Carrie is an author and illustrator of picture books, including the forth coming, Do You Like My Pants?, which is her author/illustrator debut. She also works in stationery and surface design, and is forever drawn to a limited color palette.

Carrie grew up on a farm in central Missouri where she had plenty of space to let her imagination run wild. She loves the sound of an approaching thunderstorm, the taste of a home grown tomato, and the delight of a well timed joke.

She lives in Columbia, Missouri.


For publishing and book related inquiries please contact my agent, Hannah Mann at Writers House.

hmann@writershouse.com

For all other inquiries or questions please send me an email, I’d love to hear from you!

carrieshryock@gmail.com

I am currently unavailable for personal commissions.


Selected Client List:

Penguin Random House, Little Brown and Company, Magic Cat Publishing, Storey Publishing, Workman Publishing, Biely & Shoaf, Hallmark, Crate & Barrel, Chasing Paper, Anthropologie.

Authored and Illustrated Titles:

Do You Like My Pants?, Penguin, October 2026

Illustrated Titles:

Birdy, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2026

What Goes on Inside a Wolf Pack?, Storey Publishing, 2025

What Goes on Inside a Beaver Pond?, Storey Publishing, 2023

The Secret Signs of Nature, Magic Cat Publishing 2022

Living in Nature: A Year to Reflect and Recharge, Workman Publishing 2021 and 2022

Awards:

2026 Riverby Award, from The John Bourroughs Association for What Goes on Inside a Wolf Pack? (Storey Publishing)

2024 Riverby Award, from the John Burroughs Association for What Goes on Inside a Beaver Pond? (Storey Publishing)