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Kara LaReau

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Kara LaReau was born and raised in Connecticut. She received her Masters in Fine Arts in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and later worked as an editor at Candlewick Press and at Scholastic Press. Among other celebrated titles, she edited Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and the Mercy Watson series. She is the author of picture books such as UGLY FISH, illustrated by Scott Magoon, Baby Clown, illustrated by Matthew Cordell, and Goodnight Little Monsters, illustrated by Brian Won; chapter book series Witchycakes, illustrated by Ariane Moreira and The Infamous Ratsos, illustrated by Matt Myers; and middle-grade trilogies Th ...more

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	The Infamous Ratsos (The Infamous Ratsos, #1) by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Matt Myers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Scott Magoon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 927 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jolly Regina (The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters #1) 3.83 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Prickles: A Quill-Fated Love Story by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Scott Magoon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Uncanny Express (The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters #2) by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Jen Hill (Illustrations) 4.05 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of ZomBert (The ZomBert Chronicles #1) by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Ryan Andrews (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 250 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid (The Infamous Ratsos, #2) by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Matt Myers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witchycakes #1: Sweet Magic by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Ariane Moreira (illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Slurping, No Burping! A Tale of Table Manners by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Lorelay Bove (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Night, Little Monsters by Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author), Brian Won (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cover Love

Behold, the cover of my first stand-alone middle-grade novel, publishing with Scholastic in October 2026!

I mean…I am stunned. It’s BEYOND my wildest dreams. And, this doesn’t even reflect the special printing effects. Among other things, I hear there may be some some cleverly-placed spot UV.

I am eternally grateful to illustrator Kelly Murphy for BRINGING IT (“it” being her genius) every step o

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Ryan Andrews (Goodreads Author) (illustrator)

3.89 avg rating — 350 ratings

Witchycakes (3 books)
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Kara LaReau (Goodreads Author),

Ariane Moreira (Illustrator)

3.97 avg rating — 257 ratings

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