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The New Yorker 100th Anniversary show at NYPL! Excited to visit another New Yorker show, up till Feb 2026, at the New York Public Library (the main branch, with the lions out front). I have two covers in the exhibition - Carnegie Hall and the one lower left (The Art & Architecture Reading Room at the Library). A nice couple visiting NYC from Wisconsin took the photo. There are two halls w/art, historical photos, and more on the third floor. |
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The short snappy book trailer is OUT!!!!!
Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7MuY5A_gmY or the image on the right |
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Just signed up for BLUESKY - my handle is @roxiesstudio.bsky.social .
Here're the rest of my social media accountshandles:
THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@roxiesstudio
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/roxiemunro
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RoxieMunroStudio
LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/roxiemunro
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/roxiesstudio/
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/roxiemunro/videos
PUBLISHERS MARKETPLACE PAGE: publishersmarketplace.com/members/roxiemunro/
BLOG: http://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/
AMAZON PAGE: amazon.com/author/roxiemunro
KidLit TV: http://kidlit.tv/
PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/roxiemunro/
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Very happy! KidLit TV is premiering the short snappy highly illustrated video trailer for MAZE PLAY Monday morning, February 3, starting at 7AM EST!! |
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Excited to say that one of my "New Yorker" covers is featured (super big at the right of the show title) at the opening the Centennial Exhibition at the Society of Illustrators. Check out the show! Opens January 16, 2025. More info at EXHIBITION
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Happy to announce that I have signed with the How Now Booking agency for school visits. You can check it out at https://hownowbooking.com/speakers/munro. |
Maze Play just got a FABULOUS review from Kirkus!!! They say "Kids will have a blast poring over these delightful pages." Click here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roxie-munro/maze-play/
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My new book, "Maze Play," out 2/28/25! Imagination meets adventure. Mind-bending perspectives of "After Escher." Exploring whimsical "Magic Forest" & intricate gears of "Steampunk." More wild mazes! Discover hidden treasures... https://www.amazon.com/Maze-Play-Roxie-Munro/dp/0764368818/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FKEILUWITMTZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f6R6du2vFd2zSaugxuvWuGNqu5Tnk2daTB43Rj6rU88.AeJZf9h08R3uxOvhU10N-BsiYg_6n0FgV8wuNhThCKw&dib_tag=se&keywords=maze+play+roxie+munro&qid=1725622515&sprefix=maze+play+roxie+munro%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1
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Visit my Long Island City studio Sat & Sun, May 18 & 19, 12- 6PM.
Hundreds of local artists are participating in Open Studio Weekend '24.
I'll be showing some oils of NYC, many limited edition signed prints & original children's book illustrations, as well as selling & signing lots of my children's books. A dozen other artists in our building are exhibiting & opening their studios. All - friends, family, fellow artists and students - are welcome.
Address: Studio 340, 43-01 21st St, LIC, NY 11101
For my page on the LIC-Artists website: https://licartsopen.com/artist/portal/artist.php?id=163
For my website: https://www.roxiemunro.com/
For directions to my studio: https://www.roxiemunro.com/studio-directions.html
For the map of lots of studios participating in LIC: https://licartsopen.com/festivalmap/
Hundreds of local artists are participating in Open Studio Weekend '24.
I'll be showing some oils of NYC, many limited edition signed prints & original children's book illustrations, as well as selling & signing lots of my children's books. A dozen other artists in our building are exhibiting & opening their studios. All - friends, family, fellow artists and students - are welcome.
Address: Studio 340, 43-01 21st St, LIC, NY 11101
For my page on the LIC-Artists website: https://licartsopen.com/artist/portal/artist.php?id=163
For my website: https://www.roxiemunro.com/
For directions to my studio: https://www.roxiemunro.com/studio-directions.html
For the map of lots of studios participating in LIC: https://licartsopen.com/festivalmap/
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"A Day in the Life of the Desert" was chosen for The Nature Generation's GREEN EARTH BOOK AWARD 2024 Recommended List!!! |
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Author's Visit to Bear Tavern Grammar School, NJ.
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From the Nation Building Museum "Building Stories" opening, in Washington DC (clockwise from upper left): Roxie & Julie Gribble, founder of KidLit TV; with husband Bo Zaunders at party; with young guest; at signing table. |
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Wonderful video with Leonard Marcus produced by Julie Gribble of KidLit TV. I make an appearance...just after the 4-minute mark ;-)))
A must-see exhibition in Washington DC.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC9b4AiSQcs
A must-see exhibition in Washington DC.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC9b4AiSQcs
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KidLitTV's 15-second video of the National Building Museum's opening of the "Building Stories" exhibition by Roxie at her signing table.
