Brian LaRossa
@brianlarossa.com
Executive Art Director at Scholastic (Picture Books). Lecturer at Pratt & CCNY (Typography & Criticism). Writer of Fiction (Agent:
@liznealon.bsky.social). Speaker (SCBWI et al.). 523rd Bluesky account. Born ATL. Live NYC. He/Him. www.brianlarossa.com. 💙❤️
@liznealon.bsky.social). Speaker (SCBWI et al.). 523rd Bluesky account. Born ATL. Live NYC. He/Him. www.brianlarossa.com. 💙❤️
It’s weird how different Queens is from Brooklyn. If you showed me a series of unlabeled split-screen photos of blocks/houses, one side Brooklyn and one side Queens, I bet I could pick out Brooklyn every time.
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It’s weird how different Queens is from Brooklyn. If you showed me a series of unlabeled split-screen photos of blocks/houses, one side Brooklyn and one side Queens, I bet I could pick out Brooklyn every time.
Cucumbers will always be a vegetable to me simply because they’re green, the truth be damned.
February 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Cucumbers will always be a vegetable to me simply because they’re green, the truth be damned.
I LOVE the taste of passion fruit. I HATE the texture of passion fruit. These little frozen cubes of cleaned passion fruit are one of my favorite things.
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I LOVE the taste of passion fruit. I HATE the texture of passion fruit. These little frozen cubes of cleaned passion fruit are one of my favorite things.
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! I've been spread too thin lately to count/like them all but rest assured I'll be scrolling—I know other publishing professionals will be too.
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! I've been spread too thin lately to count/like them all but rest assured I'll be scrolling—I know other publishing professionals will be too.
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! I've been spread too thin lately to count/like them all but rest assured I'll be scrolling—I know other publishing professionals will be too.
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! I've been spread too thin lately to count/like them all but rest assured I'll be scrolling—I know other publishing professionals will be too.
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
I so appreciate you taking the time to share your work! It helps me, and more importantly it unites the #kidlit community.
💙❤️
My wife is a brilliant artist.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
My wife is a brilliant artist.
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Thank you Tina and Creative Mornings!!!!!!!
Happy Anniversary to the Design Matters podcast! Debbie Millman has been hosting for 21 years! 🎉 We love these episodes she recorded at our New York chapter: buff.ly/yOwFxXT @debbiemillman.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Thank you Tina and Creative Mornings!!!!!!!
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My art director, Laurent Linn, is no longer at Simon & Schuster Children's. I found out on Wed. I can't post more about it on social media because (1) my feelings are too big right now, and (2) I don't want to post something I later regret. cont'd
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #KidLit
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #KidLit
More Job Cuts at S&S
After confirming on Monday that the publisher had made limited reductions to its staff, Simon & Schuster made another round of layoffs later in the week. More than a dozen jobs have been cut, mostly o...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:16 PM
My art director, Laurent Linn, is no longer at Simon & Schuster Children's. I found out on Wed. I can't post more about it on social media because (1) my feelings are too big right now, and (2) I don't want to post something I later regret. cont'd
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #KidLit
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #KidLit
Starting the day right.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Starting the day right.
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It’s crazy how hard you can swing in a single class meeting from feeling like you’re really reaching your students to feeling like you’ve truly lost them.
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
It’s crazy how hard you can swing in a single class meeting from feeling like you’re really reaching your students to feeling like you’ve truly lost them.
I taught in person last night for the first time since 2019—the in person part, not the teaching part—and WOW do I need progressive lenses. 😭
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I taught in person last night for the first time since 2019—the in person part, not the teaching part—and WOW do I need progressive lenses. 😭
Reading these again tonight. Round and round we go!
Tonight in my design criticism class we read
1. "The Crystal Goblet"
readings.design/PDF/The%20Cr...
2. "Graphic Designers Have Always Loved Minimalism. But At What Cost?"
eyeondesign.aiga.org/graphic-desi...
3. "What Does it Mean to Decolonize Design?" eyeondesign.aiga.org/what-does-it...
1. "The Crystal Goblet"
readings.design/PDF/The%20Cr...
2. "Graphic Designers Have Always Loved Minimalism. But At What Cost?"
eyeondesign.aiga.org/graphic-desi...
3. "What Does it Mean to Decolonize Design?" eyeondesign.aiga.org/what-does-it...
