Adria Karlsson

A cut paper image. Two ghosts in the foreground hiding in front of an old dilapidated barn are watching an alien beam down from a flying saucer. There are two more aliens in the flying saucer. The background is a starry sky.

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! 👻 👽 🎃
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@andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #cutpaper #picturebookillustration #ghost #alien #oldbarn

The diabetes moment was maaaaaybe the MOST egregious moment. Though the losing it about religion when that was NOT A THING five minutes ago was the most whip-lash-y so far….

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federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

Yuuuup… it’s like wait? What? Seriously?? I just cannot. 🤯

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 🩷🤍🩵

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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.

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

Ugh. I’m so sorry 😞

Thank you!

🍃 🌬️ 👀 ✈️ 💔 😭

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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 !!

3 fabulous folk with 6 red shoes

Look at those red feet!

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

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!! 🥰😊😁

Bummer! I’ll miss seeing you there!

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

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. :)

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.

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

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