Steph Lau (she/her)
@stephlaubooks.com
Author, illustrator, former pastry chef.
❄️🩰THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now!
🐍🪨 MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (HarperCollins): 9/22/26
Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social
Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
❄️🩰THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now!
🐍🪨 MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (HarperCollins): 9/22/26
Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social
Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
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Happy book birthday to me!
My debut picture book, the Abominable Snow Dancer, is about a yeti who secretly dreams of dancing, but has only ever seen unicorns dance before. It's an autobiography - sharing a little video about why 😊
Order links: www.stephlaubooks.com
#booksky #kidlit #bookbirthday
My debut picture book, the Abominable Snow Dancer, is about a yeti who secretly dreams of dancing, but has only ever seen unicorns dance before. It's an autobiography - sharing a little video about why 😊
Order links: www.stephlaubooks.com
#booksky #kidlit #bookbirthday
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NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
The "Return" of the Golden Sword
My grandfather guarded it. The British stole it. I'm named after it—and I'm going to fight for it.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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Back on my mutual aid fundraising train.
1) donate to mutual aid.
2) email your receipt to gtfoMNmittens@proton.me
3) be entered to win these mittens.
Every $5 is an entry.
1) donate to mutual aid.
2) email your receipt to gtfoMNmittens@proton.me
3) be entered to win these mittens.
Every $5 is an entry.
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Back on my mutual aid fundraising train.
1) donate to mutual aid.
2) email your receipt to gtfoMNmittens@proton.me
3) be entered to win these mittens.
Every $5 is an entry.
1) donate to mutual aid.
2) email your receipt to gtfoMNmittens@proton.me
3) be entered to win these mittens.
Every $5 is an entry.
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Today in Castro Valley I'm doing a story time reading, juice tasting at the Castro Valley public library , come thru this evening at 6pm aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/69602... #bayarea #alamedacounty
Family Fun Night: Fresh Juice
Join us and author/illustrator Rob Liu-Trujillo to celebrate Black History Month. We'll enjoy storytime, a book raffle, art demonstration, and a fresh juice tasting! Library staff may take photos, v...
aclibrary.bibliocommons.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Today in Castro Valley I'm doing a story time reading, juice tasting at the Castro Valley public library , come thru this evening at 6pm aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/69602... #bayarea #alamedacounty
It's for a future awards ceremony!
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
It's for a future awards ceremony!
Looks like there's only one spot left in my Character Design workshop! 😱
Bay Area peeps: I'm teaching a character design class for kids at @lindentree.bsky.social Feb 15th!
This is the 1st in a series of Spring illustration workshops w/ different local artists, which also includes Bo Lu, Julie Downing, and @jendeoart.bsky.social!
pci.jotform.com/form/2601879...
This is the 1st in a series of Spring illustration workshops w/ different local artists, which also includes Bo Lu, Julie Downing, and @jendeoart.bsky.social!
pci.jotform.com/form/2601879...
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Looks like there's only one spot left in my Character Design workshop! 😱
Prepping for a character design workshop I'm teaching and waiting for some assets so I can figure out my Medusa cover reveal 😬
February 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Prepping for a character design workshop I'm teaching and waiting for some assets so I can figure out my Medusa cover reveal 😬
I loved this one!
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I loved this one!
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Fave #picturebook of the week: THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER by @stephlaubooks.com
The platonic ideal of picture book plotting, pacing, and illustrations, with a truly hilarious surprise end paper post-script.
#kidlit #booksky #fivestarsforotto
The platonic ideal of picture book plotting, pacing, and illustrations, with a truly hilarious surprise end paper post-script.
#kidlit #booksky #fivestarsforotto
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Fave #picturebook of the week: THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER by @stephlaubooks.com
The platonic ideal of picture book plotting, pacing, and illustrations, with a truly hilarious surprise end paper post-script.
#kidlit #booksky #fivestarsforotto
The platonic ideal of picture book plotting, pacing, and illustrations, with a truly hilarious surprise end paper post-script.
#kidlit #booksky #fivestarsforotto
I'm enjoying the facial expression in the upper left 😂
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I'm enjoying the facial expression in the upper left 😂
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If they make a sequel to Muppets Take Manhattan I hope they do it while he’s mayor and put him in it.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
If they make a sequel to Muppets Take Manhattan I hope they do it while he’s mayor and put him in it.
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard. I'm Steph, an author-illustrator of PBs & GNs.
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard. I'm Steph, an author-illustrator of PBs & GNs.
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
❄️ My debut picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) came out 3 months ago!
😎 I like stories with misfits and mischief
🍨 I'm really into ice cream
Rep @allielevick.bsky.social
www.stephlaubooks.com
The urge to redo everything, after you've already turned in final art #kidlitart
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The urge to redo everything, after you've already turned in final art #kidlitart
It was lovely to meet you all!
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
It was lovely to meet you all!
We had some good questions! I had a lot around creative process (How long did it take to make the book? What's it like being an author? Where did you get the idea?)
February 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
We had some good questions! I had a lot around creative process (How long did it take to make the book? What's it like being an author? Where did you get the idea?)
Lol, what book is that from?
February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Lol, what book is that from?
One #WRAD session done (2nd graders in NC), two more to go! And I'm sad I forgot to share my final slide, which shows my Otto The Abominable Snow Dancer costume, so therefore all of you are forced to see it now 😂
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
One #WRAD session done (2nd graders in NC), two more to go! And I'm sad I forgot to share my final slide, which shows my Otto The Abominable Snow Dancer costume, so therefore all of you are forced to see it now 😂
Ooh, I spy pie plate! Do you use it for greens or for water?? #KidLitChat
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Ooh, I spy pie plate! Do you use it for greens or for water?? #KidLitChat