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Mara Rockliff

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Mara Rockliff is the author of many well-loved books for children. Her newest picture book is All at Once Upon a Time, about which Booklist warns, "Be prepared for this amusing storytime selection to be requested over and over."

Among her best-known titles are Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France, winner of the Cook Prize and an Orbis Pictus Honor; Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles, distributed to schools and libraries across the country by the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission; and Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which in 2023 received a Sibert Honor from the American Library Association.

Under the pen name Lewis B. Montgomery, ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 8,316 ratings · 1,902 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 1,653 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Vincent X. Kirsch (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.98 avg rating — 977 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Hadley Hooper (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Grudge Keeper by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Eliza Wheeler (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Simona Ciraolo (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 362 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
	Try It!: How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Giselle Potter (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion – An Inspiring Picture Book Biography About an Immigrant Entrepreneur and Body Inclusivity for Children (Ages 4-7) by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Juana Martinez-Neal (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 326 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
	Chik Chak Shabbat by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author), Kyrsten Brooker (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Mara Rockliff made a comment on All at Once Upon a Time: A Picture Book — ending " Hello fellow grownups! Author here. When you read this book aloud, please be sure to read all the way to the very end, where the giant and the prince ...more "
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