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This weekend, "Building Stories," a major exhibition featuring over 150 books, spanning some 200 years across 28 countries, opened at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. It will be up for ten years. Attending the opening: author/illustrator Roxie Munro (who has 2 books represented); children's literature historian (and curator of the exhibition), Leonard S. Marcus; and Julie Gribble, the founder and executive producer of KidLit TV. Photo: Bo Zaunders. More info:
https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/building-stories/
https://www.bloomberg.com/.../national-building-museum...
https://www.washingtonian.com/.../inside-the-national.../
https://wtop.com/.../national-building-museums-building.../
https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/building-stories/
https://www.bloomberg.com/.../national-building-museum...
https://www.washingtonian.com/.../inside-the-national.../
https://wtop.com/.../national-building-museums-building.../
Great exhibition opening Sunday at the National Building Museum in Washington DC (https://lnkd.in/e_ywtdcs). Am almost finished preparing the visuals for the two books for my Meet The Author table - here's a studio photo with interactive materials on "ABCity" and "Architects Make Zigzags." Includes stand-up mounted spreads from both books with Q&A/seek-n-find games, the ABCity poster, and free bookmarks and B&W coloring/maze game sheets for "ABCity." Will be working with KidLit TV interviewing and covering events.
I have book illustrations included in two major exhibitions opening January 2024:
JANUARY 13 - JUNE 2: "Alphabet Soup: How Picture Books Are Made, From A to Z" including "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs." Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA. Info: https://www.carlemuseum.org/explore-art/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibition/alphabet-soup-how-picture-books-are-made-z
JANUARY 21: "Building Stories" Exhibition, curated by Leonard Marcus, opens at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. Work from "ABCity " is featured. Exhibit up through the end of the decade!
Info: https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/building-stories/
JANUARY 13 - JUNE 2: "Alphabet Soup: How Picture Books Are Made, From A to Z" including "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs." Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA. Info: https://www.carlemuseum.org/explore-art/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibition/alphabet-soup-how-picture-books-are-made-z
JANUARY 21: "Building Stories" Exhibition, curated by Leonard Marcus, opens at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. Work from "ABCity " is featured. Exhibit up through the end of the decade!
Info: https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/building-stories/
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I interviewed more than 50 authors and illustrators for KidLit TV at the 10th Annual Chappaqua Children's Book Festival on September 30. Here : Lane Smith, Jane Yolen, Heidi Stemple, me, Mark Teague, and Stephen Savage. For all interviews and sessions, click: https://www.kidlit.tv/2023/08/live-from-ny-its-the-chappaqua-childrens-book-festival/
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TWO books out in 2023 from Holiday House!!! |
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For the Holiday House Star Storytime video on "Lizards," showing some of the original art and making the cover, click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INuJwH_4-DA |
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For the Holiday House Star Storytime video on "Deserts," showing some of the original art and Roxie's studio, click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSimRJT2MqE Update: this YouTube video has almost 29,000 views!!! |
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For the 1.5-minute animated video for "A Day in the Life of the desert," click image or https://youtu.be/qnb4zl57piY |
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Authors LOVE the exciting moment when we open the box from our publisher with the actual books - we slave over the project for literally YEARS, and turn the work in to the publisher at least a year before we can hold a copy in our anxious hands. Unusually, I have TWO books, "Lizards at Large" and "A Day in the Life of the Desert," coming out in August. So I honestly did NOT know which copies had arrived!
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For the short snappy book trailer for "Lizards at Large"
click the image or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuBfwwJu7No |
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Did an interview on children's book publishing, trends, the process, dealing with rejection and failure, and creativity with Sandy Joy Weston. She asked great questions! Click here for the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZiSVj-2qjA
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Just finished a big oil commission (took 4 months) and had a beautiful day to varnish it on the roof of my studio building (need to do it outside because of fumes, drying time, etc). The Osborne at 57th and 7th Avenue.
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A lively new KidLit TV video ("What's Up" program) featuring "Books for a Better Earth" (a new collection by Holiday House), with Alex Aceves, Sally Morgridge, Dana Alison Levy, and me
Click: https://www.kidlit.tv/2023/04/whats-up-with-roxie-munro-and-dana-alison-levy-books-for-a-better-earth/ |
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Meet authors Jon Haggins (travel, food, memoir) & Roxie Munro (children's books), signing their latest books at Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Restaurant in Harlem on Thursday, Mar 28 from 6-8:30pm!
