Press And Reviews

January 16, 2026 Starred review of I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 Graphic Novel Richard Winters School Library Journal

June 27, 2025 I Survived mentioned as an ideal way to keep kids learning during the summer break. Clare Mulroy USA Today

April 26, 2025 Lauren shares her feelings about the importance of independent bookstores. Carly Tagen-Dye People Magazine

February 24, 2024 Great New Review of I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 Graphic Novel Lucy Bannerman The Times of London

May 23, 2023 An expansive interview with Lauren about historical fiction and how the I Survived series builds critical thinking skills. Deborah Hopkinson Imagination Soup

September 25, 2022 Lauren Tarshis Leads a Virtual “I Survived” Field Trip Sally Lodge Publisher's Weekly

September 30, 2021 The I Survived Series Is a Survivor on the Best-Seller List Elisabeth Egan The New York Times

September 9, 2021 How Lauren Tarshis’ New Picture Book Teaches Self-Acceptance Scholastic Parents

August 3, 2021 Interview: Lauren Tarshis and Corey Egbert on I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001″ Avery Kaplan The Beat : Blog of Comics and Culture

July 27, 2021 Review: Only My Dog Knows I Pick My Nose Kirkus Reviews

July 6, 2021 Scituate students write books documenting their lives during COVID Ruth Thompson Wicked Local

July 1, 2021 Review: Only My Dog Knows I Pick My Nose Catherine Callegari School Library Journal

May 18, 2021 I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001 Graphic Novel For Kids Adi Tantimedh Bleeding Cool

April 23, 2021 Portraying 9/11 for Young Readers, Two Decades Later Claire Kirch Publisher's Weekly

March 8, 2021 Lauren Tarshis Teaches Kids About Resilience in Graphic Novel Kylie Ora Lobell The Jewish Journal

October 30, 2020 I Survived author to young readers: ‘You are not just a helpless victim of this chaotic time.’ Christy DeSmith The Boston Globe

October 18, 2020 The ‘I Survived’ Books Are Perfect Reads For An Anxious Age Barrie Hardymon NPR

October 2, 2020 Brown: Fact-based shark tale really about loneliness, acceptance, perfect Scholastic fare Dan Brown The London Free Press

September 4, 2020 Lauren on her newest book, I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018, her research process, and other new I Survived books. Elise Dumpleton, Founder The Nerd Daily

August 13, 2020 Why “I Survived” is the Ultimate Back-to-School Read Scholastic Parents

June 5, 2020 5 Brilliant Tips for Starting the I Survived Series With Kids Shanon Maughan Publisher's Weekly

May 8, 2020 Lauren is interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Morning Show about kids, resilience, and the pandemic Kealey Bultena Wisconsin Public Radio

March 1, 2020 Lauren celebrates the 10th Anniversary of I Survived at her home town library. Publisher's Weekly

December 26, 2019 Lauren is interviewed for a great article about how to create a life-long reader. Hanna Saarela Santa Barbara Independent

November 1, 2019 A popular prose series gets a graphic revitalization. Kirkus Reviews

September 4, 2019 First I Survived Graphic Novel Announced S! BRETT LORD Multidiversity Comics

August 28, 2019 A young reader chooses I Survived and wins a prize! Ashleigh Ruhl The Grunion

June 17, 2019 Lauren is interviewed for a profile of I Survived illustrator Scott Dawson The Wichita Eagle

June 5, 2019 Lauren is interviewed by radio personality Jeff Fisher for his nationally syndicated program. Jeff Fisher Chewing the Fat

June 5, 2019 Lauren’s second appearance on ABC/KMET’s Morning Show with Aaron Sanchez. Aaron Sanchez ABC/KMET's Morning Show

May 3, 2019 Alabama third graders learn how to prepare for tornadoes JEAN COLE The News Courier

March 29, 2019 Lauren is profiled in the Connecticut Post Joel Lang The Connecticut Post

March 25, 2019 Journalist Michelle Woo gives suggestions for keeping kids engaged with books and reading throughout their school years Michelle Woo Offspring

March 20, 2019 Lauren is interviewed by the Washington Post about Scholastic’s new Kids and Family Reading Report MARI-JANE WILLIAMS Washington Post

March 17, 2019 Iowa classroom creates live experiences for American Revolution project Tim Johnson Daily Nonpareil

January 31, 2018 I Survived 17 at the top of Barnes & Noble’s Best Children’s Books for February 2018 JEN HARPER Barnes & Noble

January 23, 2018 Scholastic Kid Reporter Robert Gardner got a chance to interview Lauren on set during the filming of the “Beyond the Battlefield” virtual field trip in Philadelphia. Robert Gardner Scholastic.com

December 5, 2017 I Survived 15 “…a clever marriage of history and character.” Barrie Hardymon National Public Radio

October 20, 2017 Lauren launches I Survived 15 at the site of the Battle of Brooklyn Publisher’s Weekly Publishers Weekly

September 6, 2017 Lauren returns to Baton Rouge, LA to visit with the students and teachers of Episcopal School after their devastating flood. Wendy Loup The Advocate

