Welcome to my Press Kit! You can click on images to save photos (jpeg) and view some of my guest blog posts and past interviews below.

Author Photos

Photo of Laura Lavoie standing inside a tree trunk
Photo of author Laura Lavoie.

Recent Covers

Cover of Vampire Vacation, featuring a young vampire sitting on the beach.
Cover of the book MONSTER BAKER, featuring a small green monster baking a cake.
Cover of DUCK, DUCK, TACO TRUCK, featuring two ducks making tacos inside a taco tryck that is parked on a beach, with sand, a blue sky, and palm trees in the background.

Short Bio

Laura Lavoie writes humorous, pun-filled picture books and spooky middle grade novels. She can also tap dance, tell terribly cheesy jokes, and bake a mean chocolate chip cookie. Laura's picture books include Vampire Vacation, Monster Baker, and Duck, Duck, Taco Truck. Her debut middle grade novel, The Thirteen Doors of Black House, will be out in 2025. She resides in upstate New York with her husband and daughters.

Long Bio

Laura Lavoie writes humorous, pun-filled picture books and spooky middle grade novels. She can also tap dance, tell terribly cheesy jokes, and bake a mean chocolate chip cookie. A voracious reader since childhood, Laura has been writing her own stories since she could hold a pen. She continues to be a proud book hoarder and firmly believes that stories are a place where magic lives. When she isn't reading or writing, Laura can usually be found in the kitchen (cooking up something delicious), or playing outside: gardening, hiking, kayaking, or hanging around in trees. Laura's picture books include Vampire Vacation, Monster Baker, and Duck, Duck, Taco Truck. Her debut middle grade novel, The Thirteen Doors of Black House, will be out in 2025. Laura resides in upstate New York with her husband, daughters, two cats, one dog, and several sagging bookshelves.

Writing-Related Blog Posts

Picture Book Builders: Top-Notch Titles- https://picturebookbuilders.com/2020/04/hurry-up-by-kate-dopirak/?doing_wp_cron=1642350377.0617430210113525390625

ReVISION Week/Lauren Kerstein: Revising to Increase the Funny- https://laurenkerstein.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/revisionweek-tune-up-day-3-revising-to-increase-the-funny/

Storystorm/Tara Lazar: Brainstorming Catchy, Clever Titles- https://taralazar.com/2022/01/15/storystorm-2022-day-15/

Storystorm/Tara Lazar: Recycling Characters & Concepts- https://taralazar.com/2023/01/29/storystorm-2023-day-29/

Vampire Vacation Blog Posts & Interviews

First Draft to Final Book: https://www.firstdrafttofinalbook.com/stories/vampire-vacation-written-by-laura-lavoie

YABC: https://www.yabookscentral.com/author-chat-with-laura-lavoie-vampire-vacation-plus-giveaway-us-only/

Reading with Your Kids (podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNeGHU5FK7E

Deborah Kalb's Book Q&A: https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2022/06/q-with-laura-lavoie.html

Seasons of KidLit: https://www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-or-treat-with-laura-lavoie

Will Write for Cookies (Vivian Kirkfield): https://viviankirkfield.com/2022/10/08/laura-lavoie-will-write-for-cookies-plus-pb-critique-giveaway/

Monster Baker Blog Posts & Interviews

Seasons of KidLit: https://www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-or-treat-with-laura-lavoie-1

Q&A with Deborah Kalb: https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2023/10/q-with-laura-lavoie.html