Kirby Lane Larson is an award-winning author of a number of books for children, including Oppenheim Platinum Award-winner The Magic Kerchief, illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger. Her book, Hattie Big Sky, was a Finalist for the 2007 Scandiuzzi Book Award of the Washington State Book Award

Washington State Book Award

The Washington State Book Awards are presented annually in recognition of notable books written by Washington authors in the previous year.This literary awards program was established in 1967 as the Governor's Writers Awards. The program was based at the Washington State Library in Olympia...

s, and won a 2007 Newbery Honor. Kirby is retired from the faculty at the Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA

Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...

 program.

She lives in Kenmore, Washington

Kenmore, Washington

Kenmore is a city in King County, Washington, United States, along the northernmost shores of Lake Washington...

with her husband, Neil.

External links

• Kirby Larson Official Website
• Kirby's Lane Official Blog
• Big Sky Website
• 2008 Audio Interview of Kirby Larson from Childrensbookradio
• MotherDaughterBookClub.com interview with Kirby Larson