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Matthew Swanson

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in Pasto, Colombia

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https://robbiandmatthew.com/

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Children's, Humor and Comedy, Mystery

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December 2012

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Matthew Swanson (and his wife Robbi Behr) are author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed Cookie Chronicles series, The Real McCoys trilogy, and the picture books Sunrise Summer, Babies Ruin Everything, and Everywhere, Wonder. When not advocating for local schools, giving talks on creative entrepreneurship, or running a summer salmon fishing operation on the Alaskan tundra, we live in an old barn on the Eastern Shore of Maryland—making books and raising our four kids.

Matthew and Robbi will spend the 2022-2023 school year crisscrossing the United States in a school bus/tiny home with our four kids, visiting underserved elementary schools in all 50 states (plus DC), and giving away 25,000 free hardcover books to students and teachers f ...more

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	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,181 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr 4.02 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everywhere, Wonder by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrations) 3.84 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunrise Summer by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrations) 4.19 avg rating — 272 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Endless Waiting by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 252 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Babies Ruin Everything by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrations) 3.70 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 158 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real McCoys: Two's a Crowd by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 119 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie Thief (Cookie Chronicles Book 4) by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 90 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookies of Chaos by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.55 avg rating — 76 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cookie Chronicles (7 books)
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Robbi Behr (illustrator)

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The Real McCoys (3 books)
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Robbi Behr (Illustrator)

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Matthew Swanson liked Linda (The Arizona Bookstagrammer)'s review of Life on the Moon: "Thank you RHCBInfluencers at Random House Kids @randomhousekids #RandomHouseKidsPartner Matthew Swanson @writingmatthew and Robbi Behr @drawingrobbi for this free book! “Life on the Moon” by Matthew Swanson, Robbi Behr Illustrator⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre: Mid" Read more of this review »
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Matthew Swanson and 1 other person liked Andrew Hacket's review of Life on the Moon: "Life on the Moon took me on a ride I wasn't expecting. This fast-paced moon adventure offers humor and peril along with Valrootens and Hortles. But it also brought me deep reflection about humans, how we do things, and if quite possibly, there isn't " Read more of this review »
Dec 13, 2025 03:51AM · see review
Matthew Swanson and 1 other person liked Katherine's review of Life on the Moon: "As someone who works in the publishing industry, I generally don't write reviews. But LIFE ON THE MOON is so irresistibly good I can't help it. It's not only one of my favorite books I've played a role in publishing, but one of the best middle grade " Read more of this review »
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Matthew Swanson liked Anna Blankenship's review of Life on the Moon: "The ending still has me processing some stuff... But in all seriousness, this is such a cute story full of mystery, curiosity and friendship at a level I did not expect from a middle grade book. We follow Leo, who is trying to find his dad shortly af" Read more of this review »
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“Ben looked at the sausages. The sausages looked at Ben. They loved each other so much!”
― Matthew Swanson, Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Endless Waiting

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