July 13, 2017 Survival Stories Have Young Readers Hooked Sally Lodge Publishers Weekly

June 30, 2017 I Survived series gets five stars: “riveting, emotional historical fiction for young readers.” Carrie Kingsley Common Sense Media

April 11, 2017 I Survived the STEM Read Experience Draws Hundreds to NIU Campus Carl Nelson Northern Public Radio

April 1, 2017 Tornado Terror: School Library Journal Review Ellen Norton Naperville Public Library, IL

February 23, 2017 Lauren Visits a Classroom in Dedham Springs, LA Kevin Fambrough The Livingston Parish

November 1, 2016 See How Storyworks Transforms Classrooms Elizabeth Grojean Teachers & Authors Unite

October 24, 2016 How Lauren Fell in Love with a Class from Texas Lauren Tarshis Storyworks Ideabook

August 4, 2016 On Our Minds Podcast with Lauren Tarshis Megan Kaesshaefer Scholastic Press: On Our Minds

July 19, 2016 Focus on Middle Grade: A CBC Panel Matia Burnett Publisher's Weekly

March 17, 2016 Surviving (and Thriving) Publisher's Weekly

November 18, 2015 What’s the Best Way to Teach Kids About Tragedy? Barbara Spindel The Atlantic Review

October 5, 2015 ‘I Survived’ Author Visits with a New Book About Joplin Tornado JOE HADSALL The Joplin Globe

August 4, 2015 Why Kids Are Reading History for Fun KATIA HETTER CNN

March 25, 2015 Lauren Tarshis visits Ferson Creek Elementary Daily Herald

February 24, 2015 Behind the Scenes – Book 11: The Great Chicago Fire Lauren Tarshis

December 3, 2014 Best-Selling Author Lauren Tarshis ‘Survives’ Visit with Thomas Jefferson Students MARYANNE SAXON MorristownGreen.com

November 18, 2014 “Best of the Best” – I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters Redeemed Reader

October 3, 2014 Great Books Instill Confidence in Independent Readers KENDAL A. RAUTZHAN Pocono Record

October 2, 2014 Moving on Up: ‘I Survived’ SHANNON MAUGHAN Publishers Weekly

September 29, 2014 Booklist Review – I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79. MAGAN SZWAREK Booklist Online

April 11, 2014 Scholastic Publishes Partisan-Inspired Elementary School Thriller Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

February 4, 2014 How I Survived Can Help Struggling Readers Mike Lewis bookbox

January 21, 2014 Goodreads Review – I Survived #9: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 Mike Lewis Goodreads

January 1, 2013 Review – I Survived #8: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 DON OLDENBURG Parents’ Choice

October 3, 2012 A Conversation with Lauren Tarshis, Westport Author of “I Survived” Series for Young Readers Sally Allen Westport's Hamlethub

July 1, 2012 Not Just For Kids: Lauren Tarshis’ ‘I Survived’ Series Tackles 9/11 SUSAN CARPENTER LOS ANGELES TIMES

May 20, 2010 Review – I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 Kirkus

May 10, 2010 Kirkus Review – Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree Kirkus

April 13, 2009 Review – Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love Publishers Weekly

February 5, 2007 Galley Talk – Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree Leslie Hawkins, owner, Spellbound Books, Asheville, N.C. Publishers Weekly

Awards

I Survived Series

New York Times Best Selling Series

USA Today Best Selling Series

Audible Best of 2016 (Finalist)

2012 Colorado Children’s Book Award (Winner)

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2014 Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Winner)

I Survived Hurrican Katrina, 2005 2015 Beehive Award-Children's Fiction (Winner), Children's Literature Association of Utah

2012 Iowa’s Children’s Choice Award-Children’s (Nominee)

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2013 Massachusetts Children’s Award-Children’s Book (Nominee)

I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 2015 KC3 Award (First Place) Greater Kansas City Association of School Librarians

I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 2015 Massachusetts Children’s Book Award-Children’s Book (Nominee)

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 2013 Parents Choice Award-Historical Fiction (Silver Medal Winner)

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 2015 Nevada Young Readers’ Award-Young Readers (Nominee)

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 2015 Gate City Book Award (Winner) Nashua, New Hampshire

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 2014 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award (Winner) North Dakota Library Association

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 2014 Golden Archer Award (Nominee) Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association

I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 2015 Golden Archer Award-Intermediate (Nominee) Wisconsin Education Media & Technology Association

I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters 2015 Notable Social Studies Selection National Council for the Social Studies Children’s Book Council

I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters 2017 Louisiana Young Readers Choice (Honor)

I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 2017 Iowa Children’s Choice Award (Winner) Iowa Association of School Librarians

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out Of A Tree

2007 Golden Kite Honor  Book Award (Winner) Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

Best Children’s Book 2007 New York Public Library

Best Book of the Year 2007 Selection Publisher's Weekly

E.B. White Award (Finalist) American Booksellers Association

2011 Iowa Children’s Choice Award (Nominee) Iowa Association of School Librarians

2012 Land of Enchantment Book Award — Young Adult (Nominee) New Mexico Library Association