For more information, click on pdf below to enlarge and read... 
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Recent '23 School Visits include Sicomac Elementary School (NJ), and Lakeville Elem, Glen Cove Elem & Landing Elem (NY).
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KidLit TV did the Cover Reveal for "Lizards at Large"! Click on link below or on cover image, and scroll down for info! Or click here: https://www.kidlit.tv/2023/02/cover-reveal-lizards-at-large-by-roxie-munro/ |
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NorthShore TV did a piece on my book art show at the Gold Coast Art Center, developed & curated by Jude Amsel! Info on nonfiction books, how to publish a book, more...
Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4WQguaCIPc |
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Excited to attend the Literary Soiree at Carol Weston's on the Upper West Side. I showed "ABCity" published by SchifferKids in October. It was featured in "Shelf Awareness." (I'm in back row, center.) |
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The NEW short spiffy and very lively trailer for "ABCity" !!!
Click on icon on right or here: https://www.roxiemunro.com/abcity.html |
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Great interview with Making Nature Fun/The Picture Book Buzz. Info on process,
publishing, trends, creativity, nonfiction children's books, more.... Click: https://www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/the-picture-book-buzz-interview-with-roxie-munro |
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So exciting! Short video of opening the box with the first copy of "ABCity" (published by SchifferKids, coming out in October) |
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Signing Anteaters, Bats & Boas and Dive In (both, Holiday House) at the 24th Annual Sharon (CT) Book Signing at the Hotchkiss Library, along with a couple dozen other authors , on August 5, 2022, from 5:30 to 7:30PM. Info: https://hotchkisslibraryofsharon.org/book-signing-2022/ |
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Thrilled that Schiffer Publishing used my book as the cover for its SchifferKids Fall/Winter catalog!
Out in October : ABCity Here's the link to their catalogs: https://schifferbooks.com/pages/catalogs |
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READ650 at City Winery, Pier 57, NYC. Sunday, May 1 at 2PM. Short true stories read by 14 New Yorker cartoonists and cover artists, like Liza Donnelly, David Sipress, Emily Flake, Rick Meyerowitz, others. Book signing after, lunch and drinks available for purchase...
beautiful location on Hudson Rver. Info: https://mailchi.mp/7de25af67683/8dp2pfbn31-5179917?e=b2cb714577 |
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So happy that "Anteaters, Bats & Boas" has been chosen as one of the Best Children's Books of the Year 2022 by Bank Street!! Informational (Ecology) books for ages 5-9. For list, click: Best Books 2022 Bank St List |
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Here's the interview I had recently with Liza Donnelly of the New Yorker at the Art Students League in New York City - we discuss the magazine, women cartoonists, the freelance life and more.
Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZsSv7tYWMk |
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KidLit TV Founder (and art collector) Julie Gribble and me at the New-York Historical Society, with my NYC painting (in the permanent collection) and wall quote at the opening of the powerful show " Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement in Children's Books" (in a different gallery), which exhibits incredible children's book art from some of the finest illustrators working today.
Info: https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/picture-the-dream-civil-rights-movement-childrens-books |
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Interviewing the lovely and dynamic Andrea Davis Pinkney, curator (in addition to editor and author) of the magnificent show, "Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement in Children's Books," at the New-York Historical Society, for KidLit TV. Info:
Picture the Dream |
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Photos from Roxie & Liza's appearance at the Art Students league in NYC in March 2022...
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"Rodent Rascals" made the 2022-23 PA Young Readers Choice List for Grades 3-6!
Thank you, Pennsylvania!
Click here: https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/2022-23-nominated-titles
Liza Donnelly and I will have a conversation at the Arts Students League in NYC about her new book ("Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists") on March 24, 6 to 7PM. It will also be on YouTube Live. Download Press Release or go to Dialogue
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An article I wrote on using "gamification" to create engaging nonfiction books....click: https://www.nffest.com/2022/02/gamification-cool-way-to-do-nonfiction.html
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Coming out in October with Schiffer Kids, publisher.
There are some sneaky tricks in "ABCity" to discover, plus a maze and seek-n-find games.... |
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Holiday House has created a lively free fun-filled Activity Kit for 5 of my books!
Click to download: https://holidayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Roxie-Munro-activity-kit-des3.pdf |
American Scientist chose "Anteaters, Bats & Boas" as one of the
top 12 STEM Books for Children Published in 2021.
