Carter Higgins
@carterhiggins.bsky.social
✂️ Author/Illustrator of books for young readers and artists
👀 Playful, visual storytelling
🏆 Emmy-winning compositor
📚 Once a librarian, always a librarian
https://www.carterhiggins.com/
👀 Playful, visual storytelling
🏆 Emmy-winning compositor
📚 Once a librarian, always a librarian
https://www.carterhiggins.com/
The book of our librarian dreams and we’re making it?! 👀
Very excited to announce that @carterhiggins.bsky.social and I are making a book! She's writing the words, and I'm making the pictures: 100scopenotes.com/2025/09/05/s...
September 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The book of our librarian dreams and we’re making it?! 👀
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BIG AND SMALL AND IN BETWEEN
by Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social
(& Daniel Miyares @danielmiyares.bsky.social)
Sizes & experiences in the world
Left me speechless. I love everything about this book!
(2022, Chronicle Books)
#PB #kidlit #librarians #teachers #illustrators
by Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social
(& Daniel Miyares @danielmiyares.bsky.social)
Sizes & experiences in the world
Left me speechless. I love everything about this book!
(2022, Chronicle Books)
#PB #kidlit #librarians #teachers #illustrators
June 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
BIG AND SMALL AND IN BETWEEN
by Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social
(& Daniel Miyares @danielmiyares.bsky.social)
Sizes & experiences in the world
Left me speechless. I love everything about this book!
(2022, Chronicle Books)
#PB #kidlit #librarians #teachers #illustrators
by Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social
(& Daniel Miyares @danielmiyares.bsky.social)
Sizes & experiences in the world
Left me speechless. I love everything about this book!
(2022, Chronicle Books)
#PB #kidlit #librarians #teachers #illustrators
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*Slams dictionary shut til Tuesday*
May 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
*Slams dictionary shut til Tuesday*
This reader! She knows that page says ‘upside down octopus’ 🥰🥰🥰
She's got no time to "Fix It and Forget It." She's got reading to do! (We ❤ CIRCLE UNDER BERRY @carterhiggins.bsky.social !) #picturebooks #kidlit
May 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This reader! She knows that page says ‘upside down octopus’ 🥰🥰🥰
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A STORY TO SHARE: HOW RUTH KRAUSS FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO TELL A TALE, by @carterhiggins.bsky.social, illus. by Isabelle Arsenault, is a fun #PB #biography of Krauss, a one-of-a-kind iconoclast, who wrote many clever books. #UrsulaNordstrom teamed her up with #Sendak for 8 of them. #nonfictionkidlit
May 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A STORY TO SHARE: HOW RUTH KRAUSS FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO TELL A TALE, by @carterhiggins.bsky.social, illus. by Isabelle Arsenault, is a fun #PB #biography of Krauss, a one-of-a-kind iconoclast, who wrote many clever books. #UrsulaNordstrom teamed her up with #Sendak for 8 of them. #nonfictionkidlit
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Hey @carterhiggins.bsky.social - for once, you should read the comments. Really. :-) afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/30/a...
A Brand New Substack (and Some Thoughts on Picture Books Without Plot Or Conflict)
What are some successful picture books that do not rely on a plot or conflict? Sign up for my new Substack account to get regular updates on my content, and then answer this question for yourself.
afuse8production.slj.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hey @carterhiggins.bsky.social - for once, you should read the comments. Really. :-) afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/30/a...
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JUST ONE WAVE is out today! I'm sharing some of my favorite details from the book on the blog: 100scopenotes.com/2025/04/15/6...
7 Randomly Random Facts About JUST ONE WAVE
Just One Flake is out TODAY! Here are some random facts about the book.
100scopenotes.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
JUST ONE WAVE is out today! I'm sharing some of my favorite details from the book on the blog: 100scopenotes.com/2025/04/15/6...
Reposted by Carter Higgins
I love @carterhiggins.bsky.social writing and I love @danielmiyares.bsky.social art. I adore this.
