Kirby Larson
Kirby Lane Larson from Kenmore, Washington is an American writer of children's books including Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award-winner The Magic Kerchief, illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger.[1] 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. Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival and Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle both have won a Show-Me Award.[2]
Awards
- Magic Kerchief, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award
- 2007: Newbery Honor Award for Hattie Big Sky[3]
- 2007: American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults for Hattie Big Sky
- 2008: ASPCA Henry Bergh Non-Fiction Companion Animal Children's Book Award for Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival[4]
- 2009: Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Children's Book Award for Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival[5]
- 2010: Christopher Award for Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle[6]
- 2011: South Carolina Association of School Librarians Picture Book Award for Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival[7]
- 2015: National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Award for Dash[8]
- 2015: Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Dash[9]
- 2016: South Carolina Association of School Librarians Children's Book Award for Duke[7]
- 2017: Finalist, Washington State Book Award Books for Middle Grade Readers for Audacity Jones to the Rescue[10]
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)
- Bitty Baby at the Ballet (2013)
- Bitty Baby and Me (2013)
- Bitty Baby the Brave (2013)
- Hattie Ever After (2013)
- Princess Bitty Baby (2013)
- Bitty Baby Loves the Snow (2013)
- Duke (2013)
- Bitty Baby Has a Tea Party (2014)
- Bitty Baby Makes a Splash (2014)
- Dash (2014)
- Liberty (2016)
- Audacity Jones to the Rescue (2016)
- Audacity Jones Steals the Show (2017)
- Code Word Courage (2018)
References
- ^ Washington Library Media Association (2002). Medium. Vol. 27–29. Washington Library Media Association. p. 16.
- ^ "Show Me Award Winners - Missouri Association of School Librarians". masl.site-ym.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ admin (1999-11-30). "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "ALA Events – ASPCA Henry Bergh Award Presentation — Practically Paradise". blogs.slj.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "2009 SIBA Book Award Winners Announced". www.sibaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Past Winners". thechristophers. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ a b "SCBA Winner History - All Levels". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Dash/Kirby Larson by Scholastic Corporation/Scholastic Press". NAPPA Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ O'Dell, Scott. "Scott O'Dell". www.scottodell.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "2017 Finalists and Winners!". 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
External links
- Official website
- Kirby's Lane official blog
- Hattie Big Sky
- 2008 Audio Interview of Kirby Larson at Childrensbookradio
- MotherDaughterBookClub.com 2010 interview with Kirby Larson at MotherDaughterBookClub
- Kirby Larson at Library of Congress, with 19 library catalog records
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