Adria Karlsson
They/them
Author/illustrator repped by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social
#nescbwi, #12x12pb
MY SISTER, DAISY (Capstone, 2021)
www.adriakarlsson.com
- 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 at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #cutpaper #linocut
- It was so fun to get to table with @anneappert.bsky.social at the Newton Children’s Book Festival on Sunday! I saw so many people and failed utterly at taking photos… so here are two I managed and one from Victoria. They star the very cool @weyakindesigns.bsky.social and @andrewchacket.bsky.social !
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- Reposted by Adria KarlssonHey! It's #KidLitArtPostcard day. I'm an author/illustrator of books for kids. I try to work texture and color into everything I do. I love manuscripts that are quirky, funny, and have a load of heart. I'm rep'd by @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. ✨ www.twofishillustration.com
- Reposted by Adria KarlssonOf all the trees that transform and autumn, ginkgos are my favorite! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day 🍂 I am open to illustrating kids books and black-and-white interiors. cindylozito.com cindylozito@gmail.com Happily rep’d by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
- Reposted by Adria KarlssonHello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!" 🌌 julianplum.com 💌 hello@julianplum.com #kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
- 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 #autumnleaves
- #ChatsByTheCauldron - This is my fourth prompt for #ABLArtFest… and maybe my favorite?! I really love how the leaves turned out for the background and these characters are some of my favorites. I wonder what they’re all chatting about? 🍂🍁 . #picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
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- 3rd piece done for #ABLArtFest - this one is for #GhostlyEncounters! Apparently that doesn’t make everyone think of alien encounters… but that’s where my brain went! 👻 👽 🎃 . @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #cutpaper #picturebookillustration #ghost #alien #oldbarn
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- ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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- 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. . @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #cutpaper #picturebookillustration #itsybitsy #spider #treehouse
- 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
- 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
- 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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- Reposted by Adria KarlssonThe 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.
- 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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- 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
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- 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 !!
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- 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!!)
- Made it to NYC! #scbwiny25 starts tomorrow… but for tonight I’m going to the @joyoladokun.bsky.social concert and I’M SO EXCITED!! 🥰😊😁
- 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…. . #scbwiny25 #kidlit #nescbwi #picturebookauthor
- 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! 💕 . #teachersrock #glögg #swedishamerican #teachergifts
- 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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- Spent an evening blobbing blobby hats on blobby monsters. I’m pretty happy with how cute they ended up being. ☺️ #kidlitart #watercolor
- 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
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- Thanks for adding even more info, Maria! Can’t wait to see you there. :)
- I’ll be at this event, too! I’m so excited it’s happening!! Come meet so many cool local authors and illustrators. 💕- December 14th! #newtonma #cambridgema #kidlit #nescbwi #parenting
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- Reposted by Adria KarlssonAn Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4
- Got to do a school visit with some cool teens at Manhattan Star Academy today thanks to @behindthebook.bsky.social ! Thanks for bringing me into town. :) #kidlit #authorvisit #schoolvisit #newyorkcity
- Reposted by Adria KarlssonThis explains why conservative fear-mongering is such an easy play in America. — Ppl believe trans ppl make up 21% of the population (Real number: 1%) — Ppl believe Black ppl make up 41% of the nation (real number 12%) — Ppl believe Jewish ppl make up 30% of the nation (Real number, 2%)
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- All set up at the Chartreuse Microbus market inside of Cafe Zing in Porter Square! Come shop my stuff, or all the other very cool art and vintage stuff in the old porter square books location. #cambridgema #somervillema #market
- “Quote post with a picture of yourself and show the newbies who they’re dealing with.” #kidlit This is me and my crew. Having them seemed like an excellent form of chaos; life has mostly confirmed that. Generally, I’m a half step behind my intention to do ALL THE THINGS but love what we have built.
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- There are many things I enjoy about my #13yearold cooking dinner - the dogs’ also enjoy it, but I suspect for different reasons. 😂 #raisethemright #spoilthedogs #goodkid #gooddogs #parenting
- See a cat, post a cat. If I must! :) #kidlitart #kidlit
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