Karen Krossing
@karenkrossing.com
#KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor.
Latest: MY STREET REMEMBERS.
Upcoming: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
Agent: Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown.
VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops.
Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈
https://karenkrossing.com
Latest: MY STREET REMEMBERS.
Upcoming: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
Agent: Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown.
VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops.
Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈
https://karenkrossing.com
A brief break from grey winter clouds at #sunrise today. #skyphotograhy
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A brief break from grey winter clouds at #sunrise today. #skyphotograhy
Arriving on Earth in February 2026: ONE COSMIC ROCK, written by me and illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social. A rock is like a book. When you open it, it tells you a story of where it’s been. The story of this rock is out of this world. Available for preorder now!
@owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #stem
@owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #stem
January 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Arriving on Earth in February 2026: ONE COSMIC ROCK, written by me and illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social. A rock is like a book. When you open it, it tells you a story of where it’s been. The story of this rock is out of this world. Available for preorder now!
@owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #stem
@owlkids.bsky.social #kidlit #stem
Wild rice pudding with black currant compote and birch syrup. Topped with toasted pumpkin seeds. A new recipe that worked out well!
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wild rice pudding with black currant compote and birch syrup. Topped with toasted pumpkin seeds. A new recipe that worked out well!
I’m honored by this article in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social BOOKNEWS magazine, written with sensitivity by author @heathercamlot.bsky.social. In it, Heather speaks with illustrator Cathie Jamieson and me about how our unconventional teamwork shaped our new book MY STREET REMEMBERS. #kidlit
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’m honored by this article in @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social BOOKNEWS magazine, written with sensitivity by author @heathercamlot.bsky.social. In it, Heather speaks with illustrator Cathie Jamieson and me about how our unconventional teamwork shaped our new book MY STREET REMEMBERS. #kidlit
It’s fitting that my advanced copy of THE CLOUD THAT STUCK arrived on this rainy day. This book will be published in April – the month of rainstorms – but today’s weather somehow knew this book needed a rainstorm to announce its arrival. Dorothy Leung's illustrations are so emotive!
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It’s fitting that my advanced copy of THE CLOUD THAT STUCK arrived on this rainy day. This book will be published in April – the month of rainstorms – but today’s weather somehow knew this book needed a rainstorm to announce its arrival. Dorothy Leung's illustrations are so emotive!
REVISE YOUR PICTURE BOOK MANUSCRIPTS
Do you have #picturebook manuscripts you’d like to revise with a committed group of writers?
BUILD-YOUR-OWN MENTORSHIP
Are you seeking a one-on-one mentorship with an MFA-level faculty member?
Visit www.whalerockworkshops.com or message me to chat. #kidlit
Do you have #picturebook manuscripts you’d like to revise with a committed group of writers?
BUILD-YOUR-OWN MENTORSHIP
Are you seeking a one-on-one mentorship with an MFA-level faculty member?
Visit www.whalerockworkshops.com or message me to chat. #kidlit
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
REVISE YOUR PICTURE BOOK MANUSCRIPTS
Do you have #picturebook manuscripts you’d like to revise with a committed group of writers?
BUILD-YOUR-OWN MENTORSHIP
Are you seeking a one-on-one mentorship with an MFA-level faculty member?
Visit www.whalerockworkshops.com or message me to chat. #kidlit
Do you have #picturebook manuscripts you’d like to revise with a committed group of writers?
BUILD-YOUR-OWN MENTORSHIP
Are you seeking a one-on-one mentorship with an MFA-level faculty member?
Visit www.whalerockworkshops.com or message me to chat. #kidlit
Thank you, @quillandquire.bsky.social, for including MY STREET REMEMBERS as a Notable Book of 2025!
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson and written by me.
Check out all the great books here: quillandquire.com/omni/canadas....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit #EduSky
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson and written by me.
Check out all the great books here: quillandquire.com/omni/canadas....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit #EduSky
December 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thank you, @quillandquire.bsky.social, for including MY STREET REMEMBERS as a Notable Book of 2025!
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson and written by me.
Check out all the great books here: quillandquire.com/omni/canadas....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit #EduSky
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson and written by me.
Check out all the great books here: quillandquire.com/omni/canadas....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit #EduSky
I'm honored by this review of ONE COSMIC ROCK, written by me & illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social. Thanks to @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social of England's Natural History Museum. He's an expert in the evolutionary palaeobiology of dinosaurs & other critters.
☄Available for preorder!
#CANkidlit #kidlit
☄Available for preorder!
