Happy Halloween!

Max and Ruby

by Rosemary Wells

Little brother Max is determined to scare Ruby, but can?t seem to do the trick. Will Max be able to spook Ruby before Halloween is over? Based on the successful Max & Ruby TV series, this seasonal story will be a must have for Max & Ruby fans and includes foil on the cover!

Genres: Halloween, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Animals

24 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Rosemary Wells is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She often uses animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby and Timothy from Timothy Goes To School (both were later adapted into Canadian-animated preschool television series, the former’s airing on Nickelodeon (part of the Nick Jr. block) and the latter’s as part of PBS Kids on PBS).

Reviews

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Max tries his hardest to scare Ruby, but she gets the last laugh on Halloween

[Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full color illustrations and a format that makes you feel like you're watching the show. Love!

[Charlotte S · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's time to go trick or treating, but Max is nowhere to be found! Ruby looks for a while and eventually finds him. But then, Max discovers that Ruby has gone missing! Can he find her? I mean, how can you go wrong with Max and Ruby?! Follow @bronteandwilder on Instagram for more fun book recommendations!

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Max and Ruby are getting ready to trick-or-treat. Max is determined to scare his sister, but Ruby decides to turn the tables and scare him.

The illustrations are from the Nick Jr. cartoon. Max actually says two words in this exploit "boo" and "scary."

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Max and Ruby

[Jaclyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

very much an episode of a TV show turned into a book

[Numa Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was just ok but my child really liked it

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our girls used to love the Max & Ruby stories by Rosemary Wells. We've seen enough of their videos that I can still imagine Ruby's voice in my head. Our girls are getting older, though, so when I saw this book, I decided to read it on my own.

The story is short and very much in line with other stories in this series. Max is trying so hard to scare Ruby, but nothing seems to work. The illustrations are very colorful and cartoonish and it appears that this story is based on an episode of the television show, although we've never seen it. I'm not even sure that Ms. Wells wrote this book, although I did not see any other authors listed. I liked the story and I think that it would be a great book to read with younger children for Halloween.

[Debbie Jo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Our 4K kids aren't as familiar with Max & Ruby as kids were in the past - but they enjoyed the illustrations and trying to find Max. This isn't much of a story, but it can be a fun story to read as kids talk about what Halloween things they see. And they do like to yell BOO!!!

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

28 months - A pretty simple story that's not that exciting or creative but O likes Max and Ruby so it's ok for a seasonal read.

[Alexandria K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. I loved that part where ruby says "Boo!" that was really funny and max jumped.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mischievous Max is trying to scare Ruby on Halloween. In the end his tactics are no match for Ruby's.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a cute book! Max always makes me smile with his mischievous antics. Ruby seems to have a few tricks of her own though. =)

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter Ella loves Max & Ruby!

[Brandi Streeval · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this to my daughter cute book she loves max and ruby one of her top favorite characters

[Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

We giggled.

[Sue]

Simple, short and cute, this Max & Ruby Halloween story is perfect for any youngster who enjoys the show.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I that this was an ok book. A very brother and sister book. my kids enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book to others.