Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the award-winning picture book Library Lion, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time. Other titles include the picture book Marilyn’s Monster (NPR’s Best Books) and the novels The Dragon of Trelian (VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers) and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Award for Humor). Her most recent title is the picture book Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, illustrated by Library Lion illustrator Kevin Hawkes. Michelle teaches writing in Lesley University’s low-residency MFA program. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
Learn more about Michelle at www.michelleknudsen.com
