Kate Banks (Author of Max's Words)

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Kate Banks

Born

in Farmington, Maine, The United States

February 13, 1960

Died

February 24, 2024

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Genre

Children's Books

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Kate Banks has written many books for children, among them Max鈥檚 Words, And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe鈥揌orn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She grew up in Maine, where she and her two sisters and brother spent a lot of time outdoors, and where Banks developed an early love of reading. 鈥淚 especially liked picture books,鈥� she says, 鈥渁nd the way in which words and illustrations could create a whole new world in which sometimes real and other times magical and unexpected things could happen.鈥� Banks attended Wellesley College and received her masters in history at Columbia University. She lived in Rome for eight years but now lives in the South of France with her husband and two so ...more

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	Max's Words (Max's Words, #1) by Kate Banks, Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 973 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pup and Bear by Kate Banks, Naoko Stoop (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks, Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City Cat by Kate Banks, Lauren Castillo (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 444 ratings — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bear in the Book by Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cat Who Walked Across France: A Picture Book by Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Max's Dragon by Kate Banks, Kate Banks 3.52 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Max's Castle (Max's Words, 3) by Kate Banks, Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And If the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I am not alone," said Tadis. "You are not alone. No one is ever alone, because that is not the human condition. Each of us is unique, different. Yet we are all the same, all one. That is the greatest wisdom I can give you.”
― Kate Banks, The Magician's Apprentice

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“We are all heading toward the same destination," Tadis said. "That is the least significant. What is most interesting is our journey. When you come to see this, then you've learned real magic.”
― Kate Banks, The Magician's Apprentice

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“You must use your mind and not let it use you.”
― Kate Banks, The Magician's Apprentice

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