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Karen Katz

Forfatter af The Colors of Us

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Om forfatteren

Karen Katz is an American author and illustrator of children's books. After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art, and Mexican art. Her first book, vis mere Over the Moon, was inspired by the experience of adopting her daughter from Central America. She has written and illustrated more than 50 picture books and novelty books including Where Is Baby's Belly Button?, Counting Kisses, and Daddy Hugs. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Værker af Karen Katz

The Colors of Us (1999) 1,665 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Belly Button? (2000) 1,334 eksemplarer
Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book (2001) 1,010 eksemplarer
Can You Say Peace? (2006) 549 eksemplarer
My First Chinese New Year (2005) 475 eksemplarer
Counting Christmas (2003) 383 eksemplarer
Daddy Hugs (Classic Board Books) (2005) 358 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Pumpkin? (2006) 356 eksemplarer
My First Kwanzaa (2003) 339 eksemplarer
A Potty for Me! (2005) 284 eksemplarer
Excuse Me!: A Little Book of Manners (2002) 282 eksemplarer
No Biting! (2002) 274 eksemplarer
No Hitting!: A Lift-the-Flap Book (2004) 237 eksemplarer
Mommy Hugs (2006) 234 eksemplarer
I Can Share: A Lift-the-Flap Book (2004) 222 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Valentine? (2006) 213 eksemplarer
Where is Baby's Mommy? (2001) 211 eksemplarer
Where Are Baby's Easter Eggs? (2008) 201 eksemplarer
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale (1997) 166 eksemplarer
Ten Tiny Babies (2008) 163 eksemplarer
Peek-a-Baby: A Lift-the-Flap Book (2007) 159 eksemplarer
My First Ramadan (2007) 156 eksemplarer
Grandma and Me (2002) 151 eksemplarer
Ten Tiny Tickles (2005) 137 eksemplarer
Grandpa and Me (2004) 126 eksemplarer
Princess Baby (2008) 123 eksemplarer
The Babies on the Bus (2011) 115 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Christmas Present? (2009) 114 eksemplarer
Zoom, Zoom, Baby! (2014) 78 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Puppy? (2011) 78 eksemplarer
Now I'm Big! (2013) 76 eksemplarer
What Does Baby Say? (2004) 74 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Dreidel? (2007) 74 eksemplarer
Princess Baby, Night-Night (2009) 72 eksemplarer
Best-Ever Big Sister (2006) 70 eksemplarer
Baby Loves Spring! (2012) 63 eksemplarer
Superhero Me! (2009) 63 eksemplarer
Rosie Goes to Preschool (2015) 59 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Beach Ball? (2009) 55 eksemplarer
Baby Loves Winter! (1700) 54 eksemplarer
Baby Loves Summer! (2012) 49 eksemplarer
Baby Loves Fall! (2013) 48 eksemplarer
How Does Baby Feel? (2013) 42 eksemplarer
Vroom, Vroom, Trucks! (2016) 40 eksemplarer
Best-Ever Big Brother (2006) 40 eksemplarer
Wiggle Your Toes (2006) 40 eksemplarer
Roar, Roar, Baby! (2014) 36 eksemplarer
Twinkle Toes (Touch & Feel) (2008) 32 eksemplarer
Buzz, Buzz, Baby! (2014) 32 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Yummy Tummy? (2011) 29 eksemplarer
Shake It Up, Baby! (2009) 29 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Turkey? (2017) 28 eksemplarer
What Does Baby Love? (2014) 28 eksemplarer
My Big Boy Undies (2012) 26 eksemplarer
Splish, Splash, Baby! (2015) 26 eksemplarer
My America (2021) 24 eksemplarer
My Big Girl Undies (2012) 21 eksemplarer
Nutcracker Twinkle Toes (2010) 20 eksemplarer
Kiss Baby's Boo-Boo (2016) 19 eksemplarer
Princess Baby on the Go (2010) 19 eksemplarer
Baby's Day: Cloth Book (2007) 19 eksemplarer
Baby's Big Busy Book (2017) 14 eksemplarer
Where Is Baby's Home? (2017) 14 eksemplarer
Auntie and Me (2018) 11 eksemplarer
A Child's Good Morning Book (2010) 10 eksemplarer
Buzz Buzz Bugs! (2014) 2 eksemplarer
I Love Winter (2013) 2 eksemplarer
A Potty for Me 1 eksemplar
Where is My Mommy? 1 eksemplar
Where is Puppy? 1 eksemplar
?DONDE ESTA MAMA? (2005) 1 eksemplar

Associated Works

Toes, Ears, & Nose! A Lift-the-Flap Book (2003) — Illustrator — 644 eksemplarer
Mean Spirit (1990)nogle udgaver352 eksemplarer
In Grandma's Arms (2001) — Illustrator — 205 eksemplarer
Sleepy ABC (1953) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver139 eksemplarer
Subway (2004) — Illustrator — 131 eksemplarer

Satte nøgleord på

African American (58) All About Me (47) babies (180) bedtime (75) behavior (57) billedbog (387) board book (617) body (64) body parts (83) børn (138) børnebøger (54) børnelitteratur (188) Chinese New Year (105) colors (72) counting (239) diversity (296) familie (301) feelings (64) Halloween (62) holiday (94) holidays (144) jul (120) kultur (71) Kwanzaa (81) kærlighed (68) lift the flap (222) manners (81) matematik (60) multikulturel (238) numbers (102) peace (81) race (55) Skal læses (61) skin color (63) skønlitteratur (227) Spædbarn (146) toddler (139) venner (46) venskab (64) vinter (58)

Almen Viden

Fødselsdato
1947
Køn
female
Nationalitet
USA
Bopæl
New York City, New York, USA
Uddannelse
Tyler School of Art
Kort biografi
Karen Katz has written and illustrated more than fifty picture books and novelty books including the bestselling Where Is Baby's Belly Button? After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art, and Mexican art. Her book, Counting Kisses, was named one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Scholastic Parent & Child and was a Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. Karen, her husband Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York.

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This book would be good for primary students. This book is "My First Ramadan (My First Holiday)" written and illustrated by Karen Katz and published in 2007. This book tells the reader about the holiday of Ramadan in very easy words for children that have never heard about it to try and understand the basic elements of the holiday. I would definitely use this in my classroom to teach about ramadan, especially if there is someone in my classroom that celebrates it so that their culture and holidays feel represented in my classroom and so that the class understand why a classmate might be doing things differently than them.… (mere)
 
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kcochell23 | 12 andre anmeldelser | Jan 25, 2024 |
Independent reading level: PK-2
 
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Jennihernandez | 96 andre anmeldelser | Dec 5, 2023 |
The Colors of us is a great story for PK-Kindergarten aged children
Awards:
Florida Reading Association
Kansas Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book
 
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lekrogel13 | 96 andre anmeldelser | Nov 15, 2023 |
Great book combining counting and love/affection. Mx used to love it went I would do what each page described, the belly kisses were especially tickley, which he loved.
 
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Mx2018 | 28 andre anmeldelser | Oct 8, 2023 |

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Værker
91
Also by
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Medlemmer
12,261
Popularitet
#1,911
Vurdering
3.8
Anmeldelser
359
ISBN
264
Sprog
4
Udvalgt
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