Kari Lavelle

Kari Lavelle is the author of the hilarious BUTT OR FACE? series, WE MOVE THE WORLD (HarperCollins 2021) and AN ODE TO GRAPEFRUIT, a picture book biography of James Earl Jones (Knopf 2024). She is a member of SCBWI and 12x12 and enjoys taking classes at the Writing Barn. Kari lives in Austin, Texas with her family.

Kari Lavelle is the author of the hilarious BUTT OR FACE? series, WE MOVE THE WORLD (HarperCollins 2021) and AN ODE TO GRAPEFRUIT, a picture book biography of James Earl Jones (Knopf 2024). She is a member of SCBWI and 12x12 and enjoys taking classes at the Writing Barn. Kari lives in Austin, Texas with her family. See less