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Karma Wilson
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Karma Wilson

Karma Wilson is the author of the bestselling BEAR books illustrated by Jane Chapman, ONE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOG illustrated by Joan Rankin, and many other award-winning picture books. She lives with her family in Fortine, Montana. She can also... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Family, country, reading, writing, seeking, finding, laughing, learning
Learn more about Karma Wilson
My life in 8 words: "Family, country, reading, writing, seeking, finding, laughing, learning"
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Karma Wilson Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." --C.S. Lewis Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Books that talk down to children. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. I'd Like to Visit the Moon, Amazing Grace, How to Save a Life, Carry on My Wayward Son, Thanksgiving (George Winston), and Love Song Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Taking photographs. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Myself. Learn more about Karma Wilson

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How to Teach Rhyming Words
Suite101.com, February 15, 2010
...[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997]April Foolishness by Teresa Bateman [Albert Whitman, 2007]Animal Strike at the Zoo: Its True! By Karma Wilson [Harper Collins Publisher, 2006]That Toad is Mine by Barbara Shook Hazen [Harper Collins Publisher, 1998]You...
New books on shelves at Back Mountain library
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, February 14, 2010
...Shut” by Dr. Seuss, “Snow” by Roy McKie and P.D. Eastman, “Bear Stays Up for Christmas” by Karma Wilson, “Mortimer’s Christmas Manger” by Karma Wilson, “The Very First Christmas” by Paul L. Maier, “If I Ran the Rain Forest” by...
Books to Borrow Books to Buy Teach your children how to face adversity
Times Argus, January 18, 2010
...Koeller Choices this week: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell; "The Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson; "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen Books to Buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. "Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie...
The best children's books of 2009
Seattle Times, December 28, 2009
...children's books of this stellar year: BOARD BOOKS "Baby, I Love You" (Little Simon, $7.99), by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Sam Williams. (Ages infant-two years). "Daddy, Papa and Me" and "Mommy, Mama and Me" (Tricycle, $7.99 each), by Leslea Newman;...
From the Beacon: Some all-time best reads for children
Island Packet, December 27, 2009
...ones know that sometimes 'no' is good for a pigeon -- or anyone else. 'Bear Snores On' by Karma Wilson with illustrations by Jane Chapman: Perfect for bedtime, this book tells the tale of a sleeping bear. And no one sleeps like a bear. This bear sleeps...
Library Notes: Children’s books make great holiday gifts
Ames Daily Tribune, December 21, 2009
...Type”), Bill Martin Jr., Jon Scieszka, Audrey Wood, Mitsumasa Anno, Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Dr. Seuss, David Shannon, Karma Wilson, Jane O’Conner and Jerry Pinkney. A couple new must-have titles this year are the “Lion and the Mouse” (Pinkney)...
Cheerios Serves Up Six Million Children's Books Inside Boxes this Fall
GroceryHeadquarters.com, October 12, 2009
...Tea for Ruby, by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead, by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay, by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed?, written and...
Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children's Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Boo
Interest!ALERT, October 12, 2009
...Tea for Ruby, by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead, by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay, by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed?, written and...
Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children's Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Books Are Specially Printed in English and Spanish
Stockwatch, October 12, 2009
...Tea for Ruby, by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead, by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay, by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed?, written and...
Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children's Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Books Are Specially Printed in English and Spanish
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, October 12, 2009
...Tea for Ruby, by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead, by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay, by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed?, written and...
Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children's Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Books Are Specially Printed in English and Spanish
Earthtimes.org, October 12, 2009
...Tea for Ruby, by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead, by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay, by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed?, written and...
Simple stories in baby books can help children to learn
Canton Repository, September 20, 2009
...Magnolia Children?s Librarian: Tina McCallum Choices this week: ?Mouse Paint? by Ellen Walsh; ?Bear Wants More? by Karma Wilson; ?Good Night Moon? by Margaret Wise Brown BOOKS TO BUY The following books are available at favorite bookstores....
