# Karin Cates

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{{Short description|American children's writer}}
'''Karin Wulf Cates''' is an author of children's picture books.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Family's tale of 'far-fetched' adventures |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-familys-tale-of-far/124302615/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Victoria Advocate}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Cates attended [Bryan Adams High School](/source/Bryan_Adams_High_School) in [Dallas](/source/Dallas).<ref name=":02" /> Before her writing career, Cates worked as a teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teaching the children |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-teaching-the-c/124302733/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=[Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman)}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Author writes her own success story |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-author-writes/124302662/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Austin American-Statesman}}</ref>

She was diagnosed with [multiple myeloma](/source/multiple_myeloma) in 1998.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Book: Ex-teacher is successfully battling cancer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-book-ex-teach/124302707/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Austin American-Statesman}}</ref> In 2002, she lived in the [Hyde Park](/source/Hyde_Park_(Austin%2C_Texas)) neighborhood of Dallas.<ref name=":02" />

=== Writing career ===
Cates is known for two children's picture books. ''A Far-Fetched Story'' (Greenwillow Books, 2002) was noted for its quilt-like appearance in multiple reviews.<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karin-cates/a-far-fetched-story/ |title=A Far-Fetched Story |publisher=[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews) |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Getting the word out: Share a picture book |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-bay-nugget-getting-the-word-out-s/124302753/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=North Bay Nugget}}</ref> ''[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)'' called it "an original tale just waiting to be told".<ref name=":22" /> A ''[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)'' review said, "Newcomer Cates follows a successful folktale formula to a T with a no-nonsense grandma and her catchy refrain".<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |date= |title=A Far-Fetched Story by Karin Cates |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688159382 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)}}</ref>

''The Secret Remedy Book'' (Orchard/Scholastic, 2003) was called "a gentle story" in ''Kirkus Reviews'', which also noted, "solace, ritual, simplicity, tenderness, and care for the natural world are offered on each page as naturally as breathing".<ref name=":62">{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karin-cates/the-secret-remedy-book/ |title=The Secret Remedy Book |publisher=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> It received a [starred review](/source/starred_review) from ''Publishers Weekly'', which noted, "the leisurely pace of the text" and that the book "reflect[s] a faith that all will be completed in a timey way, without rushing".<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |date= |title=The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love by Karin Cates |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439352260 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>

== Selected works ==

* ''A Far-Fetched Story''. Illustrated by [Nancy Carpenter](/source/Nancy_Carpenter). Greenwillow Books, 2002.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":42" /><ref name=":02" />
* ''The Secret Remedy Book''. Illustrated by [Wendy Anderson Halperin](/source/Wendy_Anderson_Halperin). Orchard/Scholastic, 2003.<ref name=":62" /><ref name=":52" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Secret-Remedy-Book-Karin-Cates/pid=1139743 |title=Secret Remedy Book, by Karin Cates |publisher=[Booklist Online](/source/Booklist_Online) |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=":32" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/304593.Karin_Cates Karin Cates] on [Goodreads](/source/Goodreads)

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