Short Bio

Barb Rosenstock combines playful language and deep research into books that bring history to life for today’s kids. Her books have won multiple awards including a Caldecott Honor, Golden Kite, South Asia Book Award, CLA Beatty Award, Orbis Pictus Honor and Sydney Taylor Honor and have received over 20 starred reviews, shortlisted for over 20 state awards and regularly appear on best book lists, including ALA Notable, NYPL Best Book, Kirkus Best Book, Mighty Girl, Amelia Bloomer, NCSS Notable and NSTA Best STEM Books. Barb loves to visit schools and share ideas about reading and writing with students. She was born, raised and grew up in Chicago where she lives with her family. Visit www.barbrosenstock.com, follow her on twitter (@barbrosenstock), fb (@barb.rosenstock) or @brosenstock on ig.