Kirby Lane Larson from

Kenmore, Washington Kenmore is a city in King County, Washington, United States, along the northernmost shore of Lake Washington. It is a suburban commuter town at the mouth of the Sammamish River, northeast of downtown Seattle and west of Bothell. The population w ...

is an American writer of

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including Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award-winner ''The Magic Kerchief'', illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger. Her book, ''

Hattie Big Sky ''Hattie Big Sky'' is a children's historical novel by Kirby Larson, published in 2006. In 2007 the book was named a Newbery Honor book and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. ''Hattie Big Sky'' was also an Illinois Re ...

'', was a finalist for the 2007 Scandiuzzi Book Award of the

Washington State Book Award The Washington State Book Awards is a literary awards program presented annually in recognition of notable books written by Washington authors in the previous year. The program was established in 1967 as the Governor's Writers Awards. Each year, ...

s, and won a 2007

Newbery Honor Newbery is a surname. People * Chantelle Newbery (born 1977), Australian Olympic diver * David Newbery (born 1943), British economist * Eduardo Newbery (1878–1908), Argentine odontologist and aerostat pilot * Francis Newbery (disambiguation), ...

. Kirby is retired from the faculty at the Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA program. ''Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival'' and ''Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'' both have won a Show-Me Award.

Awards

*''Magic Kerchief'', Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award *2007:

Newbery Honor Award The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

for ''

'' *2007: American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults for ''Hattie Big Sky'' *2008: ASPCA Henry Bergh Non-Fiction Companion Animal Children's Book Award for ''Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival'' *2009: Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Children's Book Award for ''Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival'' *2010:

Christopher Award The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organizatio ...

for ''Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'' *2011: South Carolina Association of School Librarians Picture Book Award for ''Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival'' *2015: National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Award for ''Dash'' *2015:

Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is an annual American children's book award that recognizes historical fiction. It was established in 1982 by Scott O'Dell, author of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' and 25 other children's books, in ho ...

for ''Dash'' *2016: South Carolina Association of School Librarians Children's Book Award for ''Duke'' *2017: Finalist,

Books for Middle Grade Readers for ''Audacity Jones to the Rescue''

Bibliography

* ''Second-Grade Pig Pals'' (1994) *''Cody and Quinn, Sitting in a Tree'' (1996) * ''The Magic Kerchief'' (2000) * ''

'' (2006) * ''Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival'' (2008) * ''Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'' (2009) *''The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle Washington, 1941'' (2010) *''The Friendship Doll'' (2011) *''Bitty Baby at the Ballet'' (2013) *''Bitty Baby and Me'' (2013) *''Bitty Baby the Brave'' (2013) *''Hattie Ever After'' (2013) *''Princess Bitty Baby'' (2013) *''Bitty Baby Loves the Snow'' (2013) *''Duke'' (2013) *''Bitty Baby Has a Tea Party'' (2014) *''Bitty Baby Makes a Splash'' (2014) *''Dash'' (2014) *''Liberty'' (2016) *''Audacity Jones to the Rescue'' (2016) *''Audacity Jones Steals the Show'' (2017) *''Code Word Courage'' (2018)

References

External links

*
''Kirby's Lane''
official blog
''Hattie Big Sky''

2008 Audio Interview of Kirby Larson
at Childrensbookradio
MotherDaughterBookClub.com 2010 interview with Kirby Larson
at MotherDaughterBookClub * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American children's writers American historical novelists Newbery Honor winners People from Kenmore, Washington Novelists from Washington (state) 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers 20th-century American writers American women children's writers American women novelists Women historical novelists {{US-child-writer-stub