Andrew Larsen

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2007
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Bella and the Bunny

    This adorable picture book depicts the cozy places, little friends and memorable adventures that make up the days of a young child. Bella loves the bunny at playschool. It is soft, furry and white -- just like the sweater that Bella's Nonna knit for ...

  • The Imaginary Garden

    In this wondrous picture book bursting with mixed-media art, an imaginary garden is the center of a special relationship between a girl and her grandfather....

  • The Luck of Jude

    When the grade four teacher at Trillium Elementary in Toronto assigns a new project, Jude Bhandari is sure that he'll be paired up with his best friend Sanjay. Everyone knows they both love everything to do with outer space. But instead Jude is paire...

  • Bye, Bye, Butterflies!

    One day on a walk with his dad Charlie sees some boys and girls on the rooftop of the school saying goodbye as they release butterflies up into the sky. Charlie is amazed by all the butterflies flying around and wishes he could do something like tha...

  • In the Tree House

    An evocative story about two brothers who are growing up (one faster than the other), an unusual summer night and a special tree house that proves childhood is not just a time but also a place....

  • Charlie's Dirt Day

    Charlie learned about the life cycle of butterflies in Bye Bye Butterflies and now is back for another Tell Me More Storybook adventure. When Charlie and his dad follow a parade of their neighbours through the local park they discover everyone is...

  • See You Next Year

    Every summer, a girl’s family drives down the same roads, passes through the same towns, and spends a week at the same beachside motel. Year after year, everything is comfortingly predictable: the families they see, the rhythm of the days, the star...

  • The Not-So-Faraway Adventure

    Theo's Poppa was an explorer. He had been everywhere. He kept an old trunk packed with the pictures, postcards, maps and menus that he had collected on his adventures. Someday, Theo wants to be an explorer, too. For now, it's Poppa's birthday, and Th...

  • Not-So-Faraway Adventure, The

    It’s almost Poppa’s birthday and young Theo wants to give her beloved grandfather the perfect gift. Poppa has traveled the world and keeps a trunk full of mementos collected on his adventures. That gives Theo an idea for a very special gi...



  • A Squiggly Story

    A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. "Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter," his sister...

  • Dingus

    Summer vacation is starting, and soon-to-be-sixth-grader Henry is facing two months with nothing to do. He can sadly feel himself "being pulled by the gravitational force of nothingness." His best friend, Max, who may not even be his best friend anym...

  • The Man Who Loved Libraries

    When he was a child in the 1840s, Andrew Carnegie and his family immigrated to America in search of a new beginning. His working-class Scottish family arrived at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Carnegie worked hard, in factories and telegrap...

  • Goodnight, Hockey Fans

    A young boy doesn't want to go to bed. The hockey game is on! "What if I can't fall asleep?" the boy says. "Don't worry," says his dad. "You will." After his parents have tucked him in and turned out the light, he shines a flashlight on his prized ho...

  • The Bagel King

    Every Sunday morning, no matter the weather, Eli could count on Zaida to bring bagels from Merv's Bakery. Eli loved the time they spent together enjoying their favorite treats. "Warm. Chewy. Salty," Eli thought. "Bagels were the best thing about Sund...

  • Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden

    As a garden takes root, so does a community. Vincent is staying with his aunt Mimi for the summer, and her drab city neighborhood doesn’t seem too promising. But then he meets a boy named Toma, and things start looking up. When Mimi asks Vincent to...

  • I Do Not Like Stories

    Here is a boy who is sure of one thing: he does NOT like stories. Not stories about waking up in the morning, or people in space, or fish in the sea, or planes, or trains, or boring old buildings.

    We see the boy’s experiences play out over...

  • The Thing Lenny Loves Most About Baseball

    Andrew Larsen’s latest story celebrates the eternal hope and joy of baseball. Lenny loves playing baseball. He also loves reading about it. He wants to be in the big leagues, and, he figures, the more he knows, the better his chances. The only thin...

  • Another Squiggly Story

    “You can write about ANYTHING, as long as you write about YOU.” A young boy listens as Mr. Lopez explains the class’s assignment: write about yourself. Marcus is going to write about his hat collection. Alia is going to write about the vampires...

  • The Bird Feeder

    A child and beloved grandma bond over birds during the grandma’s final days. When Grandma gets sick and comes to stay at her grandchild’s house, she brings her bird feeder. Grandma loves birds. And the child loves the time they spend together, dr...



  • Sally's Big Day

    Sally is excited for the first day of puppy school, but it isn’t easy when there are so many new things to see (and sniff!). It's hard to focus at puppy school when there are all kinds of pups to play with, water to splash in...and so many smells! ...

  • Jungle Cat

    An indoor cat brings a community together after his dreams of exploring the outside world quickly go awry. Bob is an orange tabby cat with big dreams. He lives in a safe and friendly apartment building with his human, Pippa, but Bob knows he is more ...

  • Sally's New Look

    Sally is going to the groomer! Lovable pup Sally is looking a little shaggy, so her owners are taking her to the groomer. It smells like a garden and Sally sees brushes and bows galore. Then it's time for a bath. Once she's squeaky clean and blow-dri...

  • Sally's Snow Day

    Sally is going out in the snow! It's a winter's day and Sally the dog is headed to the park! But first she has to put on some warm clothes: coat and boots. It's not easy to zip up a pup, but finally she's ready to sniff and snout her way through ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Andrew Larsen has published 23 books.

The next book by Andrew Larsen, Sally's Snow Day, will be published in October 2024.

The first book by Andrew Larsen, Bella and the Bunny, was published in March 2007.

No. Andrew Larsen does not write books in series.
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