Vera Brosgol

Vera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. Her first graphic novel, Anya's Ghost, was published in 2011 by First Second. Her picture book Leave Me Alone! was a 2017 Caldecott Honor book. She was a storyboard artist at Laika Inc. for ten years, working on films including Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and at last count has knit twenty-five sweaters.
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Anya's new BFF isn't kidding about the 'forever' part of things. . . .
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Vera Brosgol
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
Memory Jars is another unique, funny, and heartfelt story from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol, about a young girl who wants to keep her favorite things—and people—close to her forever.
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Available 05/11/2021
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Vera Brosgol
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
An adorable cautionary tale from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol
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Be Prepared
Vera Brosgol
First Second
First Second
"Beautifully drawn, brutally funny, brilliantly honest. Vera is such a good cartoonist I almost can’t stand it.” —Raina Telgemeier, author of Smile
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Leave Me Alone!
Vera Brosgol
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
A wry and funny modern folktale about one grandma's epic quest to finish her knitting, from Anya's Ghost author Vera Brosgol.
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Anya's Ghost
Written & illustrated by Vera Brosgol
First Second
First Second
Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn't kidding about the "Forever" part . . .
Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not...
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