Kirkpatrick, D. L., ed. Twentieth Century Children's Writers. 2d ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983: 810-811. Contains a brief biography of Wells and critiques her work.

Sutton, Roger. "A Second Look: None of the Above." Horn Book Magazine 63,3 (1987): 368-371. This article examines Wells's book None of the Above, in which bitterness arises from the choices young people face today.

Wells, Rosemary. "The Artist at Work: The Writer at Work." Horn Book Magazine 63,2 (1987): 163-170. Wells describes the beginning of her career as an author and illustrator and tells where she gets her inspiration and ideas.