Click: www.americanscientist.org/blog/science-culture/science-book-gift-guide-2021
"Young animal lovers will find this intricately illustrated children’s book engaging. Anteaters, Bats, and Boas takes an encyclopedic approach, listing many Amazon rainforest species and providing a few interesting facts about each. The short entries are a good fit for young attention spans. On the final spread of pages, illustrations from the previous pages are fitted together, creating a tableau of the entire rainforest—which is an interesting way to introduce a child to the concept of ecosystems. Endnotes discuss the different layers of the rainforest and the importance of conserving it."
top 12 STEM Books for Children Published in 2021.
Click: www.americanscientist.org/blog/science-culture/science-book-gift-guide-2021
"Young animal lovers will find this intricately illustrated children’s book engaging. Anteaters, Bats, and Boas takes an encyclopedic approach, listing many Amazon rainforest species and providing a few interesting facts about each. The short entries are a good fit for young attention spans. On the final spread of pages, illustrations from the previous pages are fitted together, creating a tableau of the entire rainforest—which is an interesting way to introduce a child to the concept of ecosystems. Endnotes discuss the different layers of the rainforest and the importance of conserving it."
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ALA's Booklist chose "Anteaters, Bats & Boas" as one of the TOP TEN Science & Technology books for 2021!
Click: https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-10-Sci-Tech-Books-for-Youth-2021-Hunter-Sarah/pid=9756693 |
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"Why I Write Expository Nonfiction" article (by me) for Melissa Stewart's popular site. Click here: GAMIFICATION!
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I have a piece (upper right in photo) based on one of my New Yorker magazine covers in the New-York Historical Society exhibition, "Scenes of New York City: The Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection," up from October 22, 2021 - February 27, 2022.
Info: https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/scenes-new-york-city-elie-and-sarah-hirschfeld-collection |
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Want to meet your favorite authors & illustrators? Including me! Visit the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival on Oct 2 and/or the Rye Children's Book Festival on the 10th! Click here for Chappaqua: https://ccbfestival.org/ and here for Rye: https://ryebookfestival.com/
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learn how to draw a
Rainforest Toucan. Watch this KidLit TV Ready Set Draw! program, and follow along step-by-step. Click here: https://www.kidlit.tv/2021/08/ready-set-draw-with-roxie-munro-anteaters-bats-and-boas/ |
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The 2.5-minute video by KidlitTV of my visit to the Inside-Outside Dinosaurs Exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum.
Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uguR3-69ffg |
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The reviews are coming in! A STARRED review in School Library Journal. Read the review, check out the 2.5-minute lively video trailer, and print out 6 free Rainforest coloring pages - go to RAINFORESTS or click on it in the menu on left. The book comes out August 10.
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My giant Spinosaurus keeps an eagle eye on a young patron drawing in my dino exhibit at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA.
The exhibition has been extended to May 30, 2021. |
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DIVE IN is on the BANK STREET COLLEGE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021 List!!
...Lavish color drawings portray the creatures that dwell in the world’s oceans and reefs.
Back matter, glossary, map. (8-10)
Click here: https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/2021-edition/
...Lavish color drawings portray the creatures that dwell in the world’s oceans and reefs.
Back matter, glossary, map. (8-10)
Click here: https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/2021-edition/
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Young Teal & 88 -year-old cowboy Boots O'Neal at the 6666 Ranch in Texas reading my western books!
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Lively informative 2-minute video TRAILER, full of fun facts! Sounds, music, and great DINO animated illustrations... Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG1BufXZdhg |
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Fun 2-minute TRAILER on SNAKES, from Roxie's book, "Slithery Snakes." Guess what snake it is based on its scales and skin patterns.
Click here or on picture on right: https://youtu.be/3GXYlHV2PXI |
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Short snappy video TRAILER for DIVE IN - swim with exotic Caribbean coral reef fish - sounds, music, and beautiful creatures.
Click here (or image on right): https://youtu.be/tLCRj7ShWWA |
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Lively new TRAILER about Bugs That Build. "Busy Builders" won the Cook Prize Silver Honor Metal for the best picture book teaching
science, technology, engineering, & math (STEM) principles. Short, beautifully illustrated, with sounds & music. Click here: https://youtu.be/DB500cGJmys |
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New lively 2-minute TRAILER with art, sound, music, and fun bird info!
Click here (or image on left): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CpT5tkbGds&feature=youtu.be |
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Really darling short (90 seconds) TRAILER done by a librarian graduate student for "Rodent Rascals"!
