Who This Author Is

Carol Carrick has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 27 catalog-linked books across 1979 to 2000, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Patrick's Dinosaurs on the Internet and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Clarion Books and Houghton Mifflin.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Clarion Books and Houghton Mifflin

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Clarion Books and Houghton Mifflin.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Patrick's Dinosaurs on the Internet

    Clarion Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 32 pages.

  2. Valentine

    clarion books • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 29 pages.

  3. Big Old Bones: A Dinosaur Tale

    Clarion Books • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 32 pages.

  4. The elephant in the dark

    Scholastic • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 135 pages.

  5. Stay Away from Simon!

    Clarion Books • 1989 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 64 pages.

  6. Ben and the Porcupine

    Clarion Books • 1985 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1985 • 40 pages.

  7. Patrick's Dinosaurs (Clarion Books)

    Clarion Books • 1983 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983 • 32 pages.

  8. What a wimp!

    Clarion Books • 1983 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983 • 89 pages.

  9. Mothers Are Like That

    Clarion Books • 2000 • commitment varies by edition

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  10. Upside-Down Cake

    Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 64 pages.

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