Lisa Mantchev

(perks up like a cocker spaniel, because I just did Session 0 for a Witherwild campaign as well) <3

Oh, I tossed you in the shuttle van first thing, no worries. <3

having the kind of day where I am beyond frustrated that extremely creative people I know are struggling and all it would take to fix it is one Exceptionally Wealthy Patron funding a collective that takes up residence in a cavernous, crumbling estate full of ghosts and art supplies, OKAY?

pretty sure my #daggerheart character is going to die (expediently and spectacularly) so I spent five seconds conjuring a back-up and now the original character is Granny Weatherwaxxing me HARD

Her: I ate'nt dead
Me: YET
Her: (glaring intensifies)

GEEZ, DAD

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Headed into my first #daggerheart campaign tomorrow, with custom art by @neralis.bsky.social (lightning fast commission and an absolute pleasure to work with!) <3

PEER REVIEW?!

Playing with a new DM means stifling the urge to ask an almost-stranger to grade my character background like it's homework from an AP English class #daggerheart #ttrpg #awkwarrrrrrd

The Best Picture Books of 2025 - B&N Reads There is no age limit to picture books, and 2025  just proved how timeless these stories can be. Both kids and adults alike were able to embark on colorful crayon adventures, bake cakes alongside a sh...

Go, go, gadget TROUBLE WITH GIRAFFES!

www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...

Goddamn @theamynicholson.bsky.social COOKED with this FRANKENSTEIN review. Bow down to one of the greats. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

(RUNS TO GET ALL THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES) <3

session zero in a #daggerheart campaign today, so I'm having First Day at a New School jitters alongside the inclination to buy five new sets of dice <3

I knew this, but only because I crammed a printer's cabinet in my office. For reasons.

The Gift of Ghosts: 26 Reads for the Young & Young at Heart ‘Tis the season for spooky reads, and if you think about it, scary stories are a gift. What better way to experience something a little frightening than from the safety of a book, with a thou…

The Gift of Ghosts: 26 Reads for the Young & Young at Heart parnassusmusing.net/2025/10/09/k...

In between campaigns: (ten thousand glee-inducing character ideas)

Session 0 rapidly approaching: WHAT ARE NAMES, PRECIOUSSS?

Sequim

(go ahead and giggle, I'll wait)

No stroller, but we made the deliberate decision to let the under-10 (can't remember the exact age) come with us to see Deadpool, so I possess the memory of a tiny voice saying in a dead-quiet moment "What's a c*nt?" and the entire rest of the theatre exploding in laughter, so they are all welcome.

💙📚 an ADORABLE picturebook about accepting all kids into a club "Strictly No Elephants" by Lisa Mantchev; ill. by Taeeun Yoo 🐘 ("The Trouble With Giraffes" is a follow up that recently published) #schoollibrary #bookrec #childrensbooks #readtogether #simonandschuster
10/10 GIFT THIS BOOK

Finishing Calamity and snotting so hard into the sleeves of this sweater that I'm pretty sure I should just burn it instead of trying to wash it. Worth it. 12/10, would snot again.

watching @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social embody Asmodeus in Calamity is gonna give me bad dreams for the rest of my life and also I think I might have peed my pants a little #worthit

Share your favorite black and white movie

Rhinestone "author" tiara decorated with RPG/D&D dice, enamel dragons, and fountain pen nibs

gluin' stuff on other stuff. is it heavy? yes. will it probably give me a headache? almost certainly. will I wear it anyway? YUP.

Copy of THE TROUBLE WITH GIRAFFES pictured with a decorated chocolate cake, small giraffe toy, and bookmarks

CAKE O'CLOCK IF YOU LIKE CHOCOLATE, SPRINKLES, BOOKS, GIRAFFES, INCLUSIVE SPACES AND/OR FRIENDSHIPPPP

#picturebooks #kidlit #strictlynoelephants #petclubseries

Lisa Mantchev, Taeeun Yoo, and Good Trouble: Value of Inclusivity The author and illustrator join Bookstr to talk about their long-awaited creative reunion and the importance of creating welcoming spaces.

(drops this here, because publication daaaay)

Q&A with Lisa Mantchev about her new children's picture book, THE TROUBLE WITH GIRAFFES.
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Oh, this is when we play "One-Star Reviews" and start generating nonsense for the sake of our sanity. "This book is about flowers but just smells like paper, one star."

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY

The Trouble with Giraffes A girl and her pet giraffe are friends despite their difference in size in this tender picture book companion to the bestselling and acclaimed Stri...

(checks calendar) (checks watch)

OUT IN A WEEK. Have you preordered your copy yet? <3

www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Tr...

recording author-y things is an exercise in trying to keep four rescue dogs quiet while I forget I have old-school clocks that are gonna bing-bong 11 times but not until 11:15 because old clocks and also I hate the sound of my own voice and wtf is up with the faces I'm pulling, plus curse words