Stringer, Lauren | Metronet

Contact info:

Lives in: Minneapolis, MN

Author and Illustrator of: Picture Books

Age group: All ages, but grades 3-8 for schools and libraries

Books:

LOOKING FOR SMILE, Ellen Tarlow, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, 2020 reviews: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/looking-for-smile

THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD, A PORTRAIT OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, K.L.Going, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, 2017 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/the-shape-of-the-world

YELLOW TIME, Lauren Stringer, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, 2016 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/yellow-time

DEER DANCER, Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, 2014 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/deer-dancer

WHEN STRAVINSKY MET NIJINSKY, TWO ARTISTS, THEIR BALLET AND ONE EXTRAORDINARY RIOT, Lauren Stringer, Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/when-stravinksy-met-nijinsky

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY TODAY, Mem Fox, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, 2012 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/tell-me-about-your-day-today

THE PRINCESS AND HER PANTHER, Wendy Orr, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster, 2010 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/the-princess-and-her-panther

SNOW, Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt, Inc. 2008 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/snow

WINTER IS THE WARMEST SEASON, Lauren Stringer, Harcourt, Inc. 2006 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/winter-is-the-warmest-season

FOLD ME A POEM, Kristine O’Connell George, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt, Inc. 2005 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/fold-me-a-poem

OUR FAMILY TREE, AN EVOLUTION STORY, Lisa Westberg Peters, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt, Inc. 2003 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/our-family-tree

CASTLES, CAVES, AND HONEYCOMBS, Linda Ashman, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt, Inc. 2001 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/castles-caves-and-honeycombs

RED RUBBER BOOT DAY, Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt Brace, 2000 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/red-rubber-boot-day

SCARECROW, Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt Brace, 1998 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/scarecrow

MUD, Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Harcourt Brace, 1996 reviews & awards: https://www.laurenstringer.com/books/mud

Highlights/Bio:

LAUREN STRINGER creates paintings, drawings, and books in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and sweet old cat, Indigo. Her first illustrated picture book, Mud, won an IRA Children’s Choice Award, Crayola Kids Best Book of the Year Award and was declared a “Flying Starts” by Publisher’s Weekly. Since Mud, Lauren has written and illustrated many celebrated picture books. Her book When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky won the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers and named a Booklist’s Top Ten Art Books and ALA Notable Book. Her newest book, Looking for Smile, written by Ellen Tarlow, will be published in Fall 2020. Stringer was recently awarded a second McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, for her manuscript, An Abundance of Light: The Story of Matisse in Morocco. She is currently working on the illustrations for her book, The Dark Was Done.

Presentation Title & Description:

Writing Stories With Words and Pictures

My presentations are an in-depth look at my creative process and all of its pitfalls as well as it epiphanies. I bring props, originals, and slides to tell my tale of book illustration and writing.

*Also available for virtual presentations/events via Zoom

Fees:

My fees are $1000 per day in schools- this includes 4 classroom periods — both large group presentations and smaller classroom workshops. Travel and hotel would be extra. All fees are negotiable, including zoom and skype visits.