#CANkidlit #kidlit
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm honored by this review of ONE COSMIC ROCK, written by me & illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social. Thanks to @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social of England's Natural History Museum. He's an expert in the evolutionary palaeobiology of dinosaurs & other critters.
☄Available for preorder!
#CANkidlit #kidlit
☄Available for preorder!
#CANkidlit #kidlit
Rainy day family D&D game. We are a goblin gang on a mission. ♥️
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Rainy day family D&D game. We are a goblin gang on a mission. ♥️
My author copy of ONE COSMIC ROCK has arrived! Many millions of years ago, an asteroid began a journey that reshaped life on our planet forever. A poetic look at a defining event in Earth’s history, gorgeously illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social! Coming February 2026 from @owlkids.bsky.social!
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My author copy of ONE COSMIC ROCK has arrived! Many millions of years ago, an asteroid began a journey that reshaped life on our planet forever. A poetic look at a defining event in Earth’s history, gorgeously illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social! Coming February 2026 from @owlkids.bsky.social!
For 12 years, I was an editor of Toronto Public Library's YOUNG VOICES MAGAZINE, and last night I got to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of this awesome magazine of teen prose, poetry and art! You can pick up a copy at any TPL branch to dive into the hearts and minds of today’s youth.
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For 12 years, I was an editor of Toronto Public Library's YOUNG VOICES MAGAZINE, and last night I got to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of this awesome magazine of teen prose, poetry and art! You can pick up a copy at any TPL branch to dive into the hearts and minds of today’s youth.
Hey writing friends: Here's a free online seminar on grant writing for Canadian writers (including the recent Canada Council for the Arts funding portal update) with author, grant writer, and educator Lindsay Zier-Vogel. Friday, November 7, 2025, 11 am to 12:20 pm. #CANkidlit
October 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hey writing friends: Here's a free online seminar on grant writing for Canadian writers (including the recent Canada Council for the Arts funding portal update) with author, grant writer, and educator Lindsay Zier-Vogel. Friday, November 7, 2025, 11 am to 12:20 pm. #CANkidlit
It was moving and impactful to watch the documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which is about freedom to read and the fight against banned books, in a roomful of librarians and writers.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It was moving and impactful to watch the documentary THE LIBRARIANS, which is about freedom to read and the fight against banned books, in a roomful of librarians and writers.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
@debbieohi.com @jgcanada.bsky.social
Cover reveal! Dorothy Leung and I are so excited for you to meet Tansy, whose life is disrupted one blustery day, by a pesty cloud that just won’t go away.
☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now.
@charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit
☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now.
@charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Cover reveal! Dorothy Leung and I are so excited for you to meet Tansy, whose life is disrupted one blustery day, by a pesty cloud that just won’t go away.
☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now.
@charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit
☁️ THE CLOUD THAT STUCK ☁️ officially comes out April 14, 2026, and is available for pre-order now.
@charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #CANkidlit
On Sunday, Oct 5 at 2:15 PM, you can find me at the Telling Tales Festival as I read from MY STREET REMEMBERS. This storytime will invite young listeners to discover the deep past beneath our feet. What does your street remember?
Link: tellingtales.org/festival-reg...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
Link: tellingtales.org/festival-reg...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On Sunday, Oct 5 at 2:15 PM, you can find me at the Telling Tales Festival as I read from MY STREET REMEMBERS. This storytime will invite young listeners to discover the deep past beneath our feet. What does your street remember?
Link: tellingtales.org/festival-reg...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
Link: tellingtales.org/festival-reg...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
What I’ll be reading tomorrow on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What I’ll be reading tomorrow on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Join Willie Poll and me at Toronto WOTS on Saturday, September 27 at 1:35 pm for a fun-filled storytime event! David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W in Toronto.
#TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
#TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Join Willie Poll and me at Toronto WOTS on Saturday, September 27 at 1:35 pm for a fun-filled storytime event! David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W in Toronto.
#TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
#TorontoWOTS #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
You can listen to an interview with Cathie Jamieson & me on CBC/Radio's Up North with Jonathan Pinto! I was also interviewed on CBC’s Here & Now Toronto, & you can find the link to both interviews below. We’re grateful for this positive attention for MY STREET REMEMBERS!
Link: lnk.bio/KarenKrossing
Link: lnk.bio/KarenKrossing
September 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
You can listen to an interview with Cathie Jamieson & me on CBC/Radio's Up North with Jonathan Pinto! I was also interviewed on CBC’s Here & Now Toronto, & you can find the link to both interviews below. We’re grateful for this positive attention for MY STREET REMEMBERS!
