Mel Rosenberg has juggled numerous careers as a scientist, inventor, musician-singer, and assistant beekeeper (that career was short-lived). He has written three popular TED-Ed animations and is the co-founder of Ourboox.com. Mel is also host and founder of the children’s literature channel of the New Books Network. Emily Saw a Door (Random House Studio, February, 2026) is the first of his children's books to be published in North America.

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