Meet some of our favorite Minnesota children’s book authors in our BookHounds Author directory:
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Kirsten B. King, Local Podcaster | Speaker | Children’s Book Author
March 10, 2022 3:49 pmStefania Luca, Artist & Author of Kids Books
February 11, 2022 9:11 amDrew Brockington
November 9, 2022 4:54 amNancy Carlson, Children’s Book Author
February 11, 2022 12:24 amCaren Stelson – Children’s Book Author
October 13, 2020 10:59 amAngela and Rick Blesi
January 4, 2022 8:34 pmIoana Stoian, Children’s Book Author and Paper Artist
February 17, 2020 10:21 amKT Johnston, Local Children’s Book Author
February 17, 2020 9:43 amNina Crittenden, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator
January 10, 2020 10:37 amBelinda Jensen
August 5, 2021 4:00 pmDerek Anderson, Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
January 3, 2020 9:20 pmMarion Dane Bauer, Children’s Book Author
November 29, 2020 10:13 amJonah Larson, Author & Crochet Prodigy
November 27, 2019 12:31 pmCatherine Thimmesh, Children’s Book Author
November 17, 2020 1:07 pmTara Sweeney, Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
November 20, 2019 1:16 pmNate Christopherson, Children’s Book Illustrator
November 20, 2019 12:57 pmLaura Ingalls Wilder, Children’s Book Author
November 10, 2019 6:52 pmWanda Gág
November 9, 2022 12:23 amMiranda Paul, Children’s Book Author
October 18, 2021 4:44 pmDebra Frasier, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator
April 28, 2020 1:44 pmCheryl Minnema, Local Children’s Book Author
October 22, 2019 3:06 pmLise Lunge-Larsen, Local Children’s Book Author
November 7, 2020 1:42 pmKao Kalia Yang, Local Children’s Book Author
October 5, 2021 11:54 amHeidi Ferris, Local Author
July 19, 2019 10:50 amMelanie Heuiser Hill, Local Children’s Book Author
July 17, 2019 11:02 pmBao Phi
August 4, 2021 5:19 pmPatricia Bauer, Local Children’s Book Author
July 17, 2019 2:05 pmMaud Hart Lovelace, Local Children’s Book Author
March 5, 2019 8:18 pmPhyllis Root, Local Children’s Book Author
May 1, 2018 7:47 pmKitchen Pantry Scientist, Liz Heinecke
January 20, 2020 10:44 amSarah Warren, Local Children’s Book Author
November 29, 2022 12:52 amCori Doerrfeld, Local Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
March 27, 2018 3:26 pmLaura Purdie Salas – Children’s Book Author
February 2, 2022 12:19 amMary Losure – Local Children’s Book Author
February 10, 2023 12:37 amChris Monroe – Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
February 10, 2023 12:13 amMike Wohnoutka – Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
September 1, 2020 6:44 pmKate DiCamillo, Local Childrens Book Author
January 21, 2022 1:57 pmMary Casanova, Local Children’s Book Author
April 8, 2016 1:41 pmLauren Stringer, Local Children’s Book Author
February 7, 2016 3:44 pmKurtis Scaletta, Children’s Book Author
December 21, 2015 10:40 pmMolly Beth Griffin – Children’s Book Author
November 16, 2020 9:34 pmDeborah Jo Larson
December 20, 2022 12:00 amStephanie Watson, Local Children’s Book Author
December 16, 2015 8:06 pmMaryann Weidt, Local Children’s Book Author
December 13, 2015 3:57 pmMichael Hall
April 3, 2023 12:39 amJ.J. Austrian, Local Children’s Author
December 3, 2015 8:26 pmPeter Pearson, Local Children’s Book Author
December 3, 2015 7:42 pmDavid LaRochelle – Local Children’s Book Author
September 1, 2020 6:59 pmTrisha Speed Shaskan – Local Children’s Book Author
December 2, 2020 1:01 pmCheryl Blackford, Local Children’s Book Author
December 1, 2020 5:56 pmStephen Shaskan – Local Children’s Book Author
January 25, 2024 12:29 amMegan Maynor, Minnesota Children’s Book Author
March 26, 2023 12:12 amErin Soderberg Downing
January 25, 2024 12:39 amAimée Bissonette
May 3, 2023 12:31 amJohn Coy – Children’s Book Author
February 16, 2020 1:37 pmNancy Carlson, Children’s Book Author
February 11, 2022 12:24 amHeidi Ferris, Local Author
July 19, 2019 10:50 amKitchen Pantry Scientist, Liz Heinecke
January 20, 2020 10:44 amWe love our wonderful community of local children’s book authors in Minnesota. Minnesota kids books cover all types of books from fiction to nonfiction. There are books about penguins, books about the ocean and, of course, books about Minnesota. Whatever you are looking for, chances are we have something great coming out of our great state.
Historically, While we Minnesotan’s have to share Laura Ingalls Wilder with several other states, we do get to claim Wanda Gag, author of Millions of Cats, and Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books and the inspiration for the Maud Hart Lovelace Awards.
Three Reasons to Add Books by Minnesota Children’s Book Authors to Your Own Bookshelves:
Besides the fact that they are producing some very high quality books for kids, there are some great reasons to add these books to your own bookshelf:
- You can often get your books autographed at book releases and other author events.
- Sometimes these local book authors do school visits.
- If you like the hunt of collecting used books, I’ve had really good luck finding autographed copies of these books when hitting the thrift stores. It’s always exciting to find a book by someone local, but even more so, when I open the cover and find an autograph.
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