Biography
Author-illustrator Jonathan Roth has been fascinated with robotic space missions since the Viking landers sent back the first images from the surface of Mars. Jonathan, who teaches elementary art, lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife and two kitties in a house on a rocky planet orbiting a fiery star in a barred spiral galaxy. He is also the author of the Beep and Bob series.
Awards
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Rover and Speck: It’s a Gas!
2025 - Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Golden Duck Notable List, American Library Association (ALA), Joint Winner
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Rover and Speck: Splash Down!
2025 - The Little Mavericks Graphic Novel Reading List; starred title, Texas Library Association, Commended
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Rover and Speck: This Planet Rocks!
2024 - Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, Short-Listed
2024 - The Golden Kite Award, The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Short-Listed
2023 - The Golden Duck Notable Picture Books List, The American Library Association, Joint Winner
Graphic Novel
Rover and Speck: It’s a Gas!, 2024
Rover and Speck: Splash Down!, 2023
Rover and Speck: This Planet Rocks!, 2022