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Reading these again tonight. Round and round we go!
this has been my avatar for 16+ years perhaps an omen foretelling of this blue sky
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
this has been my avatar for 16+ years perhaps an omen foretelling of this blue sky
this is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
this is who runs this account
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Wow! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Publishing for Minnesota auction!
#kidlit #publishing
#kidlit #publishing
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Wow! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Publishing for Minnesota auction!
#kidlit #publishing
#kidlit #publishing
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In a new report on the harm done to creative professionals by generative AI development, the Society of Authors and other trade associations are demanding new regulations to compel tech giants to respect copyright and remunerate authors and artists.
U.K. Creative Industries Call for an AI Regulatory Framework
In a new report on the harm done to creative professionals by generative AI development, the Society of Authors and other trade associations are demanding new regulations to compel tech giants to…
buff.ly
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
In a new report on the harm done to creative professionals by generative AI development, the Society of Authors and other trade associations are demanding new regulations to compel tech giants to respect copyright and remunerate authors and artists.
5 hours left to bid.
To my mind it doesn’t count as spending money today if you’re joining me in not spending money today.
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To my mind it doesn’t count as spending money today if you’re joining me in not spending money today.
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Hey #Kidlit, I donated a one hour portfolio/dummy critique to raise money for Minnesota. The auction will run from Thursday at 12AM untill Friday at 11:45PM.
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www.32auctions.com/organization...
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www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
5 hours left to bid.
To my mind it doesn’t count as spending money today if you’re joining me in not spending money today.
💙❤️
To my mind it doesn’t count as spending money today if you’re joining me in not spending money today.
💙❤️
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Thank you CALIBA for this fantastic honor that I share with @k04sk.bsky.social @brianlarossa.com @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit Buy from local indies bookstores and protect our forests 🌲📚
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Thank you CALIBA for this fantastic honor that I share with @k04sk.bsky.social @brianlarossa.com @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit Buy from local indies bookstores and protect our forests 🌲📚
I tried to type “the auction is live” but it auto-corrected to “the auction is [love].”
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Hey #Kidlit, I donated a one hour portfolio/dummy critique to raise money for Minnesota. The auction will run from Thursday at 12AM untill Friday at 11:45PM.
💙❤️
www.32auctions.com/organization...
💙❤️
www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I tried to type “the auction is live” but it auto-corrected to “the auction is [love].”
💙❤️
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Hey #Kidlit, I donated a one hour portfolio/dummy critique to raise money for Minnesota. The auction will run from Thursday at 12AM untill Friday at 11:45PM.
💙❤️
www.32auctions.com/organization...
💙❤️
www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Hey #Kidlit, I donated a one hour portfolio/dummy critique to raise money for Minnesota. The auction will run from Thursday at 12AM untill Friday at 11:45PM.
💙❤️
www.32auctions.com/organization...
💙❤️
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Yesterday was a good day. A picture book I art directed received an ALA American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor. Grateful to have been part of this one. Jacket and case covers below.
💙❤️ #kidlit
💙❤️ #kidlit
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Yesterday was a good day. A picture book I art directed received an ALA American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor. Grateful to have been part of this one. Jacket and case covers below.
💙❤️ #kidlit
💙❤️ #kidlit
sunrise in brooklyn✨
January 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
sunrise in brooklyn✨
If you're an illustrator and you've ever cold emailed me and I haven't replied please know that I do wish I had bandwidth to reply to every cold email that I receive for whatever that's worth.
Don't forget I also have an illustrator contact form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Don't forget I also have an illustrator contact form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Illustrator Contact Form
Hello! My name is Brian LaRossa, I’m executive art director in Scholastic’s hardcover picture book group, where I’ve worked for more than 20 years. I oversee our Branches and Acorn imprints which are ...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
If you're an illustrator and you've ever cold emailed me and I haven't replied please know that I do wish I had bandwidth to reply to every cold email that I receive for whatever that's worth.
Don't forget I also have an illustrator contact form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Don't forget I also have an illustrator contact form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
💙❤️
Someone from the future could be trying to flag me down in Manhattan to give me a critical piece of information that would save my life in the next hour and I’d still wave them off on reflex with the old nah nah sorry not now on my way home take care.
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Someone from the future could be trying to flag me down in Manhattan to give me a critical piece of information that would save my life in the next hour and I’d still wave them off on reflex with the old nah nah sorry not now on my way home take care.