Laurel Snyder

.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:-3px}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}

Laurel Snyder
1974 (age 51–52)Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaIowa Writers' Workshop
Children's author
2
laurelsnyder.com

Laurel Snyder (born 1974 in Baltimore) 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.

Snyder was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and holds degrees from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and children.

Twelve of Snyder's books are Junior Library Guild 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 Bank Street College of Education.

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.

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 Publishers Weekly.

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2011	Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be Kosher	Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers	Notable
2014	The Longest Night	Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers	Winner
2015	Swan	Golden Kite Award for Picture Books Text	Winner
2016	ALSC Notable Children's Books	Selection
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award	Honor
2017	Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy	Cybils Award for Easy Readers	Finalist
Orphan Island	National Book Award for Young People's Literature	Longlist
2018	Charlie & Mouse	ALSC Notable Children's Books	Selection
Geisel Award	Winner

• Daphne and Jim (2005, Burnside Review Press)
• The Myth of the Simple Machines (2007, No Tell Books)
• Inside the Slidy Diner (2008, Tricycle Press)
• Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains, or The Search for a Suitable Princess (2008, Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Any Which Wall, illustrated by LeUyen Pham (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 Jui Ishida (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, Schwartz & Wade)
• Seven Stories Up (2014, Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova, illustrated by Julie Morstad (2015, Chronicle Books)
• The Forever Garden (2017, Schwartz & Wade)
• The King of Too Many Things (2017, Rodale Kids)
• Orphan Island (2017, Walden Pond Press)
• Hungry Jim (2019, Chronicle Books)
• My Jasper June (2019, Walden Pond Press)
• Endlessly Ever After, illustrated by Dan Santat (2022, Chronicle Books)
• The Witch of Woodland (2023, Walden Pond Press)

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

1. Charlie & Mouse (2017)
2. Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy (2017)
3. Charlie & Mouse Even Better (2019)
4. Charlie & Mouse Outdoors (2020)
5. Charlie & Mouse Lost and Found (2021)
6. Charlie & Mouse Are Magic (2022)

• Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes (2006, Soft Skull Press)

.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:27em}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:22.5em}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=upper-alpha]{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=upper-roman]{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-alpha]{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-greek]{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-roman]{list-style-type:lower-roman}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-upper-alpha .references{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-upper-roman .references{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-alpha .references{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-greek .references{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-roman .references{list-style-type:lower-roman}

• Official website
• Laurel Snyder at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Laurel Snyder at the Library of Congress, with 15 library catalog records

.mw-parser-output .portal-bar{font-size:88%;font-weight:bold;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:baseline}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-bordered{padding:0 2em;background-color:#fdfdfd;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;clear:both;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-related{font-size:100%;justify-content:flex-start}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-unbordered{padding:0 1.7em;margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-header{margin:0 1em 0 0.5em;flex:0 0 auto;min-height:24px}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content{display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;flex:0 1 auto;padding:0.15em 0;column-gap:1em;align-items:baseline;margin:0;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content-related{margin:0;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-item{display:inline-block;margin:0.15em 0.2em;min-height:24px;line-height:24px}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.mw-parser-output .portal-bar{font-size:88%;font-weight:bold;display:flex;flex-flow:column wrap;align-items:baseline}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-header{text-align:center;flex:0;padding-left:0.5em;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-related{font-size:100%;align-items:flex-start}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content{display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;align-items:center;flex:0;column-gap:1em;border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;margin:0 auto;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content-related{border-top:none;margin:0;list-style:none}}.mw-parser-output .navbox+link+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .navbox+style+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .navbox+link+.portal-bar-bordered,.mw-parser-output .navbox+style+.portal-bar-bordered,.mw-parser-output .sister-bar+link+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .sister-bar+style+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .portal-bar+.navbox-styles+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .portal-bar+.navbox-styles+.sister-bar{margin-top:-1px}