Karen Henry Clark

Karen Henry Clark developed a three-point plan when she was four years old. 1. Marry a wonderful man. 2. Have a wonderful daughter. 3. Write a wonderful book. Realizing 1. and 2. involved becoming an adult, Karen wrote the book—on the living room wall, causing weeklong crayon imprisonment and demonstrating how difficult 3. would be. Always.
She worked as a teacher, college administrator, bookstore clerk, copywriter, book reviewer, and essayist. For decades, her picture book manuscripts were rejected (nicely) until adopting Margaret from China and writing Sweet Moon Baby: An Adoption Tale. When her daughter suggested writing another heartfelt story, Karen interviewed her friend Nancy from the bookstore. Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became Am

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