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
Almost Time
The Dinosaur Expert
Night Job
Anywhere Farm
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman

Most Popular G. Brian Karas Books

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    I Like Bugs
    Margaret Wise Brown, G. Brian Karas
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    Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
    G. Brian Karas, Candace Fleming
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    Throw Your Tooth on the Roof
    Selby Beeler, G. Brian Karas
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    The Boy Who Loved Maps
    Kari Allen, G. Brian Karas
    picture • 32 Pages
    Lemonade in Winter
    Emily Jenkins, G. Brian Karas
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    Ivan
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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
2020Almost TimeGary D. Schmidt, Elizabeth Stickney32
2018The Dinosaur ExpertMargaret McNamara32
2018Night JobKaren Hesse32
2017Anywhere FarmPhyllis Root32
2016A Hat for Mrs. GoldmanMichelle Edwards34
2016More-igamiDori Kleber40
2016On the Farm, At the MarketG. Brian Karas40
2016Make Way for ReadersJudy Sierra32
2015A Poem in Your PocketMargaret McNamara32
2014IvanKatherine Applegate40
2014As an Oak Tree GrowsG. Brian Karas32
2014Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash!Candace Fleming40
2014Tap Tap Boom BoomElizabeth Bluemle32
2014I Like FishMargaret Wise Brown24
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
2005Are You Going to Be Good?Cari Best32
2005On EarthG. Brian Karas32
2005Ant and Honey Bee: What a Pair!Megan McDonald32
2005The Case of the Desperate DuckCynthia Rylant48
2004The Case of the Baffled BearCynthia Rylant48
2004I Like where I AmJessica Harper32
2003Oh No, Gotta Go!Susan Middleton Elya32
2003The Case of the Fidgety FoxCynthia Rylant64
2002AtlanticG. Brian Karas32
2002The Case of the Sleepy SlothCynthia Rylant48
2002Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!Candace Fleming32
2001The Case of the Puzzling PossumCynthia Rylant48
2001The Case of the Troublesome TurtleCynthia Rylant47
2000The Case of the Missing MonkeyCynthia Rylant48
2000The Case of the Climbing CatCynthia Rylant48
1998Throw Your Tooth on the RoofSelby Beeler32
1997Elevator MagicStuart J. Murphy40
1996My Crayons TalkPatricia Hubbard32
1996Sid and SamNola Buck32
1994Truman's Aunt FarmJama Kim Rattigan32
1990The Best Teacher in the WorldBernice Chardiet, Grace Maccarone32
1938I Like BugsMargaret Wise Brown32
1840The Village BlacksmithHenry Wadsworth Longfellow32

Collaborators

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

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