Barb Rosenstock (born 1 April 1960) is an American author and illustrator of children's literature books.
[3][1] In 2001, Rosenstock received a MAT in Elementary Education from National Louis University after student teaching second grade.
[3] As a teacher and mother, she enjoyed reading to her students and her two sons, which made her passionate about picture books.
This led her to join SCBWI, a society of children’s authors, and start writing her books.
[4] Her works have gained praise for illuminating the lives and events of historical figures, artists, and more in a form fit for children as said by School Library Journal in a review for Thomas Jefferson Builds A Library, “It is no small feat to entertain children in a book about loving books, but this duo [Barb Rosenstock and her illustrator, John O’Brien] succeeds admirably” [5] Rosenstock lives with her family in Chicago, Illinois.