Link: lnk.bio/KarenKrossing
Link: lnk.bio/KarenKrossing
Gratitude for all who came to our launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS! We read, we enjoyed Cathie Jamieson's original illustrations, and we painted moccasins on the sidewalk with Moccasin Identifier at Create Art Studio. Thank you for the community love and support. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Gratitude for all who came to our launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS! We read, we enjoyed Cathie Jamieson's original illustrations, and we painted moccasins on the sidewalk with Moccasin Identifier at Create Art Studio. Thank you for the community love and support. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
It was a thrill to visit CBC Radio live in person for a chat with Ramraajh Sharvendiran about MY STREET REMEMBERS, written by me and illustrated by Cathie Jamieson.
Link: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
Link: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It was a thrill to visit CBC Radio live in person for a chat with Ramraajh Sharvendiran about MY STREET REMEMBERS, written by me and illustrated by Cathie Jamieson.
Link: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
Link: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social
Happy book birthday to My Street Remembers, written by me and gorgeously illustrated by Cathie Jamieson! I’m thrilled it’s out in the world!
If you’re in Toronto on Sept 14, please join us for a family-friendly book launch plus an art activity by Moccasin Identifier. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
If you’re in Toronto on Sept 14, please join us for a family-friendly book launch plus an art activity by Moccasin Identifier. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy book birthday to My Street Remembers, written by me and gorgeously illustrated by Cathie Jamieson! I’m thrilled it’s out in the world!
If you’re in Toronto on Sept 14, please join us for a family-friendly book launch plus an art activity by Moccasin Identifier. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
If you’re in Toronto on Sept 14, please join us for a family-friendly book launch plus an art activity by Moccasin Identifier. @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social
Thank you, @ala-booklist.bsky.social, for this early review of MY STREET REMEMBERS!
"A thoughtful overview and reflection on the life and legacy of a busy street."
Available for preorder.
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson.
Published by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social.
"A thoughtful overview and reflection on the life and legacy of a busy street."
Available for preorder.
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson.
Published by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social.
August 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thank you, @ala-booklist.bsky.social, for this early review of MY STREET REMEMBERS!
"A thoughtful overview and reflection on the life and legacy of a busy street."
Available for preorder.
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson.
Published by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social.
"A thoughtful overview and reflection on the life and legacy of a busy street."
Available for preorder.
Illustrated by Cathie Jamieson.
Published by @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social.
Only one month until the book launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS, including a presentation and art activity by Moccasin Identifier. We would love to see you there!
The Book: houseofanansi.com/products/my-... (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social)
Moccasin Identifier: moccasinidentifier.com
The Book: houseofanansi.com/products/my-... (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social)
Moccasin Identifier: moccasinidentifier.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Only one month until the book launch for MY STREET REMEMBERS, including a presentation and art activity by Moccasin Identifier. We would love to see you there!
The Book: houseofanansi.com/products/my-... (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social)
Moccasin Identifier: moccasinidentifier.com
The Book: houseofanansi.com/products/my-... (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social)
Moccasin Identifier: moccasinidentifier.com
Thanks to @quillandquire.bsky.social for including MY STREET REMEMBERS in their 2025 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Young Adult and Nonfiction!
More here: quillandquire.com/omni/2025-fa...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
More here: quillandquire.com/omni/2025-fa...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
August 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thanks to @quillandquire.bsky.social for including MY STREET REMEMBERS in their 2025 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Young Adult and Nonfiction!
More here: quillandquire.com/omni/2025-fa...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
More here: quillandquire.com/omni/2025-fa...
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #CANkidlit #kidlit
Summer isn't over yet! There's still time for these fantastic summer reads. #CANkidlit #kidlit
@parentclub.bsky.social
@lesliegentile.bsky.social
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jessicavitalis.bsky.social
@jlbaileybooks.bsky.social
@mbleatherdale.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social
@parentclub.bsky.social
@lesliegentile.bsky.social
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jessicavitalis.bsky.social
@jlbaileybooks.bsky.social
@mbleatherdale.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Summer isn't over yet! There's still time for these fantastic summer reads. #CANkidlit #kidlit
@parentclub.bsky.social
@lesliegentile.bsky.social
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jessicavitalis.bsky.social
@jlbaileybooks.bsky.social
@mbleatherdale.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social
@parentclub.bsky.social
@lesliegentile.bsky.social
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jessicavitalis.bsky.social
@jlbaileybooks.bsky.social
@mbleatherdale.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social