Kirby Larson

Kirby Lane Larson from Kenmore, Washington is an American writer of children's books including Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award-winner The Magic Kerchief, illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger.[1] Her book, Hattie Big Sky, was a finalist for the 2007 Scandiuzzi Book Award of the Washington State Book Awards, and won a 2007 Newbery Honor. 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.[2]

Awards
  • Magic Kerchief, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award
  • 2007: Newbery Honor Award for Hattie Big Sky[3]
  • 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[4]
  • 2009: Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Children's Book Award for Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival[5]
  • 2010: Christopher Award for Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle[6]
  • 2011: South Carolina Association of School Librarians Picture Book Award for Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival[7]
  • 2015: National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Award for Dash[8]
  • 2015: Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Dash[9]
  • 2016: South Carolina Association of School Librarians Children's Book Award for Duke[7]
  • 2017: Finalist, Washington State Book Award Books for Middle Grade Readers for Audacity Jones to the Rescue[10]

Bibliography
  • Second-Grade Pig Pals (1994)
  • Cody and Quinn, Sitting in a Tree (1996)
  • The Magic Kerchief (2000)
  • Hattie Big Sky (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
  1. Washington Library Media Association (2002). Medium. 27–29. Washington Library Media Association. p. 16.
  2. "Show Me Award Winners - Missouri Association of School Librarians". masl.site-ym.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. admin (1999-11-30). "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  4. "ALA Events – ASPCA Henry Bergh Award Presentation — Practically Paradise". blogs.slj.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. "2009 SIBA Book Award Winners Announced". www.sibaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  6. "Past Winners". thechristophers. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  7. "SCBA Winner History - All Levels". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  8. "Dash/Kirby Larson by Scholastic Corporation/Scholastic Press". NAPPA Awards. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  9. O'Dell, Scott. "Scott O'Dell". www.scottodell.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  10. "2017 Finalists and Winners!". 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-10-07.


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