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Karla Kuskin

Karla Kuskin
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Karla Kuskin

Cats have permitted Karla Kuskin to observe their antics for a very long time. She's found that they especially like to nap on her papers when she is trying to write about them! She has written dozens of poetry collections and picture books, including Roar and More; The Philharmonic Gets Dressed; The Animals and the Ark; and Moon, Have You Met My Mother? She has won numerous awards for her witty way with words, including the prestigious NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and the Children's Book Council's Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives with her husband and Velma the cat on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? will be released on May 20, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? has won an award
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So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? has won an award
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Kirkus Reviews, May 9, 2012
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Mt. Airy Patch, December 23, 2011
...the million versions of the Nutcracker for kids would be great." A Great Miracle Happened Here by Karla Kuskin . Kuskin, who won an NCTE award for excellence in poetry in 1979, tells a "really classic Hannukah story." A Child's Christmas In Wales by...
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Noe Valley Voice, December 13, 2011
...cookies, cupcakes, and more. Picture Stories for Children - In Under My Hood I Have a Hat, by Karla Kuskin and illustrator Fumi Kosaka, a child gives an amusing description of the countless layers of clothing she needs to brave the winter weather. Ages 3...
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American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL), September 27, 2011
...Macmillan Books for Boys and Girls, Spring, 1959. It includes:Xingu by Violette and John Viertel. Illustrated by Karla Kuskin, "this touching story of a little Indian boy and his animal friends has the universal appeal of a children's classic."  The...