Karin Wulf Cates is an author of children's picture books. [1]
Cates attended Bryan Adams High School in Dallas. [1] Before her writing career, Cates worked as a teacher. [2] [3]
She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1998. [3] [4] In 2002, she lived in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Dallas. [1]
Cates is known for two children's picture books. A Far-Fetched Story (Greenwillow Books, 2002) was noted for its quilt-like appearance in multiple reviews. [5] [6] Kirkus Reviews called it "an original tale just waiting to be told". [5] A Publishers Weekly review said, "Newcomer Cates follows a successful folktale formula to a T with a no-nonsense grandma and her catchy refrain". [7]
The Secret Remedy Book (Orchard/Scholastic, 2003) was called "a gentle story" in Kirkus Reviews, which also noted, "solace, ritual, simplicity, tenderness, and care for the natural world are offered on each page as naturally as breathing". [8] It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which noted, "the leisurely pace of the text" and that the book "reflect[s] a faith that all will be completed in a timey way, without rushing". [9]
Martha Elizabeth "Libba" Bray is an American writer of young adult novels including the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Going Bovine, and The Diviners.
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