Laurie Dolphin facts for kids

Laurie Dolphin is a talented designer, author, and the founder of Authorscape. This is a small, independent company in New York that creates and publishes books. She also works as an art curator for the famous actor Norman Reedus.

Through her own publishing name, Dolphin Books, Laurie published and edited a special book called The Last Dalai Lama? in 2018. This book was a companion to a documentary film by Mickey Lemle. It even had a special introduction written by The Dalai Lama himself! The book won an award in 2020 for its beautiful design and craftsmanship.

Creating Amazing Books

Laurie Dolphin has worked on many interesting projects. These include books about pop culture, art, photography, and health.

Notable Projects

Some of her well-known projects include:

• Evidence: The Art of Candy Jernigan (1999)
• This Is Today (2003), which tells the story of NBC's The Today Show
• Giving Back (2011) with Meera Gandhi
• Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture (2002)

Flash Frames was a book about Flash art found on the internet. Laurie co-edited this book with her husband, Stuart S. Shapiro. It even featured an introduction by the legendary Stan Lee!

Working with Norman Reedus

More recently, Laurie has teamed up with actor and photographer Norman Reedus. She helped design and publish his photography book, The Sun's Coming Up Like A Big Bald Head (2013). They also worked on a book of fan art called Thanks For All The Niceness: Fan Art From Around The World (2014).

In 2016, Laurie Dolphin designed and published a special photography book called "GUZO." This book was by Gelila Bekele and showed the daily life of tribes in rural Ethiopia.

Awards and Recognition

Laurie Dolphin's work has been featured in major newspapers like The New York Times. She also received an award for design excellence from Print's Regional Design Annual in 2000 for her work on Evidence.

Writing for Young Readers

Besides her work as a designer and publisher, Laurie Dolphin is also an author of children's books.

Books About Peace

Her children's books often focus on peace projects in different parts of the world. They aim to teach children about diversity and how to live together peacefully. Some of her books include:

• Georgia To Georgia: Making Friends in the USSR (1991)
• Neve Shalom Wahat Al-Salam: Oasis of Peace (1993)
• Our Journey From Tibet (1997)

Children's Book Awards

Laurie's work as an author has been recognized with awards. She received the "Children's Book of the Year Award" from Parents Magazine. She also won the 1994 National Jewish Honor Book Award.

Health and Wellness Projects

Laurie Dolphin has also worked a lot with Dr. Maoshing Ni. Together, they produced his series of health and wellness books. One of these books is called Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to be 100.

Ask Dr. Mao

With Dr. Ni, Laurie also helped create Ask Dr. Mao. This is a natural health search engine. Laurie is the creative director for this project.