Laurel Snyder, author portrait
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Laurel Snyder

LAUREL SNYDER is the author of Any Which Wall, Up and Down the Scratchy MountainsBaxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher, and Inside the Slidy Diner. In addition to her books for children, Laurel has written two books of poems and edited an anthology of nonfiction called Half/Life: Jew-ish tales from Interfaith Homes. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and an occasional commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. Laurel lives in Decatur, Georgia.
Bruce Springsteen A Little Golden Book Biography
The King of Too Many Things
Seven Stories Up
Good night, laila tov
Penny Dreadful
Bigger than a Bread Box
Any Which Wall
Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains

Books

Bruce Springsteen A Little Golden Book Biography
The King of Too Many Things
Seven Stories Up
Good night, laila tov
Penny Dreadful
Bigger than a Bread Box
Any Which Wall
Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains

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