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  <name><![CDATA[Karla Kuskin]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Karla Kuskin was an author and illustrator of children's literature, as well as a frequent reviewer of books.]]></about>
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  <hometown>New York, New York</hometown>
  <born_at>1932/07/17</born_at>
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    <![CDATA[The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (Reading Rainbow Book)]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>&quot;It is almost Friday night. Outside, the dark is getting darker,&quot; and here and there around the city ninety-two men and thirteen women are getting dressed to go to work. First they bathe and put on their underwear. Then they don special black-and-white apparel. Then when the one hundred and five people are completely ready, each takes a musical instrument and travels to midtown. There, at 8:30 tonight, they will work together: playing.</p><p>In these pages Karla Kuskin and Marc Simont combine their talents to give us a delightful and unusual inside view of one way an orchestra prepares.</p><p>  Nominee, 1983 American Book Award<br/>Notable Children's Books of 1983 (ALA)<br/>1983 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)<br/>Outstanding Children's Books of 1982 (NYT)<br/>A Reading Rainbow Selection<br/>1983 Teachers' Choices (NCTE)<br/>Children's Books of 1982 (Library of Congress)</p>]]>
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  </authors>  <published>1982</published>
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    <![CDATA[Under My Hood I Have a Hat]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;P ALIGN=&quot;left&quot;&gt; Winter is here<br/> and it's time to <br/> put on your gloves <br/> and mittens <br/> and scarf <br/> and hat <br/> and... &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P ALIGN=&quot;left&quot;&gt; Only award-winning poet Karla Kuskin and illustrator Fumi Kosaka could make bundling up for the snow so much fun! &lt;/P&gt;]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2004</published>
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    <![CDATA[Green as a Bean]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p> What would you be if you were green? <br/> Or red? <br/> Or blue? <br/> Or yellow? <br/> Would you still be you? </p>]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2007</published>
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    <![CDATA[Moon, Have You Met My Mother?]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p> <em>Write about a radish<br/> Too many people write about the moon.  <p> The night is black<br/> The stars are small and high<br/> The clock unwinds its ever-ticking tune<br/> Hills gleam dimly<br/> Distant nighthawks cry.<br/> A radish rises in the waiting sky. <br/> </p> <p> This long-awaited, comprehensive collection by acclaimed poet Karla Kuskin contains her most celebrated poems as well as new works never before published. Whether she's writing about napping cats, reaches of beaches, or radishes as beautiful as the moon, <em>Moon, Have You Met My Mother?</em> amuses while it inspires. </p></em></p>]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[Sergio Ruzzier]]></name>
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    <average_rating>3.78</average_rating>
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  </authors>  <published>2003</published>
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  <id type="integer">845812</id>
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    <![CDATA[So, What's It Like to Be a Cat?]]>
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  <average_rating>3.50</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[ <p><em>So, what's it like to be a cat?</em><p><strong>I'm very glad you asked me that.</strong><p>Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they <em>really</em> think of dogs (and people!)? The award-winning team of Karla Kuskin and Betsy Lewin explore the secret inner lives of felines in this beguiling question-and-answer interview between an intrepid child and a very clever cat.<p> </p></p></p></p>]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2005</published>
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    <![CDATA[Toots the Cat]]>
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    <![CDATA[Toots will win you over just as easily as she walks all over you. She eats, plays, naps, and comes and goes as she pleases. But she is so lovable that youll want her to be your very own animal companion. In this collection of poems, an ode to the authors own cat, Karla Kuskins evocative and whimsical phrases perfectly capture Toots attitude and charm. Vibrant, playful illustrations by Lisze Bechtold make the pages come alive with feline energy.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Any me I want to be;: Poems]]>
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  <average_rating>3.83</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[]]>
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  </authors>  <published>1972</published>
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        <book>
  <id type="integer">2634074</id>
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    <![CDATA[James and the Rain]]>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[An expanded text and new illustrations bring back a   long-out-of-print 1957 counting book in which James sets off in a   downpour to learn rainy day games from the animals. By the author of   <em>The Philarmonic Gets Dressed</em>.]]>
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  </authors>  <published>1995</published>
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    <![CDATA[Dogs &amp; Dragons, Trees &amp; Dreams: A Collection of Poems]]>
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    <![CDATA[A representative collection of Karla Kuskin's poetry with introductory notes on poetry writing and appreciation.]]>
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  </authors>  <published>1999</published>
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        <book>
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    <![CDATA[The Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed]]>
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  <average_rating>4.67</average_rating>
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