Click here (or on image at right): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTMw5BHoCTU&feature=youtu.be |
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For a short 2-minute video on how the Eric Carle Museum created the Dinosaur Exhibition (Dec 12, 2020 to May 30, 2021), click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDZ6tpeaOoA&list=PLJC4ZhubfgnWU7dOM2einzvTlm4XOr8t-&index=1
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A fun interview on KidLit TV's Storymakers with Rocco Staino about DIVE IN - cool facts about fish, and how Roxie draws them. And Rocco gives it a try!
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSgU-Xw9IeY&w=420&h=237 |
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Winter 2021 Studio Newsletter - info on the Carle Museum Show, articles on publishing & art, free online educational & interactive resources, more. To check out Winter 2021 Roxie Munro Studio Newsletter,
click here: Winter 2021 Newsletter |
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For several great FREE Online Resources for fun educational materials from established content providers, click on pdf on right for links and materials.
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This super sharp elementary school student read "HATCH!" (about birds) for World Read Aloud Day (Feb 3rd, 2020). Click here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/v0JOBIffNUI
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Published April 7 from
Holiday House! Go to DIVE IN page for reviews, videos on how the book was made, and free coloring sheets of fun FISH to print out and color in. |
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Roxie interview with "Bookishly Yours" by Cara Stevens...fun pics!
Click here: https://medium.com/bookishly-yours/talking-with-visual-thinker-award-winning-author-illustrator-new-yorker-cover-artist-roxie-munro-ad83fc38eb3d |
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Did a video on great art and artists for CIlC (Center for Collaborative Learning) based upon MASTERPIECE MIX (Holiday House, publisher). For children and adults.
Click here: https://youtu.be/sXikh1revxc |
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A 3.5-minute video introduction to DIVE IN from Roxie's studio.
Click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDzKhWOpVFU&feature=youtu.be |
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If you want to know how my new book, DIVE IN: Swim with Sea Creatures at Their Actual Size (published by Holiday House), was made, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQm57R4QFhk
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YouTube video of Norman Rockwell Museum panel on Cartoonists and Picture Books. The 1st 12-15 minutes are casual chit-chat before the actual event starts.
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBEgoOPO1I |
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Fall 2020 Studio Newsletter out with updated info, online activities, show announcements & trailers, fun content on art & your brain... click here: https://static-promote.weebly.com/share/b5a68174-77d2-4b03-9635-f89c51c9baba
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Have a small show of book illustrations up at the Harry Belafonte Branch of the New York Public Library on West 115th Street in Harlem in upper Manhattan.
Click here for more info: www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/roxie-munro-exhibit-belafonte-library |
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Working with the Children's Book Council (CBC) , KidLit TV & Every Child A Reader are presenting CREATOR CORNER for Book Week 2020. One hundred authors & illustrators have done short videos (4 or 5 minutes) for children. Here's mine, on "Rodent Rascals":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2GR3edhulI&feature=youtu.be |
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For KidLit TV at Bank Street's great BookFest 2019, I did short fun interviews with Sarah Jacoby, Linda Kukuk, Yvonne Dennis, Jerry Pinkney, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Traci Sorell, Jerry Craft, and Kevin Maillard. Click here: youtu.be/V2fvZNlyUMA
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Join me and 144 other authors & illustrators at the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival on Saturday, Oct 5, 10AM-4PM. Signings, demos, games, food, music & more.
I'll be interviewing iNK Think Tank nonfiction authors for KidLit TV in the Welcome tent from 12 to 12:30pm. I created this poster....such an honor! |
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One Minute Author Interview by Austin Public Library about the 4th grade boy who gave me the idea to do maze books.
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3oCBKbGNZY |
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Booklist and Book Links article on creating books and my process, by Christina Dorr.
Click here: Talking with Roxie Munro by Christina Dorr |
Thrilled with Rodent Rascals review (and three pages of activity sheets!) by Judy Freeman !!! in "The 2019 Winners Handbook: A Closer Look at JudyFreeman’s Top-Rated Children’s Books of 2018"
Rodent Rascals is one of
Bank Street's Best Books of the Year 2019!!!
Bank Street's Best Books of the Year 2019!!!
Educational App Talk piece on the Importance of Visuals in Children's Media: https://www.teacherswithapps.com/roxie-munro-on-gamification-and-the-value-of-visuals/
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Humans are social animals. A short illustrated piece on my books for the Cultural Landscape Foundation in Washington DC...nonfiction rules!
