Max and Ruby is a Canadian animated series that debuted in 2002 (following a pilot

Television pilot

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 episode in 2001) that is aimed at a preschool audience. Created by children's book author

Author

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/illustrator

Illustrator

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 Rosemary Wells

Rosemary Wells

Rosemary Wells is the author of a number of popular children's books, most notably the Max and Ruby series which follows the everyday adventures of sibling bunnies—curious three year old Max and bossy seven year old Ruby. She gets the inspiration for Max and Ruby from her three daughters and the...

 and based on the world of her Max and Ruby books, the episodes present stories about Max, a rambunctious and determined three-year-old rabbit, and his big sister, Ruby, a patient, goal-oriented

Goal-oriented

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, sometimes restrictive seven-year-old rabbit.