Monica Sherwood is an author and illustrator based in Brooklyn.

She is a former elementary school teacher with a master’s degree in Childhood and Special Education from Hunter College. She specializes in Learning Disabilities and used reading and writing as a tool for inclusion in her work with students with dyslexia.

She currently works in edTech designing digital products for teachers and kids at Backpack Interactive.

Her debut novel, The Ice House was published in November 2021 with Little, Brown Young Readers. She is represented by Steven Malk at Writers House.

For all rights inquiries, please contact Steven Malk at Writers House directly.

For inquiries about ARCs, press, and appearances:

Siena Koncsol at siena.koncsol@hbgusa.com

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