Nathaniel Lachenmeyer

I am an award-winning author of books for children and adults, and a playwright. My published books include The Origami Master and The Outsider. My forthcoming children's books include a picture book with Dial and a children's graphic novel with First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press. My next picture book, The Boo! Book, will be published by Atheneum in August 2012.

The Origami Master

A Junior Library Guild Selection

A Children's Indie Next Pick

A Book Links Lasting Connection

"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

"Nathaniel Lachenmeyer has created an extraordinary story.... A truly beautiful tale."
--Children's Literature

The Outsider

Kenneth Johnson Memorial Research Library Book Award

Bell of Hope Award

"Extraordinary . . . A rare gift: a memoir that helps enlighten readers that homeless, mentally ill people have lives beyond what we might ever hope to see."
--Newsday

"Highly recommended."
--Library Journal