NATHANIEL LACHENMEYER
Award-Winning Author of Books for Children and Adults
My Bio
My Books for Adults
School Visits
I have always wanted to write books. I wrote my first book when I was eight: Krektonic,
an epic story about a gigantic fire-breathing monster that nearly destroys the world. My
grandmother recorded me reading it aloud. I still have the tape. Krektonic hasn't been
published yet, but some of my other books have. Click here to see two of my sources
of inspiration.
Recommended Reading
I can be reached at:
NL (at) NathanielLachenmeyer.com.
My Children's Books
"[Broken Beaks] takes
minutes to read. But its
powerful message about
people who are homeless
and mentally ill--or those
who are simply
different--will linger with
you for a long time."
--Washington Post
"A tale as simple and
elegant as origami
itself....The Origami
Master could be
mistaken for a
long-forgotten gem of
ancient folklore."
--Junior Library Guild
Monthly
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Children's Indie Next List Pick
A Book Links Lasting Connection
A Washington Reads Pick
Selected Forthcoming Children's Books:
Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
A Haunted Picture Book will be published by Atheneum. A Haunted Picture Book is a spooky
Halloween story about a haunted picture book that may or may not be A Haunted Picture Book.
A Haunted Picture Book will be illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli.  
Eureka!, a comic picture book about a young inventor and his nemesis, will be published by Dial
Books.
Scarlatti's Cat, the mostly true story of classical composer Domenico Scarlatti's composing cat,
will be published by Carolrhoda Books.
Driftwood Days, a lyrical nature picture book, will be published by Eerdmans.


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