Adria Karlsson
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Adria Karlsson
@adriakarlsson.bsky.social
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 and @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kiltart #cutpaper #autumnleaves
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#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? 🍂🍁
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#picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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
October 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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
October 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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
April 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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
April 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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
January 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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
December 18, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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
December 17, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Spent an evening blobbing blobby hats on blobby monsters. I’m pretty happy with how cute they ended up being. ☺️
#kidlitart #watercolor
December 11, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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
December 5, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Legos are big here, too! Also, play with the puppy. And stardew valley on the switch with my partner or kids!
December 2, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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
November 25, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Thanks Brian! What a generous offer!
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
“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.
November 19, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
See a cat, post a cat. If I must! :) #kidlitart #kidlit
November 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I’m Adria Karlsson and I write/illustrate books for kids! This puppy brought to you by unseasonably warm weather and a need for a joyful moment.

I’m interested in BB, PB, and CB. I’m repped by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart
November 7, 2024 at 5:56 PM
What a day at the #ericcarlemuseum with @anneappert.bsky.social ! 🥰 Definitely a bucket-full art moment.
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#illustrator #picturebookart #amherstma
October 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Cozied up the capybara for fall weather. 🍂 🍃 🍁
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#ceramics #capybara
October 10, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Streeeeeeetch. ❤️ ☀️ 🐱
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#gingercat #kitten
October 4, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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

This one is summery… but October can hold its horses and let me have this last moment of ☀️🌈😊!
#kidlitart
October 3, 2024 at 9:34 PM