Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
NATHANIEL LACHENMEYER
Award-Winning Author of Books for Children and Adults
My Children's Books
New!
"[Broken Beaks] takes
minutes to read. But its
powerful message about
people who are homeless
and mentally ill--or those
who are simply
different--will linger with
you for a long time."
--
Washington Post
"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
Monthly
A Washington Post KidsPost
Pick of the Week
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Winter '08/'09 Children's Indie
Next List
Pick
Forthcoming Children's Books
A Haunted Picture Book will be published by Atheneum. A Haunted Picture Book is an
entertaining, spooky Halloween story about a haunted picture book that may or may not be
A
Haunted Picture Book
. A Haunted Picture Book will be illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli.  
What The Wind and The Rain Told Tom, a picture book biography of the 19th century
African-American musical prodigy Blind Tom, will be published by
Lee & Low.
My Bio
I can be reached at:
NL (at) NathanielLachenmeyer.com.
My Books for Adults
School Visits
Recommended Reading


I have always wanted to write books. I wrote my first book when I was eight: Krektonic, an epic
story about a gigantic fire-breathing monster that nearly destroys the world. My grandmother
recorded me reading it aloud. I still have the tape.
Krektonic hasn't been published yet, but some
of my other books have. Click
here to see two of my sources of inspiration.