Kathryn Lasky (born June 24, 1944) is an American children's writer who also writes for adults under the names Kathryn Lasky Knight and E. L. Swann. Her children's books include several Dear America books, The Royal Diaries books, Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, Wolves of the Beyond, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Her awards include Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature, National Jewish Book Award, and Newbery Honor.

Biography

Kathryn Lasky grew up in Indianapolis, descendant of a line of Russian Jews. She is married to Christopher Knight, with whom she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in early childhood education from Wheelock College. She was the 2011 winner of the Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature. She is the author of over one hundred books. Her most notable book series is Guardians of Ga’Hoole, which has more than 8 millions copies printed. Her books have been translated into 19 languages around the world. Her adult nonfiction work includes the 2011 book, Silk and Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider, a biography of the arachnologist Greta Binford, and the 2017 bestseller Night Witches, the story of Soviet women pilots of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment in WWII.

Works

Camp Princess

The Royal Diaries

Dear America

My America

Daughters of the Sea

Horses of the Dawn

Starbuck Family Adventures

Guardians of Ga'Hoole

Two guide books were released to give readers more insight into the world of Hoole. They are narrated by the owl Otulissa.

Wolves Of The Beyond

The Deadlies

Bears of the Ice

Portraits

Standalone titles

Children and YA non-fiction

Picture books

Adult

Other than 'Night Gardening all Lasky's works for adult readers are under the name Kathryn Lasky Knight.

Calista Jacobs mystery

This series for adult readers was also written under the name Kathryn Lasky Knight.