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American author, poet, illustrator, and literary reviewer (1932-2009)
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Moon, Have You Met My Mother? The
Collected Poems of Karla Kuskin
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Jane Anne June Spoon and Her Very
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230:where she studied with, among others,
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699:Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award
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278:for most of her life, moving to
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407:(1965) â as Nicholas J. Charles
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150:William L. Bell, Jr. (m. 1989)
140:Award for Excellence in Poetry
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536:The Philharmonic Gets Dressed
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467:(1980) â poetry collection
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128:Soap Soup and Other Verses
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449:(1975) â poems and notes
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351:Just like Everyone Else
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871:Karla Kuskin Papers.
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477:Night Again
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735:References
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