Laura Purdie Salas

Writing the World for Kids

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Who Am I?

Hi! I’m primarily a kids’ writer who loves to write poetry, nonfiction, and picture book fiction. You can check out my books here! I’m grateful that my books have received some lovely honors.

I write for kids because books were the air that I breathed when I was a kid. They were my world, my escape. This may sound sappy, but no matter what my topic or market, I love contributing to the safe world of books that I believe all kids need.

Poetry is my absolute favorite thing to write! I write snappy verse, nonfiction poems, funny middle-grade poems, and some serious poems, too. I have a blast trying out different poetic forms. My poems have appeared in books, magazines, websites, traveling art exhibits, and testing materials.

Nonfiction runs a close second. For nonfiction, I write mostly for elementary school kids. My books explore all sorts of topics — from loons to the moon.

In addition to writing, I do lots of word-related things: speak at writing conferences, do school visits and Young Authors Conferences,  do freelance copyediting and writing, and more. It’s a crazy quilt of a career!

Here’s a bit from a 2020 blog tour post. Click here for an easier-to-read pdf version

 

 

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Signed, personalized books?

You can get them easy peasy! Just order through Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, MN! I'll zip by and sign it for you, and they'll send it on its way. Click on any book below to order.

Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten Secrets of the Loon Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter, by Laura Purdie Salas and Claudine Gévry (Millbrook Press)
In the Middle of the Night Snowman - Cold = Puddle If You Were the Moon
A Rock Can Be... - cover - hi-res Water Can Be...

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