"Just one more story," beg Max and Ruby. And Grandma tells one
more, and then another of Max and Ruby''s very favorite stories-the
ones about themselves and the things they did when they were a
little bit younger. There''s the time Ruby and her friend Louise had
a restaurant called CafZ Ruby Lou. And remember when Max saved his
friend Lily''s doll? And the time Max and Lily attended school in
Max''s Ride-a-Plane? A large format volume that bursts with Wells''s
exuberant pictures makes the perfect stage for the bunny pair''s
hilarious antics, and their many fans will also beg for just one
more story about the beloved bunnies, who star in their own show on
Nick Jr. and Noggin.
關於作者：
Rosemary Wells is the author of over forty books about Max and
Ruby. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
內容試閱：
Publishers Weekly Like many children, Max and Ruby want to hear
story after story before bed, and Grandma complies in this
compilation of three adventures. Grandma tells of the time Ruby and
her friend Louise opened Cafe Ruby-Lou; the day Max saved Louise''s
sister Lily''s doll from drowning; and Max and Lily''s trip to
playschool in a toy airplane, each of which she claims will be "the
last story." Brightly illustrated and filled with her customary
cheer, Wells''s latest Max and Ruby book should entice both old and
new fans of these lively siblings, and leave them hoping that this
isn''t really "the end of the end." Ages 4-8. Sept. Children''s
Literature Loveable Max and Ruby, a sibling duo popular with the
preschooler set, are back in this oversized bedtime collection.
When Grandma tells them it is bedtime, Max and Ruby together
respond, "Story, please!" Grandma agrees to tell them "just one,"
and tells a tale of a time when the young bunnies and Ruby''s friend
Louise played restaurant. As in so many Max and Ruby stories, it is
the younger boy who saves the day. But the night must not end with
just one story! The pair asks for another one as they all head
upstairs, and Grandma complies with a story about swimming at the
beach. Even two stories are not enough. Tucked into bed, the
siblings manage to talk Grandma into sharing one more. Parents will
smile with recognition when Grandma tells them it is to be "the
last of the last of the last" for the night. Indeed it is, as the
bunnies fall asleep at last. Added to one''s home collection, this
book is sure to be requested at many bedtimes. Reviewer: Heidi
Hauser Green Fewer Reviews School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1—When
Grandma reads a bedtime story to her grandchildren, one story
morphs into three dynamic tales, each starring these irresistible
rabbit siblings. The ever-helpful, yet exasperating Max tries to
assert his independence with humorous results. In "Ruby''s
Restaurant," he tries desperately to include himself in the
imaginative dinner his sister and her friend prepare, though he is
halted at every opportunity. Max''s persistence reveals a
child-centered perspective as he concocts a positively gross
creation of chocolate mousse for dessert combining dirt, shampoo,
and bird-seed shavings to his accepting grandmother''s loving
satisfaction. Max''s heroism shines in "Splish Splash" when he saves
his friend Lily''s dolly from the lake''s disastrous depths and reaps
a refreshing reward, a savory cherry-lemon-lime rainbow pop. In
"Max Goes to School," Max and Lily refuse to attend playschool and
sit idly in their toy airplane, much to their older sisters''
dismay. With the girls lending a helping hand, Max and his friend
experience the best of both worlds—school in their airplane. Punchy
dialogue serves this inviting and oversized layout well; light
pastel spreads suit each whimsical story line and its sweetly
realized conclusion. A solid selection particularly for those
already enamored by this lovable bunny duo.—Meg Smith, Cumberland
County Public Library, Fayetteville, NC Kirkus Reviews This
short-story collection from the steady hand of Wells displays the
mischievous sweetness of the Max and Ruby stories with their
candy-heart coloring, but each could have used a few more pages to
bring the stories fully around. The first of the three bedtime
stories delivered by Grandma finds Max getting handed, as is his
destiny, the raw end of the stick from Ruby when she and her friend
Louise open a café: Max gets to be the dishwasher. Max''s ascent to
chefdom, by associating chocolate mousse with baby shampoo, will
fly over lots of little heads. In the second tale, Max, who can''t
swim, jumps into the lake—with safety tube, yes—to rescue a
friend''s doll. Fear may give sudden instincts of skill, but Max
doesn''t look wracked by fear, just his standard willfulness. The
final story has Max refusing to get out of his airplane to go to
playschool, so he just goes to school in the plane. Fun as the
stories may be, they miss the inspired twists that make Max such an
artful dodger. Picture book. 3-5
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