Happy holidays 💙 Here’s one last marbled paper of the year 🎨 Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season ✨ #marbling #pattern #crafts

Very grateful to end 2025 with three poems for kids flying in The Dirigible Balloon! 🎈 A big thank you to @northernjim.bsky.social for lifting up myself and so many writers and for sharing the gift of poetry with kids around the world! ✨ #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit

I made a video sharing my top 15 marbled papers of the year! 🎨🌀 Check it out here: youtu.be/4EJI_pjdbHc?... #papercrafts #handmade #craftsky #art

Last chance to order handmade gifts before the holidays! Sharing a few favs from my shop—marbled wall art, notebooks, & bookmarks! Tuck them into stockings, gift them to book lovers, or keep them for yourself! Orders close soon 💌 #handmade #etsy #PortlandOregon #etsyshop #writingcommunity

Bananas Unite! 🍌 I have a new poetry for kids video on my YT page! This poem is part of the Chatting Poems zine that @carlburkitt.bsky.social and I put together. Hear what this bold banana has to say below! Watch here 📺 youtu.be/R2WZwFobqmE?... #poetryforkids #kidlit #poetrysky #kidlitart

I’m excited to have a new poem for kids on scaryness.com! The theme this month is spooky Christmas poems. Lots of ghoulish, festive fun! 👻☃️ #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit

Letting the holiday colors flow on red paper 🎨 Some cozy paper marbling for Marbled Monday 🌀 #marbling #art #holidays #crafts

Found this kooky, Alice in Wonderland-inspired Little Free Library in Portland 💛 #littlefreelibrary #booksky #portland

One of my recent fav picture books, DINOS THAT DRIVE by @suzylevinson.bsky.social is a roaring & revving delight from start to finish 🦖🏎️ 🏁 It’s exciting to see such a fun & wildly imaginative *poetry* PB on the shelves! 😊 #kidlit #picturebooks #poetryforkids

Making a little holiday magic with some fun, festive colors in the marbling tray 🌲🧑‍🎄 #holidays #crafts #artsky #patterns #etsy

I wrote a blog post (my site’s first blog post!) sharing the behind-the-scenes process of making our children’s poetry zine ✍️🎨✨ Check it out here: stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite.com/author/post/... #poetry #zines #kidlit

Meet a few of the characters from our new children’s poetry zine! ✨ Bananas with opinions 🍌 A super friendly fly 🪰 A Portland frog loving his bog 🐸 A very real and curious bear 🐻 They’re all eager to chat with you! 🗣️ #kidlit #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlitart

Long shadows, last light’s ancient columns— hope’s long-lasting reach. #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry

A new poem has arrived at my neighbor’s poetry window: “To a Leaf Falling in Winter” by W. S. Merwin. (It’s a bit difficult to read with the glare, so I found it online.) #poetry #poetrycommunity

Psychedelic candy cane 🌲🍭 Here’s a swirling suminagashi-style over-marbled pattern in holiday colors 🎨 Wishing you a happy December! ✨ #marbledpaper #craftsky #artsky #handmade

The #kidlit zine I made with my friend @carlburkitt.bsky.social is now out in the world and reaching the hands of readers! This was a fun collaborative #poetry project and I just wanted to take a moment to introduce it. (1 of 4)

The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th. The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform. #PoetryForChildren 🎈

'Tis the season for school holiday concerts. Gear up for the jolly pandemonium with @rburrows.bsky.social's humorous tribute to young musicians and their hardworking teachers. "Pandemonium" is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Here’s another fun little trailer I made for our poetry zine 🍌🍎📖 The zany children’s poetry zine I made with my pal @carlburkitt.bsky.social has arrived and it’s eager to chat all things poetry with you! 🗣️ Now available in print & digital copies ✨ Link in bio 😊 #poetry #kidlit #kidlitart #zine

Sharing one more fall inspired marbled pattern before all the leaves are gone and the season officially slips away 🍂🎨 This feather pattern has a light and airy feel. A little brightness to bring into dark days ahead 🪽🌀 #marbling #craftsky #artsky #handmade #patterns

I received some beautiful book mail today 😍 This issue of @nimblewitlit.bsky.social shares writing for kids on the theme of Taking a Stand, featuring excellent work by @rebeccaloveday.bsky.social, @tracierenee.bsky.social, & more. I’m excited to share these copies around my neighborhood! #kidlit

I’m running a small shop sale from now until Dec 2nd: 25% off any orders of 2 or more items on my Etsy page! Handmade notebooks, bookmarks, & more 📒🔖🎨📚 Thanks so much for supporting my artwork ✨ #craftsky #notebooks #bookmarks #etsyshopsale #supporthandmade #shopsmall

Chatting Poems zine is here! ✨ @carlburkitt.bsky.social & I have collaborated on a collection of #kidlit poems paired with colorful illustrations! Chatting Poems is a zine filled with whimsical poems that talk back & forth to each other. (1 of 3)

What an honor and a treat to have my poem for kids featured on this week’s episode of The Ditty Bag poetry podcast hosted by Rebecca Leek! Listen to hear poems by @margaretatwood.bsky.social, @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social, and more! open.substack.com/pub/rebeccal...

