Laurel Snyder Explained

Laurel Snyder
Birth Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma Mater:	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Iowa Writers' Workshop
Occupation:	Children's author
Children:	2 (Mose, Lewis)

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.^[1]

Snyder was born in Baltimore, Maryland,^[2] and holds degrees from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.^{[3] [4]} She lives in Atlanta, Georgia,^{[5] [6]} with her husband and children.

Awards and honors

Twelve of Snyder's books are Junior Library Guild books: Any Which Wall (2009),^[7] Swan (2015),^[8] The Forever Garden (2017),^[9] Charlie & Mouse (2017),^[10] Orphan Island (2017),^[11] Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy (2017),^[12] Charlie & Mouse Even Better (2019),^[13] My Jasper June (2019),^[14] Charlie & Mouse Outdoors (2020),^[15] Charlie and Mouse Lost and Found (2021),^[16] Endlessly Ever After (2022),^[17] and Charlie & Mouse Are Magic (2022).^[18]

Swan was named one of the best books of 2016 by Bank Street College of Education.^[19]

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.^[20]

Awards for Snyder's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

2011	Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be Kosher	Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers	Notable	^[21]
2014		Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers	Winner
2015	Swan	Golden Kite Award for Picture Books Text	Winner	^[22]
2016		ALSC Notable Children's Books	Selection	^[23] ^[24]
		NCTE Orbis Pictus Award	Honor	^[25]
2017	Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy	Cybils Award for Easy Readers	Finalist	^[26]
	Orphan Island	National Book Award for Young People's Literature	Longlist	^[27]
2018	Charlie & Mouse	ALSC Notable Children's Books	Selection	^[28]
		Geisel Award	Winner	^[29]

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)
• 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)

Charlie & Mouse series

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)

As editor

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

Notes and References

1. News: Laurel Snyder . Haaretz . 16 September 2018 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202601/https://www.haaretz.com/1.4900401 . live .
2. News: Laurel Snyder and her very big year . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . My AJC . 16 September 2018 . 28 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928151245/https://www.myajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/laurel-snyder-and-her-very-big-year/06DFrrLDfXNMez2CGEM8BP/ . live . Bookman . Julie .
3. Web site: The Sit Down with Laurel Snyder . Little Village Mag . 5 November 2008 . 16 September 2018 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202107/https://littlevillagemag.com/the-sit-down-with-laurel-snyder/ . live .
4. Web site: 2017-04-17 . Laurel Snyder: Fantasy Island . 2023-04-04 . . 2021-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726154708/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/max-issue.html?issue=246 . live .
5. Web site: City Lights: 'Orphan Island'; Chamber Music; And More . WABE 90.1 FM . 13 September 2017 . 16 September 2018 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202127/https://www.wabe.org/city-lights-orphan-island-chamber-music-and-more-2/ . live .
6. Web site: Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . en-US . 2022-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002060624/https://www.nationalbook.org/people/laurel-snyder/ . live .
7. Web site: Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . Junior Library Guild.
8. Web site: Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . Junior Library Guild.
9. Web site: The Forever Garden by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . Junior Library Guild.
10. Web site: Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926025106/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781452131535J&name=Charlie_and_Mouse . live .
11. Web site: Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . Junior Library Guild.
12. Web site: Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925133518/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781452137483J&name=Charlie_and_Mouse_and_Grumpy . live .
13. Web site: Charlie & Mouse Even Better by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . Junior Library Guild.
14. Web site: My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123034614/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780062836625J&name=My_Jasper_June . live .
15. Web site: Charlie & Mouse Outdoors by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130025611/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781452170664J&name=Charlie_and_Mouse_Outdoors . live .
16. Web site: Lost and Found: Charlie and Mouse Book #5 by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001013855/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781452183404J&name=Lost_and_Found . live .
17. Web site: Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . Junior Library Guild.
18. Web site: Charlie & Mouse Are Magic: Book 6 by Laurel Snyder . 2023-04-04 . . 2023-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306192357/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781452183411J&name=Charlie_and_Mouse_Are_Magic . live .
19. Web site: Best Children's Books of the Year Five to Nine 2016 Edition . 2023-04-04 . . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224193531/https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2016/03/16/2016five-to-nine_1101.pdf . live .
20. Web site: Best Books 2019: Publishers Weekly . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206224356/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2019/middle-grade . live .
21. Web site: Sydney Taylor Book Awards . 2023-04-04 . . 2023-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306182249/https://jewishlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023stbaallawardwinnersever.pdf . live .
22. Web site: 2016-03-16 . Awards: CILIP Carnegie, Kate Greenaway; SCBWI Golden Kite . 2023-04-04 . . 2023-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214122/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2711 . live .
23. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2016-01-19 . ALSC names 2016 Notable Children's Books . 2023-04-04 . . en . 2022-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203061508/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/alsc-names-2016-notable-childrens-books . live .
24. Web site: 2016-03-01 . Notable Children's Books: 2016 . 2023-04-04 . . 2021-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024133748/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=8013933 . live .
25. Web site: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Past Winners 2015-Present . 2023-04-04 . . 2023-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316165706/https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OP_Winners_2015-Present.pdf . live .
26. Web site: 2017 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325183048/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2017-cybils-finalists . 2023-03-25 . 2023-03-25 . Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards . en-US.
27. Web site: 2017-09-13 . Awards: Man Booker; NBA Young People's Lit; BPL Literary . 2023-04-04 . . 2022-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302024956/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3085 . live .
28. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2018-04-12 . ALSC names 2018 Notable Children's Books . 2023-04-04 . . en . 2022-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109204347/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/04/alsc-names-2018-notable-childrens-books . live .
29. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2018-02-12 . Laurel Snyder, Emily Hughes win Geisel Award for 'Charlie & Mouse' . 2023-04-04 . . en . 2021-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419171740/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/laurel-snyder-emily-hughes-win-geisel-award-charlie-mouse . live .