Picture Books Are for Grown-Ups Too!
Picture books aren’t just for children. Picture books are for grown-ups too! Listen in as we speak with picture book authors, illustrators, and enthusiasts about how these stories contribute to human thriving. Discover how picture books can affirm our experiences, introduce us to new perspectives, serve as conversation starters, foster meaningful reflection, and give us words to make sense of the world! Ultimately, you’re never too old for a great picture book AND these tiny tales can lead to big connection! Join us for the journey, and discover something that might contribute to YOUR thriving.
Picture Books Are for Grown-Ups Too!
S1E3 | Carter Higgins and 'Big and Small and In-Between'
Join us for a fabulous conversation about lists, journaling prompts, shared stories, and so much more!
“Don’t be afraid to collect picture books as a grown-up who has no connection to children. That doesn’t make you strange or weird. That makes you a curator of really beautiful art and a collector of stories.” –Carter Higgins
Today’s Picture Book: Big and Small and In-Between by Carter Higgins and Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Carter is the author of many books for young readers, including Everything You Need for a Treehouse, an NPR Best Book of the Year, This is Not a Valentine, a Kids' Indie Next List selection, and the chapter book series, Audrey L & Audrey W. Her first book as both author and illustrator, Circle Under Berry, was named a Best Book of 2021 by Publisher’s Weekly, Smithsonian Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.
Carter is a creative storyteller who designs playful experiences around visual literacy and believes the wit of kids' language is the best poetry of all. She is an Emmy-winning visual effects and motion graphics artist and spent a decade as an elementary school librarian.
Book Description:
This wide, wonderful world contains many things. Some things are as big as a family of bears; some are as small as a reflection in a puddle. Some things are felt rather than seen.
In between it all is . . . you. What kinds of things will you collect?
This lovely, lyrical book collects the world by size. Every page encapsulates one precious moment that perfectly represents both a size and an experience. A beautiful, giftable meditation on what it means to be a kid-and what it means to be a human.
Please consider supporting your local independent booksellers by purchasing Big and Small and In-Between. Find a store here: https://www.indiebound.org/
Other mentions in this episode:
Quote from Ursula Nordstrom: “I am a former child, and I haven't forgotten a thing.”
Questions for further engagement based on the discussion:
1. “How quiet it gets on stage when it’s your turn, and you’re not sure about your talent.” How do you feel when you have to do something brave and scary? Can we ask ourselves how we feel about things when we find ourselves face to face with big, scary emotions? (maybe consider engaging with a journal practice and portions from the book as a journaling prompt)
2. Can you discover the shared memories for stories?
Find Carter Higgins
Website: https://www.carterhiggins.com/
Instagram: @carterhiggins
Twitter: @carterhiggins
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Ripening Time, Patrice's 2nd picture book, releases April 22, 2025. Order your copy from your local bookstore or one of Patrice's local bookstores!
Also, please visit the podcast’s bookshop.org page for a complete list of books discussed!
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