Lauren Stohler
@lorstohler.bsky.social
#KidLit author and illustrator! | linktr.ee/laurenstohler | www.laurenstohler.com | repped by Thao Le at Sandra Djikstra Literary Agency
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Lauren Stohler
@lorstohler.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Hi! I'm Lauren, a #kidlit author/illustrator who loves funny, offbeat stories told by highly animated characters!
You can find me at www.laurenstohler.com or on Instagram (@lorstohler)!
You can find me at www.laurenstohler.com or on Instagram (@lorstohler)!
A really neat post from the great @jacobsouva.bsky.social!
Some of the #kidlitart #kidlit truths I’ve learned (mostly the hard way):
📖 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
1. Kids are real people and deserve art that honors them for who they are right now and not what they’ll one day become.
📖 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
1. Kids are real people and deserve art that honors them for who they are right now and not what they’ll one day become.
May 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A really neat post from the great @jacobsouva.bsky.social!
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it's cartoonist day. yeah, that's so
May 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
it's cartoonist day. yeah, that's so
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I’ve seen Staatliches used in the wild but I’ve never seen anyone make full use of the discretionary ligatures, which by the way aren’t available in the Google Fonts version of the typeface.
www.typebrut.com/work/staatli...
www.typebrut.com/work/staatli...
May 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’ve seen Staatliches used in the wild but I’ve never seen anyone make full use of the discretionary ligatures, which by the way aren’t available in the Google Fonts version of the typeface.
www.typebrut.com/work/staatli...
www.typebrut.com/work/staatli...
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I was thinking a lot about the connective tissue between #kidlit work I’m drawn to, the #kidlitart I aspire to, and what I write. It led me to name my kind of creative ethos.
☀️ open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
☀️ open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
Taking Stock of Our Creative Ethos
A stab at understanding what I'm about as an illustrator and writer
open.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I was thinking a lot about the connective tissue between #kidlit work I’m drawn to, the #kidlitart I aspire to, and what I write. It led me to name my kind of creative ethos.
☀️ open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
☀️ open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
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This Saturday April 26th is Independent Bookstore Day!
Now more than ever, the @americanbookseller.bsky.social and independent bookstores everywhere need our support.
If you have time this weekend, visit and support a local independent bookstore in your area.
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
Now more than ever, the @americanbookseller.bsky.social and independent bookstores everywhere need our support.
If you have time this weekend, visit and support a local independent bookstore in your area.
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
Independent Bookstore Day
www.bookweb.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This Saturday April 26th is Independent Bookstore Day!
Now more than ever, the @americanbookseller.bsky.social and independent bookstores everywhere need our support.
If you have time this weekend, visit and support a local independent bookstore in your area.
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
Now more than ever, the @americanbookseller.bsky.social and independent bookstores everywhere need our support.
If you have time this weekend, visit and support a local independent bookstore in your area.
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
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JUST ONE WAVE is out today! I'm sharing some of my favorite details from the book on the blog: 100scopenotes.com/2025/04/15/6...
7 Randomly Random Facts About JUST ONE WAVE
Just One Flake is out TODAY! Here are some random facts about the book.
100scopenotes.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
JUST ONE WAVE is out today! I'm sharing some of my favorite details from the book on the blog: 100scopenotes.com/2025/04/15/6...
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Sometimes I wish I drew weirder.
April 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sometimes I wish I drew weirder.
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Ask me to do a trick!
April 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Ask me to do a trick!
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“A.I. makes art accessible.” Art has always been accessible. There was like a six month period where I drew all the sketches for my comics with a lined notebook from the grocery store and a random green marker.
April 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“A.I. makes art accessible.” Art has always been accessible. There was like a six month period where I drew all the sketches for my comics with a lined notebook from the grocery store and a random green marker.
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If we're doing Poetry Month then by gum we're gonna do it right. And 2025, for whatever reason, is already FULL of shockingly good poetry. Here's a taste. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/02/t...
