Kara LaReau
Kara was born and raised in Connecticut. She worked as an editor at Candlewick Press and at Scholastic Press, and via her own creative consulting firm, Bluebird Works. Among other celebrated titles, she edited Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie (winner of a Newbery Honor), The Tiger Rising (finalist for the National Book Award), The Tale of Despereaux (winner of the Newbery Medal), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award), and the Mercy Watson series.
She is the author of four series: Witchycakes, chapter books illustrated by Ariane Moreira; The Infamous Ratsos, chapter books illustrated by Matt Myers; The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters, a middle grade trilogy illustrated by Jen Hill; and The ZomBert Chronicles, a middle grade trilogy illustrated by Ryan Andrews. She is also the author of silly and subversive picture books like UGLY FISH, illustrated by Scott Magoon; Good Night Little Monsters, illustrated by Brian Won; and BABY CLOWN, illustrated by Matthew Cordell.
She lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her husband, daughter, and two cats.
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Witchycakes, illustrated by Ariane Moreira
Extra Ezra, illustrated by Vincent Kirsch
Baby Clown, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
The ZomBert Chronicles, illustrated by Ryan Andrews
The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters, illustrated by Jen Hill
The Infamous Ratsos, illustrated by Matt Myers
Good Night, Little Monsters, illustrated by Brian Won
No Slurping, No Burping!: A Tale of Table Manners
Mr. Prickles: A Quill-Fated Love Story, illustrated by Scott Magoon
Otto: The Boy Who Loved Cars, illustrated by Scott Magoon
Rabbit & Squirrel: A Tale of War and Peas, illustrated by Scott Magoon
Ugly Fish, illustrated by Scott Magoon
Rocko and Spanky Have Company, illustrated by Jenna LaReau
Rocko and Spanky Go to a Party, illustrated by Jenna LaReau
Snowbaby Could Not Sleep, illustrated by Jim Ishikawa
