Laurel Snyder

American poet and writer

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. +Awards for Snyder's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2011Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be KosherSydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersNotable2014Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger ReadersWinner2016ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelectionNCTE Orbis Pictus AwardHonor2017Charlie & Mouse & GrumpyCybils Award for Easy ReadersFinalistOrphan IslandNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureLonglist2018Charlie & MouseALSC Notable Children's BooksSelectionGeisel AwardWinner