Karen Kane grew up in Rochester, NY and became a sign language interpreter before becoming a writer. A graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts, Karen is the author of the Edgar-award nominated book Charlie & Frog and its sequel The Boney Hand, Alphabuddies: G Is First! with Beth Bacon (July 2023), and Monster Hands with Jonaz McMillan (Spring 2024). She now lives in Washington, DC with her family, and loves books and chocolate in equal amounts. Okay, maybe she loves books just a tiny bit more—because she could never live without books!
Photo courtesy of Hayley C. Andrews
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- The sign for “books”
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- The sign for “chocolate”
Illustrations of Charlie and Frog by Carlisle Robinson
Photo courtesy of Hayley C. Andrews
Karen at age 7, probably thinking of chocolate and books!
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- The sign for “books”
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- The sign for “chocolate”