My top five bear books of all time
Sakonnet Times, September 17, 2009
...chase near the end. Incidentally, an anniversary edition has just been published. No. 2: ?Bear Snores On,? by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman (Simon & Schuster) ? I call books like this one ?big yummy books.? The language is pleasing...
Summer books are cool
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, June 9, 2009
...fun illustrations and simple story will hit all the right buttons for little readers everywhere. 'Beautiful Babies' by Karma Wilson, photos various credits, Little Simon, 2009, 14 pages, $6.99 board book. It's springtime on the farm, and the baby animals...
Library gearing up for summer reading program
Delphos Herald, June 8, 2009
...Wieging. Given by: Jim?s Restaurant Employees And Customers, Margaret Merschman Family Mortimer?s First Garden ? Karma Wilson In memory of: Jeanne Clark. Given by: Green Thumb Garden Club P. Allen Smith?s Bringing The Garden Indoors In memory...
Dishing out a summer reading list
Boston Globe, May 31, 2009
...Carle's 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' to be read aloud over and over; and Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman's 'Bear Snores On,' another gem. And Mo Willems's 'Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.' A toddler goes 'boneless,' a perfect description of...
In S&S Kids Reorg, New Roles for Chanda, Anastas; Dryden to Leave
PublishersWeekly.com, May 8, 2009
...company after 19 years, though she will continue to edit some of her well-known authors, including Ellen Hopkins, Karma Wilson and Alan Katz, in an advisory capacity. Mara Anastas, v-p and deputy publisher of the Aladdin and Simon Pulse imprints, will...
Students interrogate children's author during library visit
SNP Online, April 7, 2009
...they'll have more than one story to tell. Not only have they read Bear Snores On, by Karma Wilson, they've also snored along with her while she read the book. The Dublin Library was one of the children's book author's stops during a brief visit...
Books help to increase awareness of poetry
Leaf Chronicle, April 6, 2009
...Academy of American Poets designated April as 'National Poetry Month,' focusing awareness on this particular genre of literature. Karma Wilson, author of the 'Bear Snores On' series brings her sense of humor to 'What's the Weather Inside?' (Margaret K....
New spring releases for kids of all ages
Parkersburg News, March 29, 2009
...author of 'The Bear Snores On' brings a wonderful story of spring in 'Mortimer's First Garden' by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Dan Andreasen. Mortimer Mouse is tired of winter and it's dreariness. He wants to see something green again. When he...
Helping to raise awareness of ALS disease
Parkersburg News, March 29, 2009
...author of 'The Bear Snores On' brings a wonderful story of spring in 'Mortimer's First Garden' by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Dan Andreasen. Mortimer Mouse is tired of winter and it's dreariness. He wants to see something green again. When he...
Time for the Waterford Bunny Hop
Parkersburg News, March 29, 2009
...author of 'The Bear Snores On' brings a wonderful story of spring in 'Mortimer's First Garden' by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Dan Andreasen. Mortimer Mouse is tired of winter and it's dreariness. He wants to see something green again. When he...
Let fresh air in, readers out to play
Winston-Salem Journal, March 22, 2009
...been necessary accessories lately. It's spring! It's spring! It's spring! MORTIMER'S FIRST GARDEN. By Karma Wilson. Simon & Schuster. Ages 4-8. $16.99. From the author of Bear Snores On and Mortimer's Christmas Manger comes another sweet story starring...
a scared and lonely bear: predicting
teach mama, January 7, 2010
...ago but had not yet read with the kiddos. It is written by an author we all adore-- Karma Wilson --and the title itself had me wondering what on earth would make our poor, beloved bear feel scared. It happens to be another masterpiece, full of rich...
the twelve days of Christmas books- complete edition!
my thoughts exactly, December 24, 2009
...with his drawing or playing nearby. This year's twelve books were... Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson Dream Snow by Eric Carle Four Friends at Christmas by Tomie dePaola Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett The Great Reindeer Rebellion by Lisa...
