| SPRING 2023 Roxie Munro Studio Newsletter Out this summer! Legless lizards, gliding geckos... 21 lizards illustrated true-to-size, from terrifically tiny to cool and colossal. See familiars like gila monsters and komodo dragons or fun new faces like green plumed basilisks and thorny devils; the vibrant colors and patterns are as eye-catching as they are accurate. This dazzling nonfiction picture book invites you to follow these creatures into their habitats and encounter them up close and personal! Complete with detailed index, glossary, and extra resources to engage readers’ curiosity, this expedition into the world of weird animals educates and entertains. With bite-sized (or skink-sized!) pieces of information and dynamic, true-to-size illustrations, budding scientists won’t believe their eyes… Also out in August: A Day in the Life of the Desert. For short informative video by Holiday House editors & authors introducing "Books for a Better Earth Collection, click EARTH The children's book world has lost two irreplaceable colleagues recently - the brilliant Vicki Cobb , Founder of iNK Think Tank and author of 99 nonfiction science books (see: COBB , Shelf Awareness ) and Amy Schwartz , the uniquely talented writer and illustrator of more than 60 books (see: SCHWARTZ , Publishers Weekly ) Mary Gartside was the woman who, in 1808, theorized color (thanks, Cheryl Harness). Click: COLOR Had a 5-month solo exhibition of more than 50 pieces of original book art at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck, NY. Watch the NSTV YouTube video. Click: ART SHOW Join Globetrotter TV host Jon Haggins & me at a booksigning event Tues Mar 28 from 6-8:30PM at Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too Restaurant at 366 West 110th St, NYC. For more info, click icon on right Jon:Rx.pdf Download File Interesting. Lawrence Kubie's "Neurotic Distortion of the Creative Process " posits that mental illness/depression does NOT enhance creativity, unlike the tragic artist cliche; a healthy mind is better to create & form new ideas. Click: PubWeekly: "Where Does Creativity Come From?" Free activities for kids Download any or all of the FREE alphabet letters from "ABCity" to color in - your name, or maybe your initials! Go to the webpage ABCity for all 26. And watch the short video trailer above or click: ABCity Trailer B copy.pdf Download File G copy.pdf Download File H copy 2.pdf Download File J copy.pdf Download File X copy 2.pdf Download File Booking in-person (& online) 2023-24 School Visits (am now registered with Nassau NY BOCES). School & library visits include new Rainforest program (Lizards and Deserts available after August), plus Coral Reefs, Rodent Rascals, Dinosaurs, Mazes, Masterpiece Mix, Nature Program, How to Create a Nonfiction Picture Book, more...Here's the menu: RX School Visits Recent '23 School Visits include Sicomac Elementary School in NJ, Lakeville Elem, Glen Cove Elem, and Landing Elem on Long Island, NY) My blog focuses on children's books & publishing (copyright issues, nonfiction gamification, making apps, informational vs nonfiction children's books, COPPA, conferences, more). Click: RX BLOG My YouTube Channel has more than three dozen videos on publishing, how-tos, kid reviews, book trailers, apps, interviews (at conferences, libraries, schools), KidLitTV Read Alouds & Storymakers: RX YouTube If you'd prefer to NOT receive these quarterly studio newsletters, please unsubscribe below. No hard feelings! Thanks! (Feel free to forward to anyone you think may be interested...) |
SPRING
2023
Roxie Munro
Studio
Newsletter
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Out this summer!
Legless lizards, gliding geckos... 21 lizards illustrated true-to-size, from terrifically tiny to cool and colossal. See familiars like gila monsters and komodo dragons or fun new faces like green plumed basilisks and thorny devils; the vibrant colors and patterns are as eye-catching as they are accurate. This dazzling nonfiction picture book invites you to follow these creatures into their habitats and encounter them up close and personal!
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Complete with detailed index, glossary, and extra resources to engage readers’ curiosity, this expedition into the world of weird animals educates and entertains. With bite-sized (or skink-sized!) pieces of information and dynamic, true-to-size illustrations, budding scientists won’t believe their eyes… | |
Also out in August: A Day in the Life of the Desert. For short informative video by Holiday House editors & authors introducing "Books for a Better Earth Collection, click EARTH
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The children's book world has lost two irreplaceable colleagues recently -
the brilliant Vicki Cobb, Founder of iNK Think Tank and author of 99 nonfiction science books (see: COBB, Shelf Awareness) and
Amy Schwartz, the uniquely talented writer and illustrator of more than 60 books (see: SCHWARTZ, Publishers Weekly)
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Mary Gartside was the woman who, in 1808, theorized color (thanks, Cheryl Harness). Click: COLOR
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Had a 5-month solo exhibition of more than 50 pieces of original book art at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck, NY. Watch the NSTV YouTube video. Click: ART SHOW | |
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Join Globetrotter TV host Jon Haggins & me at a booksigning event Tues Mar 28 from 6-8:30PM at Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too Restaurant at 366 West 110th St, NYC. | |
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For more info,
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Interesting. Lawrence Kubie's "Neurotic Distortion of the Creative Process" posits that mental illness/depression does NOT enhance creativity, unlike the tragic artist cliche; a healthy mind is better to create & form new ideas. Click: PubWeekly: "Where Does Creativity Come From?" | |
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Download any or all of the FREE alphabet letters from "ABCity" to color in - your name, or maybe your initials! | |
Go to the webpage ABCity for all 26. | |
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Booking in-person (& online) 2023-24 School Visits (am now registered with Nassau NY BOCES). | |
School & library visits include new Rainforest program (Lizards and Deserts available after August), plus Coral Reefs, Rodent Rascals, Dinosaurs, Mazes, Masterpiece Mix, Nature Program, How to Create a Nonfiction Picture Book, more...Here's the menu: RX School Visits | |
Recent '23 School Visits include Sicomac Elementary School in NJ, Lakeville Elem, Glen Cove Elem, and Landing Elem on Long Island, NY)
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My blog focuses on children's books & publishing (copyright issues, nonfiction gamification, making apps, informational vs nonfiction children's books, COPPA, conferences, more). Click: RX BLOG | |
My YouTube Channel has more than three dozen videos on publishing, how-tos, kid reviews, book trailers, apps, interviews (at conferences, libraries, schools), KidLitTV Read Alouds & Storymakers: RX YouTube | |
If you'd prefer to NOT receive these quarterly studio newsletters, please unsubscribe below. No hard feelings! | |
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Thanks! (Feel free to forward to anyone you think may be interested...) | |
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