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I had a moment recently to return to the basics of my love for art. I was traveling to see my sister, so I packed a sketchbook and a few pencils and pens just as we had always done when we were kids, bringing our sketchbooks on every journey, on every outing, in every backpack. Continue reading “Pencil, Ink, and Color”

We have a new passion in our home: birds! Inspired by everything she’s learned about nature in kindergarten, our daughter has become fascinated with birds. She’s well on her way to memorizing our North American Birds books – as well as to creating her own! With this rich interest comes a new question at bedtimeContinue reading “Can you tell me a story about birds?”

We have all been watching with so much delight as our littlest one, born in March 2020, discovers the world around him! On the day he was born, I sang him the songs that I had recorded for our surrogate to play for him while she was pregnant, and he was instantly comforted and happy.Continue reading “Discovering music”

What do you write for a child who loves outer space, rovers, atoms, unicorns, fairies, princesses, and so much more?  A picture book full of both science and magic! Our daughter loves her imaginary worlds of talking rovers and made-up planets, which to her are no less real than our own. They just happen toContinue reading “Magical Outer Space”

Hi! I’m Carrie Schneider. I’ve been drawing, painting, and writing all my life, so I’m excited to have a new platform to share those things with others – and hopefully some of the joy that they bring me! (If you’d like to see some of the art I’ve made, there are examples in varied stylesContinue reading “Welcome to my picture book story!”