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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · Sep 5

The book of our librarian dreams and we’re making it?! 👀

Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · Jun 21

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

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thank you so much! This book was a dream to make with Daniel and the rest of our team at Chronicle. 💛

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · May 23

*Slams dictionary shut til Tuesday*

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · May 14

This reader! She knows that page says ‘upside down octopus’ 🥰🥰🥰

Jean Reidy @jeanreidy.bsky.social · May 14

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

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Nancy Hudgins @nancyhudgins.com · May 7

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

The cover is drawn by the illustrator. On a peach background, a young Ruth lies on her back, holding a book from which grows a carrot seedling, evoking her first book, The Carrot Seed. Other smaller drawing dot the page. The spine has an inch-wide springtime green binding.

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · May 8

Thank you so much! 🧡

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Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · May 1

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.

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · May 2

Oh, this is incredible. Thank you! 🤣

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Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social · Apr 15

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.

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Simon Smith @smithsmm.bsky.social · Apr 18

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

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thank you, Simon! So nice to see you here!

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you! Ten years that feels like yesterday, current-era-time-warp or not. Can’t wait for JIM! Finally!

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · Feb 24

Oh gosh, this is an incredible thing to say. Thank you! I’ve been in the pits for a few years but am climbing out. There’s so much more to make! ❤️

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Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · Feb 24

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...

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...

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Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you for sharing this, Stephanie, and thanks for the peek, Jerrold! Not to be all ME—and it’s not something I throw around often!—but I have an Emmy. In compositing! It’s such an art! Great, great post.