![]() ![]() I hope Some of These Are Snails similarly captures logic and poetry in a playful way.Ĭan you talk about the beginnings of this book and how it began to take shape from there? When I was working on Circle Under Berry, I pitched it as “Hervé Tullet meets Ruth Krauss.” Occasionally, I tend toward overwriting or can get too abstracted to make sense, so I’m always looking to Krauss’ unfussy, authentic language for reminders of writing I respond so deeply to. ![]() ![]() Krauss’ influence on my life both as a reader and a writer has always felt clear and connected. Can you talk about her influence on these books? In fact, you even wrote a picture book about her called A Story Is to Share. You’ve mentioned that your favorite children’s author is Ruth Krauss, whose books include The Carrot Seed, A Hole Is to Dig and The Happy Day. At just over 200 words, the book may seem simple, but as Higgins reveals, it’s anything but. In Some of These Are Snails, Higgins turns our attention to explorations of grouping, sorting and classification. This ingenious concept picture book with bold and vibrant artwork that expands on the approach Higgins took in her 2021 book, Circle Under Berry, which asked readers to consider shapes, colors and prepositions such as over, between and above. Carter Higgins has worked in school libraries, visual effects and motion graphics-and all that experience shows in Some of These Are Snails. ![]()
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