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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 prefers baking with her daughters, creating jewelry, and writing stories for children. THE MONSTORE is her first book, inspired by her pesky little brother (who is no longer so pesky). Tara has several picture books to be published in the coming years. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BEAR BOOK and LITTLE RED GLIDING HOOD were both released in Fall 2015. NORMAL NORMAN came on the scene in 2016. WAY PAST BEDTIME and 7 ATE 9: THE UNTOLD STORY in bookstores Spring 2017.

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	Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Troy Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 720 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
	7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Ross Macdonald (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 1,262 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
	Normal Norman by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), S. Britt (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2016	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 — 754 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	I Thought This Was a Bear Book by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Benji Davies (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Ross Macdonald (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Way Past Bedtime by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Rich Wake (Illustrations) 3.71 avg rating — 138 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
	Your First Day of Circus School by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Melissa Crowton (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 109 ratings — 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
	Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 37 ratings — 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 Whizbang Word Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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This Way, Author: Kids Guide the Words in THIS WAY, CHARLIE by Caron Levis (plus a giveaway)

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I have always been an eavesdropper and collector of things kids say and do. I’ve had a lot of opportunity to gather kid language through both my personal and professional life. I fill notebooks and index card

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Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties

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Sophie's Squash Go to School

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