Ursula Vernon is a full-time author and illustrator whose work has won a Hugo award and been nominated for an Eisner. She loves birding, gardening, and spunky heroines, and thinks she would make a terrible princess. Ursula lives with her husband in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

A 2015 Texas Bluebonnet nomineeA Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing of 2015A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015An ALA Notable Children's Book of 2016"[A] charming, funny, subversive middle-grade illustrated fantasy." — Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author, activist, and co-editor of Boing Boing* "A joy to read, and we can only hope that Harriet – long may she reign – will return in later installments.” —Booklist, starred review* "Move over, Babymouse, there’s a new rodent in town!...Vernon has created a spunky heroine readers will cheer for and who will leave them eagerly searching for the happily ever after in the next installment." —School Library Journal, starred review* "Harriet is her own hamster, but she takes her place proudly alongside both Danny Dragonbreath and Babymouse. Creatively fresh and feminist, with laughs on every single page." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "A book with all the makings of a hit. Readers will be laughing themselves silly."  —Publishers Weekly, starred review"Middle-graders with a taste for absurdity and snark will find plenty of both here...Fans of Holm’s Babymouse (Babymouse: Queen of the World, BCCB 12/05) series or Vernon’s Dragonbreath (BCCB 9/09) series will definitely want to tag along on Harriet’s future adventures." —BCCB

Ursula Vernon is a full-time author and illustrator whose work has won a Hugo award and been nominated for an Eisner. She loves birding, gardening, and spunky heroines, and thinks she would make a terrible princess. Ursula lives with her husband in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

A 2015 Texas Bluebonnet nomineeA Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing of 2015A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015An ALA Notable Children's Book of 2016"[A] charming, funny, subversive middle-grade illustrated fantasy." — Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author, activist, and co-editor of Boing Boing* "A joy to read, and we can only hope that Harriet – long may she reign – will return in later installments.” —Booklist, starred review* "Move over, Babymouse, there’s a new rodent in town!...Vernon has created a spunky heroine readers will cheer for and who will leave them eagerly searching for the happily ever after in the next installment." —School Library Journal, starred review* "Harriet is her own hamster, but she takes her place proudly alongside both Danny Dragonbreath and Babymouse. Creatively fresh and feminist, with laughs on every single page." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "A book with all the makings of a hit. Readers will be laughing themselves silly."  —Publishers Weekly, starred review"Middle-graders with a taste for absurdity and snark will find plenty of both here...Fans of Holm’s Babymouse (Babymouse: Queen of the World, BCCB 12/05) series or Vernon’s Dragonbreath (BCCB 9/09) series will definitely want to tag along on Harriet’s future adventures." —BCCB

Ursula Vernon is a full-time author and illustrator whose work has won a Hugo award and been nominated for an Eisner. She loves birding, gardening, and spunky heroines, and thinks she would make a terrible princess. Ursula lives with her husband in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

A 2015 Texas Bluebonnet nomineeA Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing of 2015A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015An ALA Notable Children's Book of 2016"[A] charming, funny, subversive middle-grade illustrated fantasy." — Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author, activist, and co-editor of Boing Boing* "A joy to read, and we can only hope that Harriet – long may she reign – will return in later installments.” —Booklist, starred review* "Move over, Babymouse, there’s a new rodent in town!...Vernon has created a spunky heroine readers will cheer for and who will leave them eagerly searching for the happily ever after in the next installment." —School Library Journal, starred review* "Harriet is her own hamster, but she takes her place proudly alongside both Danny Dragonbreath and Babymouse. Creatively fresh and feminist, with laughs on every single page." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "A book with all the makings of a hit. Readers will be laughing themselves silly."  —Publishers Weekly, starred review"Middle-graders with a taste for absurdity and snark will find plenty of both here...Fans of Holm’s Babymouse (Babymouse: Queen of the World, BCCB 12/05) series or Vernon’s Dragonbreath (BCCB 9/09) series will definitely want to tag along on Harriet’s future adventures." —BCCB