Roxie Munro is the author/illustrator of more than 45 nonfiction, STEM/STEAM, and concept books for children, many using “gamification” to encourage reading, learning, and engagement (including Mazescapes; Amazement Park; the Inside-Outside Books: New York City [New York Times Best Illustrated Award], Washington DC, Texas, London, Paris, and Libraries; Feathers, Flaps & Flops; Doors; Gargoyles, Girders & Glass Houses; Ranch; Circus; Mazeways: A to Z; Rodeo; Go!Go!Go!; and Inside-Outside Dinosaurs). Her books have been translated into French, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese. Recent books include Lizards at Large; A Day in the Life of the Desert; Anteaters, Bats & Boas (the Amazon rainforest); Dive In: Swim with Sea Creatures at their Actual Size; Rodent Rascals (3 starred reviews!); Masterpiece Mix; and Market Maze. Honors include Outstanding Science Trade Book, NSTA & CBC; Bank St College Best Book w/Outstanding Merit; Society of International Librarians Honor Award; Smithsonian’s Best Science Book for Children; and the Bank Street Cook Prize Honor for STEM. Prior to creating children’s books, Roxie worked in Washington DC as a TV courtroom artist. She’s done editorial illustration for the Washington Post, the Associated Press, and 14 covers for the New Yorker.
Roxie does school visits, and lectures widely at conferences, libraries, and workshops.
For more info on her work, visit Roxie’s website at www.roxiemunro.com
