Award-winning artist/author Carolyn Fisher has illustrated eight children's books, three of which she also wrote. Her illustrations have earned a number of accolades, including an American Library Association Notable designation and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. Her book Two Old Potatoes and Me was featured on the PBS educational TV show Reading Rainbow. When not making books in her studio, Carolyn talks to kids and adults about writing and art.

Recognition for Carolyn Fisher’s Books

Summer Feet (illustrated by Carolyn Fisher)

•Winner (with Sheree Fitch) of the David Booth Poetry Prize at the Canadian Children’s Book Awards

•CBC’s Best Canadian Picture Books of 2020

•The Globe and Mail’s 100 Best Books of 2020

Cells: An Owner’s Handbook (written and illustrated by Carolyn Fisher)

•Shortlisted for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Norma Fleck Award for Nonfiction

•Shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch Express Award

•Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Youth Book Award

Weeds Find a Way (illustrated by Carolyn Fisher)

•An American Library Association Notable book for 2015

•A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2015

•An NCTE Notable Book in the Children’s Language Arts

•3x3 Illustration Competition

•Society of Illustrators Los Angeles 53rd Competition: Gold Award and Nagel Award for Excellence

•California Reading Association Eureka Honor Award

Reviews of Carolyn Fisher’s Books

The Snow Show

“…visually arresting…one of the most gloriously exuberant, inventive displays of computer-created art that I have ever seen in a picture book.”

—Paul O. Zelinsky, writing for The New York Times Book Review

Good Night, World

“...a beautiful addition to a traditional picture-book topic.”

—Booklist

Two Old Potatoes and Me

“Backyard science and agriculture, a favorite theme, exuberantly illustrated.”

—The New York Times Bookshelf

A Twisted Tale

“...The mooing ducks, deliciously eccentric artwork and sly cultural references will entertain children of all ages.”

—Publisher’s Weekly