Laurel Snyder (born 1974 in

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) 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

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. Snyder was born in

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, and holds degrees from the

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and the

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at the

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. She lives in

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, with her husband and children.

Awards and honors

Twelve of Snyder's books are

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books: ''Any Which Wall'' (2009), ''Swan'' (2015), ''The Forever Garden'' (2017), ''Charlie & Mouse'' (2017), ''Orphan Island'' (2017), ''Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy'' (2017), ''Charlie & Mouse Even Better'' (2019), ''My Jasper June'' (2019), ''Charlie & Mouse Outdoors'' (2020), ''Charlie and Mouse Lost and Found'' (2021), ''Endlessly Ever After'' (2022), and ''Charlie & Mouse Are Magic'' (2022). ''Swan'' was named one of the best books of 2016 by

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. ''Charlie and Mouse'' was named one of the best picture books of 2017 by the

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, and ''

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''. ''Orphan Island'' was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library. ''My Jasper June'' was named one of the best books of the year by ''

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''.

Publications

Standalone books

* ''Daphne and Jim'' (2005, Burnside Review Press) * ''The Myth of the Simple Machines'' (2007, No Tell Books) * ''Inside the Slidy Diner'' (2008,

Tricycle Press Ten Speed Press is a publishing house founded in Berkeley, California in 1971 by Phil Wood. Ten Speed Press was bought by Random House in February 2009 and is now part of their Crown Publishing Group division. History Wood worked with Barnes & N ...

) * '' Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains, or The Search for a Suitable Princess'' (2008,

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) * ''Any Which Wall'', illustrated by

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(2009, Random House Books for Young Readers) * ''Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher'' (2010, Tricycle Press) * ''Penny Dreadful'', illustrated by Abigail Halpin (2010, Random House Books for Young) * ''Bigger than a Bread Box'' (2011, Random House Books for Young Readers) * ''Nosh, Schlep, Schluff: Babyiddish'', illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke (2011, Random House Books for Young Readers) * ''Good Night, laila tov'', illustrated by

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(2012, Random House Books for Young Readers) * ''Camp Wonderful Wild,'' illustrated by Carlynn Whitt (2013, Two Lions) * ''The Longest Night: A Passover Story'', illustrated by Catia Chien (2013,

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) * ''Seven Stories Up'' (2014, Random House Books for Young Readers) * ''Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova'', illustrated by

Julie Morstad Julie Morstad is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books. Career After coming to the attention of Simply Read Books publisher Dimiter Savoff through her work in the Vancouver arts scene, Morstad was asked to illustrate Sara O'Lear ...

(2015,

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) * ''The Forever Garden'' (2017,

) * ''The King of Too Many Things'' (2017, Rodale Kids) * ''Orphan Island'' (2017,

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) * ''Hungry Jim'' (2019, Chronicle Books) * ''My Jasper June'' (2019, Walden Pond Press) * ''Endlessly Ever After'', illustrated by

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(2022, Chronicle Books) * ''The Witch of Woodland'' (2023, Walden Pond Press)

Charlie & Mouse series

The Charlie & Mouse series is illustrated by Emily Hughes and published by

. # ''Charlie & Mouse'' (2017) # ''Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy'' (2017) # ''Charlie & Mouse Even Better'' (2019) # ''Charlie & Mouse Outdoors'' (2020) # ''Charlie & Mouse Lost and Found'' (2021) # ''Charlie & Mouse Are Magic'' (2022)

As editor

* ''Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes'' (2006,

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)

References

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