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Tara Lazar

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Street magic performer. Award-winning ice sculptor. Hog-calling champion. These are all things Tara Lazar has never been. Instead, she writes stories for children featuring quirky characters and hilarious happenings. Tara writes the 7 ATE 9 series of picture books from Little Brown, illustrated by Ross MacDonald. Her next book is BLOOP, about an alien who comes to conquer earth but thinks the dogs are in charge! Tara lives in New Jersey with her husband, two daughters, and an adopted stray cat named Phoebe who thinks she is in charge of the planet. Visit Tara online to read about all her books at taralazar.com.

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	7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Ross MacDonald (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 1,706 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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
	Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Troy Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 918 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Monstore by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), James Burks (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	Flat Cat by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Pete Oswald (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Normal Norman by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), S. Britt (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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
	Bloop: A Hilarious Picture Book About a Pug Alien Finding Family with Dogs for Children (Ages 4-8) by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Mike Boldt (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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 Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City (Volume 2) (Private I, 2) by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Ross MacDonald (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 387 ratings — published 2019 — 3 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
	I Thought This Was a Bear Book by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Benji Davies (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 189 ratings — 3 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
	Way Past Bedtime by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Rich Wake (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 184 ratings — 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

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Books Are All Fun and Games for Sheri Dillard and TIC-TAC-TOE

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At the beginning of every year, my agents, Liza and Ginger, schedule a phone call with all their clients. They call it the State of the Union, and it’s a “check-in,” of sorts. We talk about manuscripts on submission, reactions to any responses so far, and thoughts on current projects.

On one of those calls, we brainstormed story ideas. My debut picture book COWHIDE-AND-S

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Private I (2 books)
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“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
― Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye

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“This object that we hold in our hands, a book…that tactile pleasure, it's just not going to go away.”
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