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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 — 1,243 ratings	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 — 585 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) 3.85 avg rating — 455 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) 4.20 avg rating — 278 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) 4.36 avg rating — 264 ratings — 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
	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 164 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) 3.71 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
	The Real McCoys: Two's a Crowd by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 120 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) 4.39 avg rating — 95 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
	Ben Yokoyama and the Cookies of Chaos by Matthew Swanson (Goodreads Author), Robbi Behr (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 82 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

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Cookie Chronicles (7 books)
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The Real McCoys (3 books)
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Matthew Swanson liked Erin's review of Life on the Moon: "The timing of this release alongside the 2026 Artemis II mission feels like more than coincidence. Mission Specialist Christina Koch's message — "Planet Earth, you are a crew" — could have been lifted straight from the pages of this book. Life on the " Read more of this review »
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Matthew Swanson liked Angie's review of Life on the Moon: "What an adventure! This book has moments of hold onto your seat twists and turns and also has moments of reflection and quiet. Just as in life, the yin and yang of it all lives in this book. I think any middle schooler 4th grade and up would find som" Read more of this review »
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Matthew Swanson made a comment on Leah B’s review of Life on the Moon " Thank you for your thoughtful observations. And apologies to your students for the open ending! There is some possibility that Leo's fate might be a ...more "
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Matthew Swanson and 2 other people liked Leah B's review of Life on the Moon: "An unexpectedly deep book. So many messages here that can really be thought through. I saw another reviewer likening it to The Phantom Tollbooth, and I agree wholeheartedly. A wild, zany, constantly surprising adventure, filled with humor and wit, an" Read more of this review »
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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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“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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