Click here: https://tclf.org/it-takes-one-roxie-munro |
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My ten short illustrated Nonfiction Minutes on cool subjects, like early aviation, explorers, architecture, and animals are available now on my website. Click here: The Nonfiction Minute
RODENT RASCALS is a CYBILS Award Nominee in Nonfiction!
Click here: http://blog.growingwithscience.com/
Click here: http://blog.growingwithscience.com/
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I did the art for the Save The Date announcement for the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival and will be creating the big poster for it in 2019! The theme will be NONFICTION books. |
Three of my western books are now available from Words By The Handful...click on book cover or here: http://www.wordsbythehandful.com/products/roxie-munro-books/
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Vicki Cobb invited me to participate remotely in a BLC18 (Building learning Communities) program in Boston - here's the video I made introducing iNK Think Tank's project, the print collection of the Nonfiction Minutes. Click here: https://youtu.be/6Z5jhH24lAY |
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Here's a nice piece on my work from the University of Minnesota in their #100 Women Artist series. They included info on Bank Street's Cook Prize, Rocco's KidLit TV interview on "Masterpiece Mix," and other book/art stuff.
Click here: https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/06/women-artists-roxie-munroe/
Three STARRED reviews for "Rodent Rascals"!
From Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist!
For reviews, click here: Rodent Rascals
From Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist!
For reviews, click here: Rodent Rascals
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Fun video interview with The Van Show by the Austin Public Library at the Texas library Association, about my childhood, career, and "Rodent Rascals"!
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFgMEfQJkY&feature=youtu.be |
"Masterpiece Mix" made Bank Street's BEST BOOKS 2018 List !
FREE Lesson Plans for Holiday House books, click title below...
Market Maze (Activity Sheet)
Masterpiece Mix (Lesson Plan)
Rodent Rascals (lesson Plan)
Market Maze (Activity Sheet)
Masterpiece Mix (Lesson Plan)
Rodent Rascals (lesson Plan)
For a short interview with Holiday House on how "Rodent Rascals" came to be,
click here: http://www.holidayhouse.com/featured-artist/
click here: http://www.holidayhouse.com/featured-artist/
I have a YouTube Channel now for videos on books, my studio, interviews, kid's reviews, creative process, app trailers... Click here: www.youtube.com/roxiemunro/videos
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A Rodent Rascals book reveal on World Read Aloud Day for KidLit TV!
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8sVQSy1S0 |
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RODENT RASCALS is out! February 6, 2018!!
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Interview with a Dutch writer on CREATIVITY and one's career path... Click here: https://theheroinejourney2016.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/the-heroines-journey-of-roxie-munro/ |
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An article I wrote on children's book publishing basics... click here: https://uhalumni.org/manoa/story/8-things-to-know-about-the-childrens-book-industry |
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Making Masterpiece Mix -
a NEW KidLit TV Storymakers interview with Rocco Staino... click here: https://kidlit.tv/2017/12/storymakers-with-roxie-munro-masterpiece-mix/ |
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"Roxie's Puzzle Adventure" has been selected as one of the
12 Most Addictive Games for the iPhone for 2018!!!
Click here: https://www.agent.media/tech/12-most-addictive-games-for-iphone/
12 Most Addictive Games for the iPhone for 2018!!!
Click here: https://www.agent.media/tech/12-most-addictive-games-for-iphone/
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An interview published by Elizabeth Dulemba on the process of "Making Masterpiece Mix"
- from idea to research, to storyboards, dummy and roughs. Editorial input. Collage creation, and finished art. Cover issues. Lots of photos. Click here: https://dulemba.blogspot.com/2017/12/roxie-munros-masterpiece-mix.html
- from idea to research, to storyboards, dummy and roughs. Editorial input. Collage creation, and finished art. Cover issues. Lots of photos. Click here: https://dulemba.blogspot.com/2017/12/roxie-munros-masterpiece-mix.html
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A short 3-minute video for students about my childhood influences - the rural bookmobile, and visiting a great painting , with librarian Dustin Brackbill of Mount Nittany Elementary School in State College, PA. |
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Another short video for students on Critical Thinking, with librarian Dustin Brackbill of Mount Nittany Elementary School in State College, PA. |
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FALL 2017 Roxie Munro Studio Newsletter...click here: Fall 2017
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Interview about the way I make my books, with some process work-in-progress pictures.
