David Carter

David A. Carter

b. 1957 Salt Lake City, Utah

Education:

Utah State University

Paper engineer, and book designer until 1987; freelance author and illustrator of children's books frpm 1987, the mastermind behind the powerful Bug phenomenon that began in 1988 with the publication of How Many Bugs in a Box? Since then he has created a series of Bugs books with combined sales of nearly six million copies. His work, One Red Dot, was a New York Times best-seller and was highly praised by Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly magazines. He is also the author of the popular Blue 2. His Easter Bugs was a #1 New York Times bestseller for three years, and Halloween Bugs has been on that list for two years. He has also collaborated on Let's Make It Pop-Up!, Curious Critters, The Elements of Pop Up, and The Nutcracker.

SELECTED BOOKS

SELF-ILLUSTRATED

What's in My Pocket?, Putnam (New York, NY), 1989.

Surprise Party, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 1990.

(With Lynette Ruschak) Snack Attack: A Tasty Pop-Up Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1990.

Playful Pandas, National Geographic Society (Washington, DC), 1991.

In a Dark, Dark Wood, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1991, published as In a Dark, Dark Wood: An Old Tale with a New Twist, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.

Jingle Bugs, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1992.

Opposites, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993.

Colors, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993.

Counting, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993.

I'm Shy, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993.

(With Roger Smith) In and Out, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993.

Says Who?, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993.

(With James Diaz) The Elements of Pop-Up: A Pop-Up Book for Aspiring Paper Engineers, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1999.

Flapdoodle Dinosaurs: A Colorful Pop-Up Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.

Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?: Fun Flaps and Pop-Up Surprises, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2002.

Glitter Critters: David Carter's Pop-Up Book, Piggy Toes Press (Los Angeles, CA), 2003.

(With James Diaz) Let's Make It Pop-Up, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2004.

One Red Dot, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2005.

Woof! Woof!, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006.

Blue 2, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006.

SELF-ILLUSTRATED; "BUGS" SERIES

How Many Bugs in a Box?, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1988.

More Bugs in Boxes, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1990.

Alpha Bugs, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1994.

Love Bugs, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1995.

Feely Bugs, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1995, published in a reduced size edition, 2005.

Bugs in Space, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

Finger Bugs Love Bug, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

Bugs at Play, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

Bugs at Work, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

Busy Bugs, Lazy Bugs, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

Bugs on the Go, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

Stinky Bugs, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1998.

Bed Bugs: A Pop-Up Bedtime Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1998.

The Twelve Bugs of Christmas: A Pop-Up Christmas Counting Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1999.

Giggle Bugs: A Lift-and-Laugh Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1999.

Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-Up, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.

Chanukah Bugs: A Pop-Up Celebration, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.

Peekaboo Bugs: A Hide-and-Seek Book, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2002.

Halloween Bugs: A Trick-or-Treat Pop-Up, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003.

ILLUSTRATOR, DESIGNER, AND/OR PAPER ENGINEER

(With Dick Dudley) Joan Knight, Journey to Egypt, illustrated by Piero Ventura, Viking Kestrel (New York, NY), 1986.

Peter Seymour, Sleeping Beauty, illustrated by John Wallner, Viking Penguin (New York, NY), 1987.

Peter Seymour, The Three Little Pigs, illustrated by John Wallner, Viking Penguin (New York, NY), 1987.

Jannat Messenger, Lullaby and Goodnight: A Bedtime Book with Music, Aladdin Books (New York, NY), 1988.

Peter Seymour, How Things Are Made, illustrated by Linda Griffith, E.P. Dutton (New York, NY), 1988.

Seymour Simon, How to Be an Ocean Scientist in Your Own Home, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1988.

Peter Seymour, What's in the Jungle?, Holt (New York, NY), 1988.

Peter Seymour, If Pigs Could Fly, Child's Play, 1988.

Tony Ross, The Pop-Up Book of Nonsense Verse, Random House (New York, NY), 1989.

Karen E. Lotz, The First Christmas: With Four Classic Nativity Ornaments, illustrated by Joyce Patti, Dutton Children's Books (New York, NY), 1990.

Peter Seymour, What's in the Prehistoric Forest?, Holt (New York, NY), 1990.

Peter Seymour, What's in the Deep Blue Sea?, Holt (New York, NY), 1990.

Olive A. Wadsworth, Over in the Meadow: An Old Counting Rhyme, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1992.

Peter Seymour, What's in the Cave?, Holt (New York, NY), 1995.

Grace Maccarone, Cars, Cars, Cars, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1995.

Peter Seymour, What's at the Beach?, Holt (New York, NY), 1995.

Sarah Weeks, Noodles: A Pop-Up Book, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

Mary Serfozo, There's a Square: A Book about Shapes, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1996.

(With David Pelham) Michael Foreman, Ben's Box: A Pop-Up Fantasy, Piggy Toes Press (Kansas City, MO), 1997.

Deborah Nourse Lattimore, I Wonder What's under There?: A Brief History of Underwear, Browndeer Press (San Diego, CA), 1998.

Alan Benjamin, Curious Critters: A Pop-Up Menagerie, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1998.

Sarah Weeks, Who's under My Hat?, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2005.

Sarah Weeks, Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2006.