Andrew Larsen - Author
Andrew Larsen lives in a neighborhood in Toronto that has tall trees, old houses and lots of stories. Sometimes Andrew goes looking for stories and sometimes stories come looking for him.
Andrew was born in Montreal and lived there until he was 12. He has also lived in Halifax, Ottawa and London, England.
As a kid, Andrew dreamed of being a baseball player. He made up stories about playing in the big leagues. Now he plays baseball with his own kid. He still makes up stories.
Andrew likes to visit schools and libraries, where he encourages children to discover their own stories.
Facebook: @authorandrewlarsen
Twitter: @larsenesque
A Squiggly Story
2018 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2018 - Picture This Recommendation List, WSRA Children's Literature Committee, Listed
2017 - CLEL Bell Award, Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy, Short-listed
2017 - Teachers' Choices Reading List, International Literacy Association, Winner
2017 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2016 - Best Picture Books of 2016, Kirkus Reviews, Winner
Dingus
2018 - Kid Committee Summer Reading List, OLA Forest of Reading, Winner
2017 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
In the Tree House
2014 - Shining Willow Award, The Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award, Short-listed
2014 - Jean Throop Book Award, Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE, Winner
2014 - Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults, Bank Street Children's Book Committee, Winner
2014 - TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, CBC Fan Choice Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards, Winner
2014 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2013 - Book of the Year 2013: Books for Young People, Quill & Quire, Winner
Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
2020 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2020 - Green Earth Book Award, The Nature Generation, Long-listed
2020 - Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award, Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable, Honour Book
2019 - The Globe 100: Books that shaped 2019, The Globe and Mail, Listed
2019 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
The Bagel King
2019 - Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College, Listed
2019 - Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr., Florida Association for Media in Education, Short-listed
2018 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, The Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
The Imaginary Garden
2011 - Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2011 - Shining Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award, Short-listed
2011 - Great Lakes Great Books, Michigan Reading Association, Short-listed
2010 - Outstanding International Book, USBBY, Winner
2010 - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, Canadian Library Association, Short-listed
2010 - Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, Short-listed
2010 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2009 - Governor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration, Canada Council for the Arts, Short-listed
2009 - Book of the Year, ForeWord Magazine, Short-listed
The Not-So-Faraway Adventure
2016 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
Picture Books
The Bagel King, 2018
Goodnight, Hockey Fans, 2017
A Squiggly Story, 2016
In the Tree House, 2013
The Imaginary Garden, 2012
Novels
Dingus, 2017