Click here: https://smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com/2017/09/interview-with-illustrator-roxie-munro.html |
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A darling 59-second video by Jo Booth, Occupational Therapist, of 3- to 5-year-old children working with Masterpiece Mix
in an integrated classroom (typical kids and special needs children). Click on right... |
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A stay-at-home dad did a GREAT scavenger hunt at the National Gallery of Art while he and his family were in DC for the Library of Congress National Book Festival this weekend. It is darling, and full of photos w/the book, kids, and the art:
Click here: http://www.happybirthdayauthor.com/2017/09/happy-birthday-roxie-munro-september-5.html |
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An article in the Cricket magazine, MUSE, about how doodling helps creativity, and it's fun!
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Matthew Winner of "All The Wonders" podcast interview on how Masterpiece Mix was created, Roxie's career, art, publishing, and getting rejected. Click here: www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/roxie-monro-all-the-wonders-episode-381/
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It's out!! Here's a fun article on the process of creating Masterpiece Mix by Tara Lazar.
Click here: https://taralazar.com/2017/08/15/masterpiece-mix-by-roxie-munro/ |
Works from my books are now in the Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN); the De Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS); the Mazza Museum, University of Findlay, Ohio; the New York Public Library; and the Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University,NJ, among others.
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Here's the Summer 2017 Studio Newsletter...click here: https://static-promote.weebly.com/share/01e71808-cf17-4f3d-9f53-4448f9b9c821
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Fun interview at the Texas library Association Conference with Rocco Staino of KidLit TV about "Masterpiece Mix."
Click here: https://kidlit.tv/2017/06/storymakers-location-roxie-munro-txla/?utm_content=buffer061fa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer |
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I am now a member of PEN America, the literary organization which promotes freedom of the press and diversity, among other issues. Click here: https://pen.org/
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Getting some great reviews already from School Library Journal, Kirkus, and the Huffington Post!
Click here: http://www.roxiemunro.com/booksreviews.html |
I am proud to announce that I am formally on the KidLit TV Team as an Advisor. Click here: https://kidlit.tv/about/?utm_content=buffer8e702&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
You're invited to visit my studio on Saturday & Sunday, May 20 & 21, from 12noon to 6pm. Two dozen other artists in my building, and hundreds in the neighborhood, are opening their working studios to the public. Here's more info: http://licartsopen.org/ and here are the directions to my studio: http://www.roxiemunro.com/studio-directions.html
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Fun! Read Out Loud on KidLit TV features "Hatch!" (with me reading sections)
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFmJwgV8VXg |
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The MASTERPIECE MIX cover reveal at the Holiday House offices with Terry Borzumato-Greenberg, Rocco Staino, me, and Kerry Martin (my great editor, Mary Cash, was in Chicago). Had a fun live-streaming event with Julie Gribble of KidLit TV.
Spring 2017 Roxie Munro Studio Newsletter. Click here: https://static-promote.weebly.com/share/999ee505-7714-4642-9d37-14ee13a55461
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Here are four of the six new prints available on my PRINT page... Prints
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I'm now a member of Authors On Call, a division of iNK Think Tank. We give live classroom video programs, packed full of great content, cool visuals, and interactivity. Here's a link to my first program, called "Snakes! Bugs! Rats and Raptors!": http://www.cilc.org/ContentProvider/Program.aspx?id=6938
Winter 2017 Studio Newsletter...click here: https://static-promote.weebly.com/share/d41037b6-7d10-437b-91b7-ef3cf9835cbc
Masterpiece Mix, a book about art, will be out September 2017 (Holiday House).
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I have four pieces in the Works on Paper Show at the Marin-Price Gallery in Chevy Chase, MD, through Jan 18. Click here: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Roxie-Munro.html?soid=1102459574972&aid=FAs0CYdk8gs
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In November, did two programs at SCBWI British Isles Conference in England. With presenters Karen Inglis, Sarah Towle, & Susan Price; Crossmedia/Hybrid Publishing attendees.
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New blog post on illustrating children's nonfiction books....
Click here: https://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/the-cool-new-trend-great-illustration-for-nonfiction-childrens-books/ |
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If you are interested in NYC cards for the holidays, I've done some for American Artists. There is also an assortment of NYC views for everyday use (not holiday) - scroll down on link. Contact/ordering info on site.
