Michelle Knudsen
This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template. Michelle Knudsen is a New York Times bestselling [1] American children's author. She has written more than 40 books for children including the multiple award-winning Library Lion (with illustrator Kevin Hawkes) and Big Mean Mike (illustrated by Scott Magoon). She graduated from Cornell University and received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The Vermont College of Fine Arts.[2] [3]
Awards
According to Candlewick Press, Library Lion has won the following awards:
Arkansas Diamond Book Award Honor
The Sakura Medal; Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
NAIBA (New Atlantic Independent Bookseller Award) Best Picture Book of the Year
Time of Wonder Award from the Maine Discovery Museum
Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book
Publisher Weekly Cuffle Award
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award
Book Sense Children's Picks List Selection
Junior Library Guild Selection.[4]
According to Candlewick Press, Library Lion has won the following awards:
Irma Black Award - Winner [5]
Best Children's Book of the Year
Children's Choice Book Awards - Finalist
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
Bibliography
NOVELS
The Dragon of Trelian
The Princess of Trelian
TRADE PICTURE BOOKS
Library Lion
Argus
Big Mean Mike
SHORT STORIES
The Bridge to Highlandsville (in the MG anthology I Fooled You)
BEGINNING READERS
Raymond Briggs' The Snowman
Dinosaur Days: Road to Writing
Colorful Chameleons!
Cat Hat
Hit or Myth: Road to Writing
The Case of Vampire Vivian
A Slimy Story
Fish and Frog
Carl the Complainer
A Moldy Mystery
Bugged!
References
- ^ "New York Times Children's Best Seller List". June, 2007.
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