Michelle Knudsen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Michelle Knudsen
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Knudsen in May 2015
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| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cornell University Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA) |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Michelle Knudsen is a super popular American author. She writes amazing books for kids and teens. She's even a New York Times best-selling author!
Michelle has written over 50 books. These include the famous Library Lion, which has won many awards. She also wrote the exciting Trelian fantasy series. For older teens, she wrote the funny and thrilling Evil Librarian books.
She studied writing at Cornell University. Later, she earned a special degree in writing for children and young adults. Today, she teaches other writers at Lesley University.
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About Michelle Knudsen
Michelle Knudsen is a best-selling author. She writes all kinds of books for young people. This includes board books for toddlers, picture books, and novels for middle schoolers and teens.
Her most famous book is the award-winning picture book Library Lion. It has been translated into 14 different languages. Time Magazine even picked it as one of the 100 Best Children's Books of All Time! It's even been turned into a musical in places like Israel and South Africa.
Michelle also wrote the Trelian fantasy series. This series includes The Dragon of Trelian, The Princess of Trelian, and The Mage of Trelian. For young adults, she wrote the Evil Librarian series. The first book in that series won an award for humor in 2015.
Besides writing, Michelle works as an editor. She also teaches writing to others. She is part of the writing faculty at Lesley University. Michelle lives in Brooklyn, New York City.
Awesome Awards
Michelle Knudsen's books have won many cool awards! Here are some of the big ones.
Awards for Library Lion
- One of Time magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time.
- Junior Library Guild Selection.
- NAIBA Picture Book of the Year (2007).
- School Library Journal Best Books of 2006.
- Amazon.com Best Picture Book of 2006.
- Time of Wonder Award from the Maine Discovery Museum.
- Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Illustrated Honor Book.
- Publishers Weekly Cuffie Award.
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award (2007).
- Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year.
- Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award.
- Winter 2006–2007 Book Sense Children's Picks List Selection.
- Wilde Picture Book Award (2006).
- Irma S. and James H. Black Honor Book.
- Montana Treasure State Award winner (2009).
Awards for Big Mean Mike
- Junior Library Guild Selection.
- Amazon.com Best Book of the Year.
- Eric Carle Museum Picture Book of Distinction (2012).
- Irma S. and James H. Black Award winner (2013).
- Mississippi Magnolia Award winner (2014).
- Wisconsin Golden Archer Award winner (2014).
Awards for Marilyn's Monster
- Junior Library Guild Selection.
- NPR's Best Books of 2015.
- Kansas State Reading Circle Selection (2016).
Awards for Evil Librarian
- Sid Fleischman Award for Humor (2015).
- YALSA 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults.
- New England Book Show Winner (2015).
Awards for The Dragon of Trelian
- VOYA Top Shelf Fiction, Middle School Readers.
- Summer 2009 Kids’ Indie Next List selection.
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List (2010-2011).