“Big and Small and In-between” perfectly captures the feelings and perspectives of a child. It’s both funny and thoughtful and profound. This will be brilliant with kids of any age. #PicturebookPage
“Big and Small and In-between” perfectly captures the feelings and perspectives of a child. It’s both funny and thoughtful and profound. This will be brilliant with kids of any age. #PicturebookPage
April 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I love @carterhiggins.bsky.social writing and I love @danielmiyares.bsky.social art. I adore this.
“Big and Small and In-between” perfectly captures the feelings and perspectives of a child. It’s both funny and thoughtful and profound. This will be brilliant with kids of any age. #PicturebookPage
“Big and Small and In-between” perfectly captures the feelings and perspectives of a child. It’s both funny and thoughtful and profound. This will be brilliant with kids of any age. #PicturebookPage
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So @jerroldconnors.bsky.social is one of the smartest creators in the kidlit business and I always enjoy learning from him -- specifically about the art of illustration. I think you all should read this highly fascinating post of his.
jerroldconnors.com/2025/02/23/p...
jerroldconnors.com/2025/02/23/p...
Process and Processing
Alright. You've met Emotional Jerrold. Get ready to meet Angry Jerrold. You ready? JIM! received a review in which my illustrations were described as "digitally enhanced ink and watercolor artwork" an...
jerroldconnors.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
So @jerroldconnors.bsky.social is one of the smartest creators in the kidlit business and I always enjoy learning from him -- specifically about the art of illustration. I think you all should read this highly fascinating post of his.
jerroldconnors.com/2025/02/23/p...
jerroldconnors.com/2025/02/23/p...
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Congratulations, @emmykastner.bsky.social! 100scopenotes.com/2025/02/20/e...
February 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Congratulations, @emmykastner.bsky.social! 100scopenotes.com/2025/02/20/e...
A fun one! Listen up! 📚
#kidlitmegafeed New Verse Show is live with @carterhiggins.bsky.social!!
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A Picture Book Sandwich with Carter Higgins! | You May Contribute A Verse
Carter Higgins, author, illustrator, motion designer, librarian, great thinker, is here! You have probably read her books already because they're great, but one of Josh's favorites is discussed within! And hey, not that you weren't going to anyway, but stay til the very end for an introspective discussion about Carter's next book, Round and Round the Year We Go, which is delightful and contains human children! ----- Our sponsor is Tielmour Press! Check out Fungi Are More than Mushrooms, out March 2025! Our reviews this week: TUMBLEBABY by Adam Rex and Audrey Helen Weber MUNCHPIE MORGAN by Merry Lorenz and Kenneth Anderson EVERY SECOND by Bruno Gibert DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!
jmonken.podbean.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A fun one! Listen up! 📚
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Check out the case cover for Let’s Be Bees!
February 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out the case cover for Let’s Be Bees!
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Ruth Chan and I talk about making CABOOSE on The Yarn podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/536689/episo... @ohtruth.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ruth Chan and I talk about making CABOOSE on The Yarn podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/536689/episo... @ohtruth.bsky.social
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Happy book birthday to @100scopenotes.bsky.social and @ohtruth.bsky.social's Caboose!
February 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Happy book birthday to @100scopenotes.bsky.social and @ohtruth.bsky.social's Caboose!
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The Moon, by Gary Hume, 2009
February 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Moon, by Gary Hume, 2009
This is always a fun thread! The details! 👀
"The artwork for this book was created with acrylic paint, wax pencils, and crayons on newsprint, then composited in Photoshop." -Round and Round the Year We Go (2024) by @carterhiggins.bsky.social
🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes
🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes
January 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is always a fun thread! The details! 👀
‘Tis the season! 💌
New blog post: Delightful #kidlit #pb for the season by
@carterhiggins.bsky.social and Lucy Ruth Cummins.
www.lisayelon.com/blog/spotlig...
@carterhiggins.bsky.social and Lucy Ruth Cummins.
www.lisayelon.com/blog/spotlig...
Spotlight on This Is Not a Valentine — Lisa Yelon
A perfect book for both lovers and haters of Valentine’s Day.
www.lisayelon.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
‘Tis the season! 💌
Here’s where Mark and I show you the very best glue sticks to ever have stuck. 💯🎨✂️
🎨 I’ve enjoyed meeting my guests so much! It’s fun to make so many new friends!
