Michelle Knudsen

Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty books for young readers of all ages, 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. Her other books 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 and winner of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award). Her most recent title is Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, illustrated by Library Lion illustrator Kevin Hawkes, and her new middle grade fantasy novel INTO THE WILD MAGIC will be coming in August 2025. Michelle also works as a freelance editor and is a member of the Writing for Young People MFA faculty at Lesley University. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.