Molly Beth Griffin

Molly Beth Griffin is an American author of children's and young adult books.

Griffin received a Master of Fine Arts from Hamline University. She teaches writing at The Loft Literary Center.[1]

Griffin's first young adult novel, Silhouette of a Sparrow, was published by Milkweed Editions in 2013.[2][3][4] The novel was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature,[5] and the American Library Association included it on its 2013 Amelia Bloomer Book List.[6]

In 2022, the Association for Library Service to Children named Ten Beautiful Things among its annual list of Notable Children's Books.[7]

Two of Griffin's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Ten Beautiful Things (2021)[8] and Just Us (2024).[9]

Publications

Picture books

  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2011). Loon Baby. Illustrated by Anne Hunter. HMH Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-547-25487-6.[10][11][12]
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2014). Rhoda's Rock Hunt. Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0873519507.[13][14]
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2021). Ten Beautiful Things. Illustrated by Maribel LeChuga. Charlesbridge. ISBN 978-1-580-89936-9.[15][16]
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2022). The Big Leaf Leap. Illustrated by Meleck Davis. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-1-681-34203-0.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2024). Just Us. Illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan. Charlesbridge. ISBN 978-1-62354-443-0.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2025). Far, Far Away. Illustrated by Bao Luu. Charlesbridge. ISBN 978-1-62354-363-1.[17]
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2025). Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing. Illustrated by Claudia McGehee. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-1-681-34232-0.[18]

Beginning readers

School Sidekicks Series

  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Field Day Fun. Illustrated by Mike Deas. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-84418-1.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Field Trip Trouble. Illustrated by Mike Deas. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-84416-7.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Friends All Day. Illustrated by Colin Jack. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-83887-6.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Hard Hat Heroes. Illustrated by Mike Deas. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-84417-4.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). A New Year. Illustrated by Colin Jack. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-83890-6.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Party Time. Illustrated by Colin Jack. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-83889-0.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Plans Gone Wrong. Illustrated by Colin Jack. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-83888-3.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2019). Test Stress. Illustrated by Mike Deas. Picture Window Books. ISBN 978-1-515-84419-8.

Poetry

  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2018). All the Hollow Places. Finishing Line Press. ISBN 978-1-635-34808-8.
  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2018). Under Our Feet. Finishing Line Press. ISBN 978-1-635-34429-5.

Young adult

  • Griffin, Molly Beth (2013). Silhouette of a Sparrow. Milkweed Editions. ISBN 978-1-57131-701-8.

References

  1. ↑ "about molly". Molly Beth Griffin. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ Cart, Michael (September 15, 2012). "Silhouette of a Sparrow". Booklist. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin". Publishers Weekly. August 6, 2012. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Silhouette of a Sparrow". Kirkus Reviews. July 22, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary Foundation. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Silhouette of a Sparrow". American Library Association. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Notable Children's Books: 2022". Booklist. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ten Beautiful Things". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Just Us". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Loon Baby". Booklist. February 15, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Loon Baby by Molly Beth Griffin". Publishers Weekly. May 9, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Loon Baby". Kirkus Reviews. February 10, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rhoda's Rock Hunt by Molly Beth Griffin". Publishers Weekly. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Rhoda's Rock Hunt". Kirkus Reviews. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ Phelan, Carolyn (December 1, 2020). "Ten Beautiful Things". Booklist. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ten Beautiful Things". Kirkus Reviews. December 14, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Far, Far Away". Booklist. April 1, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing by Molly Beth Griffin". Publishers Weekly. February 27, 2025. Archived from the original on January 4, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
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