Julie Rowan-Zoch
Julie Rowan-Zoch is the illustrator of Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening by Richard T. Morris, Debug This Book by Omar Abed, Not All Sheep Are Boring! by Bobby Moynihan, and Louis by Tom Lichtenheld, and is the author-illustrator of I’m a Hare, So There!. She grew up collecting freckles and chasing hermit crabs in New York and spent years slicing rich breads in Germany before waking up to 300 days of blue Colorado skies. Follow Julie on X @JulieRowanZoch and on Instagram @JRZoch.
Books by Julie
A little boy enlists the help of various people, including the most effective person of all—the reader—when he discovers a bug is sabotaging his story in this laugh-out-loud picture book perfect for fans of Press Here.
Cody has just written an exciting story on his computer that he’d love to share with the reader—a.k.a. you!—full of adventures and intrigue and—AACK! What’s that? A bug? How did that get here? No worries, an exterminator is here to help! But wait, it’s not that kind of bug. It’s a code bug! It can’t be fixed by an exterminator, a handyman, or even a farmer.
Luckily, a programmer appears, but even she can’t debug the computer. She and Cody need help…from the reader! Maybe if the reader turns pages really slowly or really fast the bug can’t keep up. Or if they read in a funny voice, the bug won’t understand. Can Cody and the reader find a solution before catastrophic system failure?!
Releases June 30, 2026
★Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening is a rare find. It’s a combo of old and new, clever and classic, innovative and familiar—perfect for any fathomable storytime scenario. Even more rare, there isn’t a single thing this reviewer would change about it. Two thumbs up. -BookPage, starred review
The disconnect between the staid poet and the imaginative child makes for a highly amusing example of metafiction, while the digital art blends elegantly composed wintry backdrops with cartoonish images of the characters and various animals, with gleefully chaotic results. Sets an American literary classic on a wonderfully wrong turn. -Kirkus Reviews
“A sly debut . . . Decidedly not boring.” —Publishers Weekly
“This clever rumination on the differences between commonly mixed-up animals is a sneakily educational readaloud.”—BCCB
“For anyone a bit hazy on the differences between a rabbit and a hare, a tortoise and a turtle, or, for that matter, a hog and a javelina, this cactus-country confab begins to clear things up.”—Booklist
“Animated and educational”—Kirkus
★"Like a faithful teddy, sure to become a favorite for many readers."—Kirkus, starred review
"Lichtenheld’s first-person narration is just the right amount of cranky, rendering Louis as both sympathetic (he does get thrown in the washing machine, after all) and clueless as to how good he has it."—Publishers Weekly
"A cheeky reminder to kids to show a little care to what they might be taking for granted."—BCCB
"Petite and perfect for giving to new parents, You're Here! is a charming ode to the sweet stages of a baby's first year. Lovely pastel elephant illustrations add a playful, adorable note to the bouncy rhyming text. A treasure to tuck into a baby shower gift or bring to new parents!" — Cathy Ballou Mealey
"A totally sweet and adorable book for baby's first year. Precious!" — Catherine Johnson
"This is a precious book for babies. It is uniquely written and the illustrations are sweet and appropriate. It's just the right size to hold while reading to your baby and for them to hold when developing their own love for books." — Peggy (on Goodreads)