Cathy Carr
@cathycarrwrites.bsky.social
Author 365 DAYS TO ALASKA (2021) and LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES (2024), published by Abrams/Amulet. Rep. Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency. To quote Toni Morrison, "You are your best thing." You can find me at www.cathycarrwrites.com.
I've said it before, but it bears saying again: a good review does not have to be a LONG review. My newest GR review is four words--and it does the job! If you like a book, please post a review and make a writer happy today! #mglit #kidlit #teacher #Librarian #abramskids
August 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I've said it before, but it bears saying again: a good review does not have to be a LONG review. My newest GR review is four words--and it does the job! If you like a book, please post a review and make a writer happy today! #mglit #kidlit #teacher #Librarian #abramskids
Happy Mother's Day.
May 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Happy Mother's Day.
Ceramics! Great to have another creative outlet that's so totally different from writing in some ways and so similar in others.
April 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Ceramics! Great to have another creative outlet that's so totally different from writing in some ways and so similar in others.
"I really hate this."
"Oh, come on, Nutmeg, you actually love it."
"No, I don't. I really don't. Put me down immediately."
No one can gaslight a cat. 🙂
"Oh, come on, Nutmeg, you actually love it."
"No, I don't. I really don't. Put me down immediately."
No one can gaslight a cat. 🙂
February 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"I really hate this."
"Oh, come on, Nutmeg, you actually love it."
"No, I don't. I really don't. Put me down immediately."
No one can gaslight a cat. 🙂
"Oh, come on, Nutmeg, you actually love it."
"No, I don't. I really don't. Put me down immediately."
No one can gaslight a cat. 🙂
Easy to think of your cat as just an animated teddy bear and then one of them gets really excited about the leftover roast beef and you get a glimpse of THOSE FANGS.
January 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Easy to think of your cat as just an animated teddy bear and then one of them gets really excited about the leftover roast beef and you get a glimpse of THOSE FANGS.
I can't make the bed while my cat Nutmeg is having her afternoon snooze on it. 😂
December 28, 2024 at 6:36 PM
I can't make the bed while my cat Nutmeg is having her afternoon snooze on it. 😂
Latest review of 365 DAYS TO ALASKA on Amazon:
"What a wonderful honest book! Great for middle schoolers!!!"
A review does not have to be long or overly detailed to work its magic. Please consider reviewing the books you read. It really makes a difference.
🙂
"What a wonderful honest book! Great for middle schoolers!!!"
A review does not have to be long or overly detailed to work its magic. Please consider reviewing the books you read. It really makes a difference.
🙂
December 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Latest review of 365 DAYS TO ALASKA on Amazon:
"What a wonderful honest book! Great for middle schoolers!!!"
A review does not have to be long or overly detailed to work its magic. Please consider reviewing the books you read. It really makes a difference.
🙂
"What a wonderful honest book! Great for middle schoolers!!!"
A review does not have to be long or overly detailed to work its magic. Please consider reviewing the books you read. It really makes a difference.
🙂
Today's pottery class--doing glaze tile samples. (In our pottery workshop these little round plugs are called “tiles.”) Looking forward to seeing how these colors look next week after firing! Our first pots and mugs finally came out of the kiln, so next week we glaze for real.
December 13, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Today's pottery class--doing glaze tile samples. (In our pottery workshop these little round plugs are called “tiles.”) Looking forward to seeing how these colors look next week after firing! Our first pots and mugs finally came out of the kiln, so next week we glaze for real.
It seems to me that the practice of any creative form, from pottery to playing the piano to cooking, helps me improve my writing. They all inform it.
December 8, 2024 at 6:28 PM
It seems to me that the practice of any creative form, from pottery to playing the piano to cooking, helps me improve my writing. They all inform it.
Yesterday's pottery class--how to trim. You do this partly for aesthetics, partly to prevent kiln explosions. Here, attempting a foot, the raised ring on some pieces. Am NOT showing you my poor attempts at handles, because I was too busy dealing with them to take any pictures.
December 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Yesterday's pottery class--how to trim. You do this partly for aesthetics, partly to prevent kiln explosions. Here, attempting a foot, the raised ring on some pieces. Am NOT showing you my poor attempts at handles, because I was too busy dealing with them to take any pictures.