Click here: http://www.americanartistsgroup.com/2016/RoxieMunro-16C.pdf |
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"The Latest Trend: Illustrating Beautiful Nonfiction Books," interview by Vicki Cobb in the Huffington Post with me on creating nonfiction and concept picture books
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Article on my process, the publishing industry, and working in children's books. Click here:
http://greatstorybook.com/special-interview-artistauthor-roxie-munro/ |
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Article on KidLit TV - how it started and how it works -
for "Cynsations." Click here: http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2016/09/guest-post-roxie-munro-on-kidlit-tv.html |
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A short lively video made by KidLit TV at the 21st Century Children's Nonfiction Conference...
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l50sp6u6x0&feature=youtu.be |
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Anyone can do it! "How to Draw a
Random Roxie Reversing Maze" in this short Ready Set Draw! KidLit TV video! Click here: http://kidlit.tv/2016/04/roxie-munro-maze/ |
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Did an interview yesterday with
Jon Haggins, the host & producer of GlobeTrotter TV, about the nexus of travel and children's books. It will air in early May. Here's the link to the YouTube video (it is half of the show - the first 12 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGhK9P51RQE |
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Here's a short 3-minute video of me painting in the studio, created by the Simie Maryles Gallery in Provincetown, MA, where I will be having a show opening July 22, 2016.
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K82WeaI_-Bk |
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My contribution to Cool Cats Leadership (for kids) Newsletter, involving PLAY!!! Makes kids happier and more creative. Click here: http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a2f90d9524e9c0ec25629ae41&id=fe5c9a1409&e=[UNIQID] |
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Hey kids,
Learn how to Draw an Owl in this short Ready Set Draw! video by KidLit TV... Click here: http://kidlit.tv/2016/03/ready-set-draw-roxie-munro/ |
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I participated in a cute short (two minutes) video by KidLit TV - we're hoping The Ellen Show will have the ALA children's literature award winners on! Click here: http://kidlit.tv/2016/01/kidlitonellenshow/ |
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Doing a presentation for the 4th Annual Children's Media Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov 23 and 24 (and two school visits on the 25th and 26th).
Click here for more info: http://www.cocukmedyasikonferansi.com/en/
Click here for more info: http://www.cocukmedyasikonferansi.com/en/
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A new blog post with lots of pictures for Authors for Earth Day - Researching "EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures"... Click here: http://authorsforearthday.org/blog/?p=1316 |
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KIWiStorybook JRs, desktop fold-out books with
play figure and interactive apps.
Titles: Ecosystems (Rainforest/Desert); Castle; Ocean (Coral Reef/Research Ship); TV Studio; Dinosaurs; Space;
Maze-O-Politan (Farm/Maze); Wild West (Cowboys/Native Americans); and Fire Safety (Fire Station/Risky Residence).
For more info, click here: KIWiSTORYBOOKS
play figure and interactive apps.
Titles: Ecosystems (Rainforest/Desert); Castle; Ocean (Coral Reef/Research Ship); TV Studio; Dinosaurs; Space;
Maze-O-Politan (Farm/Maze); Wild West (Cowboys/Native Americans); and Fire Safety (Fire Station/Risky Residence).
For more info, click here: KIWiSTORYBOOKS
For a fun KidLit TV YouTube video with Rocco Staino of School Library Journal and me,
demonstrating KIWiStorybooks and the apps...
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEGv1EUoN94
demonstrating KIWiStorybooks and the apps...
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEGv1EUoN94
Neat article about my books, apps, "gamification," and KIWiStorybooks.
Click here: http://12x12challenge.com/2015/06/08/author-illustrator-roxie-munro-12-x-12-featured-author-june-2015/
Click here: http://12x12challenge.com/2015/06/08/author-illustrator-roxie-munro-12-x-12-featured-author-june-2015/
Check out the FREE Nonfiction Minute, a new one each day of the school year. I have created seven "minutes" on subjects like early aviators, getting your head 3-D printed, and more - short text, audio narrated by author, and visuals.
Click here: http://www.nonfictionminute.com/
Click here: http://www.nonfictionminute.com/
Am now a member of iNK Think Tank, an invitation-only award-winning group of authors,
who write and illustrate great nonfiction books, lecture, and do school visits.
Click here: www.inkthinktank.com/ink-thinkers
For content on nonfiction/informational books, gamification, 3-D printing, writing/illustrating for children, apps, the 21st Century Children's Nonfiction Conference,
and more on the industry, click here: ROXIE'S BLOG
and more on the industry, click here: ROXIE'S BLOG
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Market Maze, published by Holiday House, received a Starred Review from Kirkus |
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Christmastime in New York City has been reissued by Universe/Rizzoli |
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