Stuart J. Murphy

Stuart J. Murphy is a children’s author and visual-learning specialist with a career in educational publishing. He earned a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1964, worked as an art director and educational publishing consultant, and co-founded Ligature, an educational research and development firm. Murphy is best known for the MathStart series, which uses stories and visual models to introduce mathematical concepts to young readers; the series includes more than 60 books and is organized into three levels for pre-K through grade 4.

His MathStart titles include Earth Day—Hooray!, More or Less, and Monster Musical Chairs. He has also contributed to mathematics programs such as Pearson Education’s enVisionMATH and written the I See I Learn series.