December 2, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 5 of 20. ANNA KARENINA.
It really holds up.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 5 of 20. ANNA KARENINA.
It really holds up.
December 2, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 5 of 20. ANNA KARENINA.
It really holds up.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 5 of 20. ANNA KARENINA.
It really holds up.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 4 of 20. CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
Day 4 of 20. CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
November 27, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 4 of 20. CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
Day 4 of 20. CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
Hey there #kidlitchat! MG author Cathy Carr checking from the NYC suburbs--on the Jersey side. Happy to see all of you.
November 27, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Hey there #kidlitchat! MG author Cathy Carr checking from the NYC suburbs--on the Jersey side. Happy to see all of you.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 3 of 20. Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE.
This one was a BIG influence.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 3 of 20. Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE.
This one was a BIG influence.
November 26, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 3 of 20. Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE.
This one was a BIG influence.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 3 of 20. Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE.
This one was a BIG influence.
My cat-dog, Nutmeg. She follows me quietly all over the house while I'm doing my chores. Once I've settled down somewhere, and she was an idea of where I'll be, she can be off on her own business. (Finishing up all the kibble left over from breakfast.)
November 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM
My cat-dog, Nutmeg. She follows me quietly all over the house while I'm doing my chores. Once I've settled down somewhere, and she was an idea of where I'll be, she can be off on her own business. (Finishing up all the kibble left over from breakfast.)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 2 of 20. Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS.
Day 2 of 20. Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS.
November 25, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 2 of 20. Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS.
Day 2 of 20. Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS.
A Black Friday sale isn't just for screens and toys--LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES is on sale now at Amazon for 59% off--which means that you can have that sturdy hardcover for less than the cost of a paperback! (365 DAYS is on sale too!) #kidlit #mglit #teacher #librarian
November 25, 2024 at 3:42 PM
A Black Friday sale isn't just for screens and toys--LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES is on sale now at Amazon for 59% off--which means that you can have that sturdy hardcover for less than the cost of a paperback! (365 DAYS is on sale too!) #kidlit #mglit #teacher #librarian
My cat Barnaby, the semi-feral, was out in all weathers. For the longest time, he would only come into the house during blizzards--and then only the garage. I adore my two new sister cats, but they won't go out on the catio unless conditions are perfect. I miss Barnaby's tough spirit sometimes.
November 22, 2024 at 4:23 PM
My cat Barnaby, the semi-feral, was out in all weathers. For the longest time, he would only come into the house during blizzards--and then only the garage. I adore my two new sister cats, but they won't go out on the catio unless conditions are perfect. I miss Barnaby's tough spirit sometimes.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 1 of 20. KRABAT AND THE SORCERER'S MILL.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 1 of 20. KRABAT AND THE SORCERER'S MILL.
November 21, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 1 of 20. KRABAT AND THE SORCERER'S MILL.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Day 1 of 20. KRABAT AND THE SORCERER'S MILL.
Especially for @jaimeberry.bsky.social--
November 21, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Especially for @jaimeberry.bsky.social--
Second throwing class. My pots are starting to look more like cylinders and less like bowls. Still, there's a LONG way to go. I'm curious about my fellow potters and why they're there, but we're all too hard at work throwing to do any socializing so far. #art #creative #amcreative
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Second throwing class. My pots are starting to look more like cylinders and less like bowls. Still, there's a LONG way to go. I'm curious about my fellow potters and why they're there, but we're all too hard at work throwing to do any socializing so far. #art #creative #amcreative
I started a pottery course last week, and so far this is what I've learned--you cannot check your phone anytime during the throwing process, and you forget everything else in your life because the throwing itself is so difficult, fun, and absorbing. This is my first pot!
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
I started a pottery course last week, and so far this is what I've learned--you cannot check your phone anytime during the throwing process, and you forget everything else in your life because the throwing itself is so difficult, fun, and absorbing. This is my first pot!
Memories of my old copyeditor, Barnaby Jones. He was an exacting copyeditor. Fair--but exacting.
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Memories of my old copyeditor, Barnaby Jones. He was an exacting copyeditor. Fair--but exacting.