Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
I am an award-winning author of books for children and adults. My published books include The Outsider, The Origami Master, Octopus Escapes! and Broken Beaks. My first all-ages graphic novel, The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales, was published by First Second/Macmillan. I am currently working on a collection of stories for adults.
The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales
My first all-ages graphic novel, The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales, is a collection of original fairy tales featuring a music-hating witch, a desperate genie, a frog, a spell-casting parrot, an art-loving ogre, and a singing rock. I think it is my best children's writing yet.
"A droll delight."
--The Wall Street Journal
"Wry and charming tales of the power of persistence."
--School Library Journal
The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales is a Junior LIbrary Guild Selection and an Amazon Prime Book Box selection
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
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