix his Mitey-Vite and made sure all his animals were under the covers.”

“Felix floated into Dreamland on clouds of happiness. But when all the world lay fast asleep, someone tapped on Felix’s window. It was the Worrier.”

“The Worrier hopped right in and sat down. ‘I’m worried about that little black spot on your tooth,’ he said. Felix’s clouds of happiness disappeared.”

“Morris’s brother, Victor, got a hockey outfit. Morris’s sister, Rose, got a beauty kit. Morris’s other sister, Betty, got a chemistry set. And Morris got a bear.”

“All Christmas day Victor played hockey and Rose made herself beautiful and Betty mixed acids.”

“Morris was too young to play with chemicals, said Betty, he might blow up the house. He was too little to play hockey, said Victor, he might get hurt.”

“He was too little to play hockey, said Victor, he might get hurt.”

“ ‘Morris,’ said Victor, ‘I hope you remember where you put the bag.’ But Morris was already fast asleep.”

“And he was too silly to use the beauty kit, said Rose, he would waste all the lipstick.”

“Nobody wanted Morris’s bear. ‘Come,’ said Morris’s mother, ‘let’s make a hat for your bear.’ ”

“Morris sat under the Christmas tree. Suddenly he noticed a package that had been overlooked. He opened it. In it was a Disappearing Bag. Morris crawled right in.”

“Morris came out of his bag. ‘Where were you?’ asked Victor. ‘I was in my Disappearing Bag’, said Morris.”

“Morris held open his bag. Everybody disappeared at once. Then he zoomed and mixed and beautified until bedtime.”