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Article: Karla Kuskin, 77; wrote, illustrated children's books
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 24, 2009
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NEW YORK - Karla Kuskin, a noted children's author and
illustrator whose work combined sly wit and propulsive vitality with
deep thoughtfulness about the essential natures of people, animals,
and things, died of a neurological disorder Thursday at her home in
Seattle. She was 77.
The author or illustrator - often both at once - of more than
50 books for young people, Ms. Kuskin was known in particular for
the volumes of rhymed verse she wrote and illustrated. They include
"In the Middle of the Trees" (Harper, 1958);
"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" (Harper & Row, 1963); "The Rose on My
Cake" (Harper & Row, 1964); and "Soap Soup and Other Verses"
(HarperCollins, 1992).
Ms. Kuskin's poems are ...
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