I absolutely love @attielime.bsky.social’s joyful collection of children’s poems Blue Jelly and Strawberries! What a delight to read these poems full of fun and heart 💙🍓 A beachful A mileful A dayful A smileful #poetryforkids #poetry #kidlit

A handful of my favorite marbled patterns are now available as original wall art in my Etsy shop! I chose just a few that I’m most proud of. If you’ve ever wanted one of my marbled papers on your wall, now’s a great time to get one! Link in bio 🎨 #artsky #craftsky #handmade #etsy

Nov 10-14 is #AntiBullying Week in the UK, and I’m grateful and proud to have a poem on the @brianmosespoet.bsky.social children’s poetry blog about this important topic. Check out the full online anthology here: brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1 #kidlit #poetry #antibullyingweek

👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose! www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Marbling Magic 🎨 Yellow and orange fantasy marbling pattern for this Marbled Monday 🌀 #artsky #craftsky #bookbinding

Loved reading the latest interview by @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social featuring author, editor, dog lover (and more) @melruthwrites.bsky.social! This interview series is always a joy to read ☀️😊 #kidlit

Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag

Dropping into November with an orange and teal combed marbling pattern 🌀 Looking forward to using this bright paper for a mini bookbinding project 📖 Happy Marbled Monday! 🎨 #craftsky #papercrafts #artsky #handmade #portland

Happy Halloween! 🎃 I’m resharing this silly poem about a flower loving Frankenstein in honor of the spooky day 🥀 Watch here: youtu.be/Qh_sTZ9dOgc?... #poetry #kidlit #Halloween

Couldn’t be prouder of my new poetry zine for kids with the wonderful Stefan. His words and illustrations are dreamy.

New zine coming soon! ✨ My friend @carlburkitt.bsky.social and I have collaborated on a children’s poetry zine—and here’s the cover reveal! Chatting Poems celebrates the joy of joining together with others in conversation. Stay tuned for more details! #kidlit #poetry #zinesky #booksky #kidlitart

Here’s a brilliant spooky poem for kids by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for these days (and nights) leading up to Halloween 👻🎃 #kidlit #poetryforkids #poetry

It’s pumpkin season again! 🎃 Here’s one of my fall poems for kids — about pumpkins with big dreams (and one little pumpkin who’s happy as is). 🍂✨ View the poem here: youtu.be/3SpHADV3DDI?... #kidlit #poetry

Spooky season swirls of orange & purple suminagashi layered over a bright stone pattern 🌀🎃💜 Wishing you a happy Marbled Monday! 🎨 #craftsky #papercrafts #portland #handmade

Here are some spooky season inspired handmade notebooks for that spell-writing, Halloween-all-year-round witchy friend of yours 🧙‍♀️✨ #craftsky #handmade #notebooks #writingcommunity

Here are a few of my recent fav spooky season reads as a children’s bookseller! 👻📚 Aggie and the Ghost by @mattforsythe.bsky.social This Year, a Witch! by @abbottzoey.bsky.social The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà This Book Is Definitely Not Cursed by @meganwoodward.bsky.social #kidlit

It’s almost Halloween so I give you this truly haunting tale of a very spooky dookie 💩👻 “The Haunted Poop” is a goopy ghost story that will make kids giggle! Check it out here: youtu.be/NkenpKPUC2g?... #kidlit #poetry #halloween

👀 COMING SOON! Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social! Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...

Orange leaves gently falling 🍂🍁 Fall inspired marbled pattern for this week’s Marbled Monday 🎨 #crafts #marbling #Portland

At the children’s bookstore where I work, we hosted a sign making workshop ahead of this weekend’s No Kings protest. I’m proud to be part of a team that values community and stands up for what we believe in. #portland #NoKings #kidlit

Fellow poetry friends, I'm trying to breathe new life into my old Youtube channel. I need more subscribers. Please help x www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlqw...

Tomorrow is Let Freedom Read Day, a day of action for communities to unite against book bans! Here’s a list of small actions you can take to defend the right to read: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-... #FreedomToRead #BannedBooksWeek

What an excellent blog post by children’s poet @josiedefalco.bsky.social! Josie is a wonderful poet whose voice enriches the #kidlit community. So nice to learn more about her work and inspirations here!

It’s Banned Books Week! Here are a couple banned/challenged books I’ve read recently. What are you doing this week to defend the right to read? #BannedBooksWeek