Louise M. Aamodt

Picture Book Author

crafting books for curious minds

Oval-shaped photo of Louise M. Aamodt smiling outside

Old-fashioned typewriter sprouts leaves and seeds as an ant poses atop.

News

Check out the cover reveal of A FOREST BEGINS ANEW, illustrated by the amazing Elly MacKay!

So excited to guest blog for NF Fest 2026! Stay tuned for a link to some awesome resources for creating supplemental materials to help get your book into classrooms!

My debut is finally almost here! Except now we’re anticipating a May 2026 release. Available for preorder now!

A Publisher's Weekly "Children's Bookshelf" announcement from October 17, 2022 shares that author Louise M. Aamodt's book A Forest Begins Anew acquisition by Astra Young Readers will release in spring 2025. Elly MacKay will illustrate.

Storystorm Participant 2023 badge with an illustration of a lightning bug gathering light bulbs in the rain.

January 24, 2023

Imagine my surprise (and panic!) when Tara Lazar invited me to write a guest blog for her annual Storystorm event. If you haven’t heard of it, Storystorm shares inspiration, resources, and daily blogs throughout January to encourage writers to come up with 30 new story ideas. I’ve participated in this fun event for many years. Check out my guest blog, Louise M. Aamodt Squeezes Time from a Rock, where I unabashedly blame my messy house on my writing habit.

Author Louise M. Aamodt holds a first-place blue ribbon and certificate of congratulations after winning the 2019 SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Conference manuscript contest.

May 4, 2019

My submission FOREST FIRE won the SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Conference manuscript contest!