Jarod Roselló

Jarod Roselló is a Cuban American writer, cartoonist, and teacher originally from Miami, Florida. He is the author and artist of the award-winning middle-grade graphic novel series, Red Panda & Moon Bear, and the chapter book graphic novel series, Super Magic Boy. His books have been named to the New York Public Library and Chicago Public library best books of tghe year lists and the Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Reading List. He was the recipient of the 2022 Washington Library Association’s OTTER Award for children’s literature.Jarod holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction, both from The Pennsylvania State University. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his family, and teaches in the creative writing program at University of South Florida.