Carrie Seim is the creator of the best-selling Audible Original adventure series THE FLYING FLAMINGO SISTERS (hailed by The New York Times as a “Best Audiobook for Kids”) as well as HORSE GIRL and HORSE CAMP (Penguin Random House), her acclaimed tween horse book series that’s been translated into five languages and optioned for television. She’s served as a staff writer for Netflix’s new BLIPPI’S JOB SHOW, YouTube Originals’ KID CORRESPONDENT (winner of an Environmental Media Award) and several NICKELODEON comedy specials. An alum of The Groundlings comedy theater, Carrie has appeared on INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, the TODAY show, E! TV and the Comedy Central Stage. You can hear her voice in several audiobooks, animated series and national commercials — where she’s played everything from an evil robot to a sassy pickle. As a journalist and essayist, she’s contributed to The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Architectural Digest, Cosmopolitan, The New York Post, McSweeney’s, and the book Mortified: Love is a Battlefield.
The Kids Summer Reading Program hosted by horse book authors was established in 2022 to create a reading program featuring horse books!