Author & Illustrator

G. Brian Karas

Biography

G. Brian Karas has illustrated more than ninety children’s books, including two by Megan McDonald about Ant and Honey Bee; Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle; and Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. G. Brian Karas lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.

The Power of Yeti
I Love You Little, I Love You Lots
The Boy Who Loved Maps
The Little Library
Peter Easter Frog
The Village Blacksmith
Anywhere Farm
Almost Time
Night Job
The Dinosaur Expert

Most Popular G. Brian Karas Books

    picture • 32 Pages
    I Like Bugs
    Margaret Wise Brown, G. Brian Karas
    picture • 32 Pages
    Throw Your Tooth on the Roof
    Selby Beeler, G. Brian Karas
    picture • 32 Pages
    Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
    G. Brian Karas, Candace Fleming
    picture • 32 Pages
    Lemonade in Winter
    Emily Jenkins, G. Brian Karas
    chapter • 40 Pages
    Elevator Magic
    Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas
    picture • 32 Pages
    Almost Time
    Gary D. Schmidt, G. Brian Karas, Elizabeth Stickney

Book Stats

5
Authored
50
Illustrated
32
Collaborators

All G. Brian Karas Books

YearTitleAuthorPages
2023The Power of YetiRebecca Van Slyke32
2022I Love You Little, I Love You LotsDouglas Wood40
2022The Boy Who Loved MapsKari Allen44
2021The Little LibraryMargaret McNamara40
2021Peter Easter FrogErin Dealey32
2020The Village BlacksmithHenry Wadsworth Longfellow32
2020Anywhere FarmPhyllis Root32
2020Almost TimeGary D. Schmidt, Elizabeth Stickney32
2018Night JobKaren Hesse32
2018The Dinosaur ExpertMargaret McNamara32
2016Make Way for ReadersJudy Sierra32
2016More-igamiDori Kleber40
2016On the Farm, At the MarketG. Brian Karas40
2016A Hat for Mrs. GoldmanMichelle Edwards34
2015A Poem in Your PocketMargaret McNamara32
2014IvanKatherine Applegate40
2014I Like FishMargaret Wise Brown24
2014Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash!Candace Fleming40
2014As an Oak Tree GrowsG. Brian Karas32
2014Tap Tap Boom BoomElizabeth Bluemle32
2013Ant and Honey BeeMegan McDonald64
2013The Apple Orchard RiddleMargaret McNamara40
2012Lemonade in WinterEmily Jenkins32
2011NevilleNorton Juster32
2010Clever Jack Takes the CakeCandace Fleming40
2010The Village GarageG. Brian Karas32
2008Big Bad BunnyFranny Billingsley40
2007How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?Margaret McNamara40
2006The Case of the Desperate DuckCynthia Rylant48
2006Oh No, Gotta Go!Susan Middleton Elya32
2006The Case of the Baffled BearCynthia Rylant48
2005Are You Going to Be Good?Cari Best32
2005On EarthG. Brian Karas32
2005Ant and Honey Bee: What a Pair!Megan McDonald32
2004The Case of the Fidgety FoxCynthia Rylant64
2004The Case of the Sleepy SlothCynthia Rylant48
2004I Like where I AmJessica Harper32
2003The Case of the Missing MonkeyCynthia Rylant48
2002The Case of the Troublesome TurtleCynthia Rylant47
2002AtlanticG. Brian Karas32
2002The Case of the Puzzling PossumCynthia Rylant48
2002Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!Candace Fleming32
2001Throw Your Tooth on the RoofSelby Beeler32
2001The Case of the Climbing CatCynthia Rylant48
1999I Like BugsMargaret Wise Brown32
1999My Crayons TalkPatricia Hubbard32
1997Elevator MagicStuart J. Murphy40
1997Sid and SamNola Buck32
1996Truman's Aunt FarmJama Kim Rattigan32
1991The Best Teacher in the WorldBernice Chardiet, Grace Maccarone32

Collaborators

Margaret Wise Brown
Selby Beeler
Candace Fleming
Emily Jenkins
Stuart J. Murphy
Gary D. Schmidt
Elizabeth Stickney
Kari Allen
Cynthia Rylant
Rebecca Van Slyke
Katherine Applegate
Jama Kim Rattigan
Margaret McNamara
Nola Buck
Michelle Edwards
Franny Billingsley
Karen Hesse
Elizabeth Bluemle
Douglas Wood
Phyllis Root
Patricia Hubbard
Erin Dealey
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Norton Juster
Cari Best
Dori Kleber
Jessica Harper
Susan Middleton Elya
Judy Sierra
Bernice Chardiet
Grace Maccarone
Megan McDonald

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