Kirby Larson
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Kirby Lane Larson is an award-winning author of a number of books for children, including Oppenheim Platinum Award-winner The Magic Kerchief, illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger. Her book, Hattie Big Sky, was a Finalist for the 2007 Scandiuzzi Book Award of the Washington State Book Awards, and won a 2007 Newbery Honor. Kirby is retired from the faculty at the Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA program.
She lives in Kenmore, Washington with her husband, Neil.
[edit] Bibliography
- Second-Grade Pig Pals (1994)
- Cody and Quinn, Sitting in a Tree (1996)
- The Magic Kerchief (2000)
- Hattie Big Sky (2006)
- Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival (2008)
- Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle (2009)
- The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle Washington, 1941 (2010)
- The Friendship Doll (2011)
[edit] External links
- Kirby Larson Official Website
- Kirby's Lane Official Blog
- Hattie Big Sky Website
- 2008 Audio Interview of Kirby Larson from Childrensbookradio
- MotherDaughterBookClub.com interview with Kirby Larson
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