![]() ![]() Q: What inspired the “Beep and Bob” chapter book series?Ī: I was working on a middle-grade novel a few years ago, but it wasn’t going great. But much of my interest also developed from simply gazing at the moon, planets and stars from the ground and cultivating my own sense of wonder at the beauty and mystery of it all. Then, soon, I was blown away by “Close Encounters,” “Star Wars,” “ET” and other science fiction of the time. What spurred your interest in space?Ī: I was a toddler as humans first stepped on the moon and one of my earlier memories is watching a lunar broadcast on my grandparent’s grainy black-and-white TV in their flower shop in downtown Detroit. Q: You credit your love of art and books to your mother, a painter, and your father, an English teacher. In advance of his visit, Roth told the Voice how he came up with the concept for his series and he teased what’s coming next. Kids can learn all about Beep and Bob when Roth visits Severna Park Library on June 25 at 2:00pm. ![]() Those are the main characters in his comical sci-fi chapter book series that debuted in 2018. Jonathan Roth has met four astronauts, but he’s spent even more time with an alien named Beep and a space-school slacker named Bob. ![]()
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