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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · 1d

Got my 2nd piece done for #ABLArtFest - this one is for #TheCrystalBallReveals! This started out fun and ended up slightly ominous… what with the approaching rain clouds and all.
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@andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #cutpaper #picturebookillustration #itsybitsy #spider #treehouse

Child with black pigtails and a green hoodie gazes into a crystal ball sitting on a brown wooden chair. A friendly spider is perched on top of the crystal ball. Inside the crystal ball is a treehouse with a same size spider web built next to it and a tiny image of the kid and the spider waving at each other. In the top of the crystal ball are approaching rain clouds. All of the image is rendered in cut paper.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · 4d

My 1st piece for #ABLArtFest - the prompt was #fallfestivities!

I adore the sneaky dragon, the determined bunny, and the trying-ever-so-hard robot…. But the mad scientist and dog for sure “steal” the scene (see what I did there?!).

#kidlitart #illustration #cutpaper @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Four kids are trying to eat donuts hanging on strings without using their hands. The first one is a curly redheaded white kid dressed as a purple dragon and is cheating- using their hands to hold the donut. The second is a south Asian kid with straight black hair in a large pink bunny suit. The third is Black kid with an Afro and a hair pick, dressed up as a mad scientist - his donut has been stolen by a white dog. The dog is running away with the donut. The fourth kid is a smaller white kid dressed as a robot who has not gotten any donuts yet. There’s a large tree with fall leaves and a stone wall in the background.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Apr 3

I’m very grateful to have been able to access this care and also parenting five kids with hands that don’t do what I want is frustrating. Endless thanks to @anneappert.bsky.social coming to help me with all the things. Trying for gratitude, see? But also ow. And grr. Patience isn’t my strong suit.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Apr 3

2nd carpal tunnel surgery today! I had my right hand done 4wks ago. So I’ll just be hanging here with my Advil and my bag of peas waiting for ONE OF MY HANDS to feel normal.😩 (ok, I have to teach middle schoolers in 3 hours… but until then, and after that, it’ll be just me and the peas.)🫛 #kidlitart

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Adria - a queer, trans author/illustrator of books for kids! I’m interested in BB, PB, and CB.

I’m repped by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social and @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kiltart #cutpaper #linocut

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Anne Appert (they/them) @anneappert.bsky.social · Apr 1

Oh hey #transdayofvisibility. I’m here and trans!
It’s hard being trans in this country right now (understatement), but I love being me and hope that the future is still bright.
And I hope there are lots of queer books in my future.
love to my enby partner in crime @adriakarlsson.bsky.social 🩷🤍🩵

Photo of a person with short, rainbow hair, big sunglasses and a light purple jacket standing in front of a tree.

Picture of two people standing in front of cabins and a rainbow. One is embracing the other from behind and both are smiling

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Mar 26

The Massachusetts governor, the city, and the university needs to drop everything to locate and free this girl and make sure this doesn't happen again.

This is DEFCON-1. If they do this to someone who wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper, they will do this to anyone they don't like.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Mar 26

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Mar 12

April 5
10:30 AM
Word on the Street in Marlborough MA
Join us!

Oh deer launch party at word in the street 162 Main Street in Marlborough ma. Games, cookies, cryptid drawings, and free prizes for the first 10 preorders.

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · Mar 6

OK, let's do something fun, something we did a few times on Ye Olde Textcentric Microblogging Social Media Platform, a little distraction called

JOSH READS WAYYYY TOO DEEPLY INTO A KID'S BOOK WITH POTENTIALLY ALARMING RESULTS.

Today, the absolute work of genius PRINCESS IN BLACK Let's go...

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · Feb 6

Hello hello, #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Julian, and I'm a queer & trans picture book illustrator painting in traditional gouache 🖌️ The snowdrops will come back soon enough :)

🎨 julianplum.com
🌿 Rep'd by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

A gouache painting of an amber mouse in white snow looking up at blooming snowdrops against minty green. It reads "Julian Plum" at the top, and below the snowdrops against the snow it says, "Rep'd by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary, julianplum.com, hello@julianplum.com". The mouse has left little footprints in the snow.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I’m Adria Karlsson and I write/illustrate books for kids!

I’m interested in BB, PB, and CB. I’m repped by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kakapo #nzbird

Two kids around 8 years old - one brown skin with black curly hair and the other white with straight shaggy brown hair - watch a kakapo feed its baby. Cut paper illustration.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Mar 4

Ugh. I’m so sorry 😞

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Mar 4

Thank you!

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Mar 2

🍃 🌬️ 👀 ✈️ 💔 😭

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Chad Gayle @chadgayle.bsky.social · Jan 30

Are you a trans or nonbinary writer?

Clarion West just announced a new scholarship that covers all six weeks of tuition:

Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers

We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…

www.clarionwest.org

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Feb 2

Every time I go to a conference I get to meet new, cool people - this year’s #scbwiny25 was no exception! Thanks for being a new friend, @caitdarfler.com !!

Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · Feb 2

"Parting is such sweet sorrow" Until next time friends!
@themermancam.bsky.social @adriakarlsson.bsky.social @anneappert.bsky.social

4 amazing humans, looking exhausted but fulfilled

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Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · Feb 2

Look at those red feet!

@adriakarlsson.bsky.social
@heidieys.bsky.social
@pamelamorganwrites.bsky.social

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Jan 31

Dropped off my portfolio, ran into @leewind.bsky.social, and shopped for unnecessary art supplies at the Kikokuniya bookstore. The conference is off to a good start! Maybe I’ll see some of you tonight at the hotel bar? #scbwiny25 (apologies in advance for the face blindness! Please say hi!!)

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Jan 30

Made it to NYC! #scbwiny25 starts tomorrow… but for tonight I’m going to the @joyoladokun.bsky.social concert and I’M SO EXCITED!! 🥰😊😁

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Jan 30

Bummer! I’ll miss seeing you there!

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Jan 30

He’s a good one! Def lives up to his namesake (Paddington Bear). 💕

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Jan 30

I know! Yours was one of the picture books I was just trying to pack into my far-too-small bag. 🥵 on my way now, though! Can’t wait to meet you in person. :)

Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Jan 30

The puppy will be staying behind, but the portfolio and dummy are ready for the @scbwi conference this weekend! Who all is going to be there this year? I feel very out of the loop with everything else that’s been going on….
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#scbwiny25 #kidlit #nescbwi #picturebookauthor

Black and white mini Aussie dog lying with his head on a black art portfolio on a couch. On top of the portfolio is a picture book dummy with a rhino on it.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Dec 18

Teacher gifts are ready to go! I hit on this idea a few years ago and it’s definitely become a yearly expectation and fan favorite. 🥰 I’m so stinkin’ grateful for the adults that make up my kids’ extended world! 💕
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#teachersrock #glögg #swedishamerican #teachergifts

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · Dec 17

The blobby monsters in blobby hats turned into a thing. And now are on sale at Chartreuse Microbus in Cafe Zing in Porter Square! #notecards #portersquare #cambridgema #somervillema #kidlitart

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