Maxine Rose Schur is a children's book author and travel essayist. She is the author of the middle grade novel, The Circlemaker which Publisher's Weekly said "maintains edge-of-the -seat tension until the very last page." Her books have won numerous awards. Her tall tale book, Gullible Gus, is a rollicking tall tale which was named a Junior Library Guild selection and The Peddler's Gift and When I Left my Village won both won the Sydney Taylor Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Children's Literature in North America.

Maxine is also the author of the award-winning travel memoir, Places in Time, a collection of evocative essays that recount her adventurous journey around the world.

Her most recent picture books are Finley Finds his Fortune, Child of the Sea, and Marielle in Paris and Pigs Dancing Jig.
Her advanced picture book, Brave with Beauty, was named Best Picture Book of the Year by the Northern Book Reviewers Association. The story tells of the remarkable 14th century Timurid Queen Goharshad and her extraordinary courage in promoting the arts from her throne in Herat, Afghanistan.

Maxine's upcoming books for 2023 are the middle grade novel, The Word Dancer and the picture books, When Zissel Got Rich and A Tale of Bread and Thread

Maxine Rose Schur teaches workshops and speaks on both children's book writing and writing travel literature at colleges and conferences nationwide.
www.maxineroseschur.com