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Barb Rosenstock

Barb Rosenstock is the author of the Caldecott Honor Book The Noisy Paint BoxVincent Can't SleepThrough the Window, and Mornings with Monet, as well as many other books. Her most recent book, Mystery of the Monarchs, is a 2023 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Title and a Junior Library Guild Selection. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, sons, and two big poodles. Barb has always lived near the Great Lakes, and wrote this book to satisfy her lifelong curiosity in their formation.
Houdini's Library
The Great Lakes
The Mystery of the Monarchs
Mornings with Monet
Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art
Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
The Camping Trip that Changed America
Fearless: The Story of Racing Legend Louise Smith

Sat Aug 08
Sandra K. Crown Theater
201 Ravinia Park Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035
Google Map

Books

Houdini's Library
The Great Lakes
The Mystery of the Monarchs
Mornings with Monet
Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art
Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
The Camping Trip that Changed America
Fearless: The Story of Racing Legend Louise Smith

Events

Sat Aug 08
Sandra K. Crown Theater
201 Ravinia Park Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035
Google Map

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