Teacher Knows Best: Holiday Books
Everything Moms, December 21, 2009
...Merry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola Christmas Tapestry by Patrica Polacco Bear Stays up for Christmas by Karma Wilson Hanukkah Books One Candle by Eve Bunting Latkes and Applesauce by Fran Manushkin The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia...
What we've been reading this week
Adventures in Mommydom, December 14, 2009
...Amazon.com Widgets I cheated a little, I also put one of the books I read on here. I'm sure you can guess which one....... Okay, I just had to share that one because it really cracked me up. I have a second one where they switched to the big flannel...
Book Fan Friday - Bear Stays Up for Christmas
Momma's Playground, December 11, 2009
...the week did just fly by. This week we have been reading Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson. It's a cute story and it has a lot of pictures of animals so of course Dawson loved it. I have to cut this short because Dawson is...
The 12 Days of Christmas Books
Blissfully Domestic, December 10, 2009
...Bear  by Tom Hegg How the Grinch Stole Christmas!  by Dr. Seuss Bear Stays Up for Christmas  by Karma Wilson The Polar Express  by Chris Van Allsburg What are some of your favorite holiday books to share with your children? Related items ...
Lindsay Windget Editorial Assistant Atheneum
Writing and Illustrating, December 6, 2009
...She also works on the editorial team for Margaret K. McElderry Books authors Ellen Hopkins, Alan Katz, and Karma Wilson.  Before coming to Simon & Schuster she was an assistant at the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency.  She is also a member of the Young...
Advent Reading and Crafting
In Need Of Chocolate, December 1, 2009
...whole surface with glue, and they added sequins and glitter. We also read Mortimer’s Chrismtas Manger by Karma Wilson, Merry Christmas, Ollie by Olivier Dunrea and some selections from Kathryn Jackson and Richard Scarry’s The Animals’ Merry...
Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories
The Full Mommy, November 1, 2009
...I was lucky when I was asked to be a panelist on a GNO Twitter party with authors Karma Wilson and Derek Anderson and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser . It was fun talking books with these experts and with all the other moms who read to their children...
Cheerios in the house!
Crumley Family Blog, October 23, 2009
...have tea with the Queen? Ruby needs to polish her manners, and quickly. Ages 4-8. Sleepyhead , written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal: In this rhythmic bedtime story, a cat is the parent and a teddy bear is the child who doesn’t want to...
Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories
Brimful Curiosities, October 20, 2009
...Tea for Ruby by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed? written and...
The 2009 Cybils Poetry Book Nominations
Wild Rose Reader, October 14, 2009
...The Young Inferno By John Agard Tofu Quilt By Ching Yeung Russell What's the Weather Inside? By Karma Wilson...
Cheerio! Books!
Straight From Hel, October 14, 2009
...Tea for Ruby , by The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Sleepyhead , by Karma Wilson and illustrated by John Segal. Ballyhoo Bay , by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Derek Anderson. What's Under the Bed? , written...
Halloween book bash
Naturally Food, October 1, 2009
...Up until now, my favorite books to read my young child were Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo and Karma Wilson's Bear books, and while those books are still fantastic, Room on the Broom is superb. Typica... Batman: The Long Halloween Amazon Price: $13.59...
Toys in your cereal? Nah, give me a book
Moms At Work, September 18, 2009
...the Duchess of York. Mishap-prone Ruby gets invited to have tea with the Queen of England. Sleepyhead by Karma Wilson. Sleepyhead Teddy Bear refuses to go to sleep. Ballyhoo Bay by Judy Sierra. What happens when an artist finds out that her beloved...
New books for L
Snapshots and Pieces, May 14, 2009
...Yay! I just found out that I was the winner of 2 new, signed books by Karma Wilson. Thanks so much to Vassily for the giveaway. :) I'm going to keep the zoo one for L, and I'm thinking that Mama Always Comes Home would be...
Our Favorite Books (Birth to Preschool) and Family Meditations
The Caskey Family, March 19, 2009
...Krauss and Crockett Johnson If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson Harry the Dirty Dog Treasury by Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Guess How Much I Love...