Laurel Snyder | |
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Born | 1974 (age 50–51) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Iowa Writers' Workshop |
Occupation | Children's author |
Children | 2 |
Website | laurelsnyder |
Laurel Snyder (born 1974 in Baltimore)[ citation needed ] is an American poet and writer of children's books, including novels and picture books. She has also edited a number of literary journals and is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. [1]
Snyder was born in Baltimore, Maryland, [2] and holds degrees from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. [3] [4] She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, [5] [6] with her husband and children.
Twelve of Snyder's books are Junior Library Guild books: Any Which Wall (2009), [7] Swan (2015), [8] The Forever Garden (2017), [9] Charlie & Mouse (2017), [10] Orphan Island (2017), [11] Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy (2017), [12] Charlie & Mouse Even Better (2019), [13] My Jasper June (2019), [14] Charlie & Mouse Outdoors (2020), [15] Charlie and Mouse Lost and Found (2021), [16] Endlessly Ever After (2022), [17] and Charlie & Mouse Are Magic (2022). [18]
Swan was named one of the best books of 2016 by Bank Street College of Education. [19]
Charlie and Mouse was named one of the best picture books of 2017 by the Chicago Public Library, New York Public Library, and The Washington Post . [10]
Orphan Island was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library. [11]
My Jasper June was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly . [20]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be Kosher | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers | Notable | [21] |
2014 | The Longest Night | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers | Winner | [21] |
2015 | Swan | Golden Kite Award for Picture Books Text | Winner | [22] |
2016 | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [23] [24] | |
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Honor | [25] | ||
2017 | Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy | Cybils Award for Easy Readers | Finalist | [26] |
Orphan Island | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Longlist | [6] [27] | |
2018 | Charlie & Mouse | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [28] |
Geisel Award | Winner | [29] |
The Charlie & Mouse series is illustrated by Emily Hughes and published by Chronicle Books.