👀 Check out the Part 1 video if you missed it, and stay tuned for more stars of #kidlitart in 2025!
The normal-speed video is on Instagram 😄
See comments for a list of guests ⬇️
#kidlit #illustration
👀 Check out the Part 1 video if you missed it, and stay tuned for more stars of #kidlitart in 2025!
The normal-speed video is on Instagram 😄
See comments for a list of guests ⬇️
#kidlit #illustration
January 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here’s where Mark and I show you the very best glue sticks to ever have stuck. 💯🎨✂️
A countdown for our calendar flip! Here’s to hooray-ing in 2025. 🎉 (from ROUND AND ROUND THE YEAR WE GO, Holiday House/Neal Porter Books 📚)
January 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A countdown for our calendar flip! Here’s to hooray-ing in 2025. 🎉 (from ROUND AND ROUND THE YEAR WE GO, Holiday House/Neal Porter Books 📚)
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Day 27: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Books Celebrating a Love of Nature and the Environment. Essentially these are nature and climate books inspired by my library's Blueberry Award. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Blueberry Award Contenders (Celebrating A Love of Nature and the Environment)
The Blueberry Awards are given to,
afuse8production.slj.com
December 27, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Day 27: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Books Celebrating a Love of Nature and the Environment. Essentially these are nature and climate books inspired by my library's Blueberry Award. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/27/3...
Here’s a charming song to wrap up your year—round and round we’ve gone and round and round we’ll keep going! Big thanks to longtime pal Emily Arrow for the music and lyrics and Neal Porter Books/Holiday House for publishing ROUND AND ROUND THE YEAR WE GO. For you! ☀️🌷❄️🍂🎶🐭 youtu.be/aWA3ZU_D91o?...
Round And Round The Year We Go Song - Emily Arrow *book by Carter Higgins (final)
YouTube video by Emily Arrow
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December 20, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Here’s a charming song to wrap up your year—round and round we’ve gone and round and round we’ll keep going! Big thanks to longtime pal Emily Arrow for the music and lyrics and Neal Porter Books/Holiday House for publishing ROUND AND ROUND THE YEAR WE GO. For you! ☀️🌷❄️🍂🎶🐭 youtu.be/aWA3ZU_D91o?...
More! 🎉
The Undies Case Cover Awards? Old news. Because today we have the winners of the 2024 ENDIES Endpaper Awards. 100scopenotes.com/2024/12/19/a... @carterhiggins.bsky.social @spikypenelope.bsky.social @slj.com
And the 2024 Endies Endpaper Awards Go To . . .
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Endies Endpaper Awards.
100scopenotes.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:23 AM
More! 🎉
It's here—your submissions, your favorites! Congrats all around! 🎉📚👀
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Undies Case Cover Awards! 100scopenotes.com/2024/12/17/a... @spikypenelope.bsky.social @carterhiggins.bsky.social @slj.com
And the 2024 Undies Case Cover Awards Go To . . .
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Undies Case Cover Awards!
100scopenotes.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:38 PM
It's here—your submissions, your favorites! Congrats all around! 🎉📚👀
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We decided to spruce up our tree this year! 🎄
This beautiful book stack is made up of WB authors—students, instructors, and friends. Their books are definitely keeping the Barn merry and bright.
This beautiful book stack is made up of WB authors—students, instructors, and friends. Their books are definitely keeping the Barn merry and bright.
December 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Love this collection of Brightly's Best Picture Books of 2024—partly because ROUND AND ROUND is here and partly because there are so so many good books to catch up on this year. Hooray all around! www.readbrightly.com/picture-book...
The Best Picture Books of 2024 | Brightly
If your family is looking for a new read as the year draws to a close, here are some of our favorite picture books of 2024.
www.readbrightly.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Love this collection of Brightly's Best Picture Books of 2024—partly because ROUND AND ROUND is here and partly because there are so so many good books to catch up on this year. Hooray all around! www.readbrightly.com/picture-book...