Karen Katz
Author of The Colors of Us
About the Author
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, show more 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) show less
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Works by Karen Katz
Where Is Baby's Birthday Cake?: A Lift-the-Flap Book (Lift-The-Flap Book (Little Simon)) (2008) 142 copies, 3 reviews
Baby's Box of Fun: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Gift Set: Where Is Baby's Belly Button; Where Is Baby's Mommy?; Toes, Ears (2004) 52 copies
Kisses, Kisses, Head to Toe!: A Lift-the-Flap and Mirror Book (Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Books) (2021) 14 copies
Baby's Box of Family Fun: A 4-Book Lift-the-Flap Gift Set: Where Is Baby's Mommy?; Daddy and Me; Grandpa and Me, Grandma and Me (2006) 11 copies
Welcome, Baby!: a lift-the-flap book for new babies (Karen Katz Lift-the-flap Books) (2019) 7 copies
Baby Hears 2 copies
Where is My Mommy? 1 copy
Where is Puppy? 1 copy
Best Ever Big Brother 1 copy
Best Ever Big Sister 1 copy
Where is Baby's Valentine! 1 copy
Associated Works
I Heard It Through the Playground: 616 Best Tips from the Mommy and Daddy Network for Raising a Happy, Healthy Child from Birth to Age Five (1993) — Cover artist & designer, some editions — 8 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1947
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Tyler School of Art
- Short biography
- 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.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades. She begins to appreciate the world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people.
What stood out is that the author created this book for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago. I show more connect a lot with this book because I am brown and adopted from india! show less
What stood out is that the author created this book for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago. I show more connect a lot with this book because I am brown and adopted from india! show less
Not as simplistic as one might think from the title. Lots of different customs mentioned.
Different picture-books on the theme have different focuses. This is a straightforward story with fairly generic characters (unlike the imposition in [b:Popo's Lucky Chinese New Year|29005904|Popo's Lucky Chinese New Year|Virginia Loh-Hagan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516335354l/29005904._SX50_.jpg|49246670] of a relatively complex story) and is very show more cute.
Reading three of them in the same week reveals to me the insufficiency of all. I cannot particularly recommend any of these three to your library or homeschooling cooperative. show less
Different picture-books on the theme have different focuses. This is a straightforward story with fairly generic characters (unlike the imposition in [b:Popo's Lucky Chinese New Year|29005904|Popo's Lucky Chinese New Year|Virginia Loh-Hagan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516335354l/29005904._SX50_.jpg|49246670] of a relatively complex story) and is very show more cute.
Reading three of them in the same week reveals to me the insufficiency of all. I cannot particularly recommend any of these three to your library or homeschooling cooperative. show less
The book Where is The Baby's Belly Button has wonderfully adorable illustrations that are colorful and will get the attention of curious babies and toddlers. The story has a nice question and response rhythm that could easily lead in to a game with the child. This book teaches children about where their different body parts are in a fun way.
This book is the story of how a young Muslim boy celebrates Ramadan for the first time. It explains factual information about the traditions and history of Ramadan. The theme of family, tradition, and religion is portrayed throughout the book. For example, the end reads, “All my relatives are there. We are happy that we have celebrated another Ramadan together.”
I liked this book for several reasons. I liked the boldness and simplicity of the illustrations. For example, the clear show more pictures on each page helped to explain the text in more detail, showing the clothing, food, and traditions. I also liked the fact that there was so much information explaining the meaning and history behind Ramadan. For example, the book tells of the new moon and when Ramadan begins, the religious reasons for the observance, and the specific traditions such as fasting and prayer. I also liked how the people of the Muslim faith were portrayed as all different nationalities. Although this was a simple book for young children, I felt like it was the most informational picture book I have read on the subject yet. show less
I liked this book for several reasons. I liked the boldness and simplicity of the illustrations. For example, the clear show more pictures on each page helped to explain the text in more detail, showing the clothing, food, and traditions. I also liked the fact that there was so much information explaining the meaning and history behind Ramadan. For example, the book tells of the new moon and when Ramadan begins, the religious reasons for the observance, and the specific traditions such as fasting and prayer. I also liked how the people of the Muslim faith were portrayed as all different nationalities. Although this was a simple book for young children, I felt like it was the most informational picture book I have read on the subject yet. show less
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