April 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If we're doing Poetry Month then by gum we're gonna do it right. And 2025, for whatever reason, is already FULL of shockingly good poetry. Here's a taste. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/02/t...
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When your agent's like "Write a script with THIS theme and pick an artist!" and you're like "HELL YEAH LET'S DO THIS!"
But just because...y'all know anybody with a fun midgrade style who is currently looking for GN work? Feel free to put your own names in the hat (plus portfolios!)!
But just because...y'all know anybody with a fun midgrade style who is currently looking for GN work? Feel free to put your own names in the hat (plus portfolios!)!
April 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When your agent's like "Write a script with THIS theme and pick an artist!" and you're like "HELL YEAH LET'S DO THIS!"
But just because...y'all know anybody with a fun midgrade style who is currently looking for GN work? Feel free to put your own names in the hat (plus portfolios!)!
But just because...y'all know anybody with a fun midgrade style who is currently looking for GN work? Feel free to put your own names in the hat (plus portfolios!)!
Reposted by Lauren Stohler
This Sunday in Middletown, CT! Looking forward to seeing all my kidlit comics peeps there!!!! 😍💖
Howdy folks! If you are a kidlit cartoonists in the New England area, or know somebody who is, we have a monthly social group that is currently meeting at a coffee shop in Middletown, CT. Please DM me for the exact location and follow for future events. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🤍
#kidlitgn #kidlitcomics
#kidlitgn #kidlitcomics
March 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This Sunday in Middletown, CT! Looking forward to seeing all my kidlit comics peeps there!!!! 😍💖
Happy Jump-on-a-Stump Day! 🎉
Celebrate this gnome holiday with #GnomeAndRat:
1. Make up a stump-jumping song!
2. Find a stump! (A rock or a particularly nice square of sidewalk is good too!)
3. Get your excitement high and JUMP!
Happy spring!
Celebrate this gnome holiday with #GnomeAndRat:
1. Make up a stump-jumping song!
2. Find a stump! (A rock or a particularly nice square of sidewalk is good too!)
3. Get your excitement high and JUMP!
Happy spring!
March 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Jump-on-a-Stump Day! 🎉
Celebrate this gnome holiday with #GnomeAndRat:
1. Make up a stump-jumping song!
2. Find a stump! (A rock or a particularly nice square of sidewalk is good too!)
3. Get your excitement high and JUMP!
Happy spring!
Celebrate this gnome holiday with #GnomeAndRat:
1. Make up a stump-jumping song!
2. Find a stump! (A rock or a particularly nice square of sidewalk is good too!)
3. Get your excitement high and JUMP!
Happy spring!
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Here is a handout I made for my kid’s class last week, when I went in to talk to them about making books. I Frankensteined together a bunch of art I already had to make it, and filled other stuff in. But it was a big hit, so I’m sharing it here in case you know any kids interested in making books!
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Here is a handout I made for my kid’s class last week, when I went in to talk to them about making books. I Frankensteined together a bunch of art I already had to make it, and filled other stuff in. But it was a big hit, so I’m sharing it here in case you know any kids interested in making books!
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BANNED TOGETHER is out today 🔥💪 I’m proud to have played a small part in this powerful anthology about book bans and censorship—now more important than ever.
📚 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768794...
📚 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768794...
March 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
BANNED TOGETHER is out today 🔥💪 I’m proud to have played a small part in this powerful anthology about book bans and censorship—now more important than ever.
📚 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768794...
📚 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768794...
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Playing in Paris.
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #MyYellowUmbrella #seekingrepresentation #read #drawing #MYU #playinginparis #digitalart
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #MyYellowUmbrella #seekingrepresentation #read #drawing #MYU #playinginparis #digitalart
February 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Hello! We are Kids Comics Unite, an organization devoted to supporting and growing the careers of kids comics authors and illustrators since 2019.
You also may know us from KCU Pitchfest and our Intensive!
Check us out at kidscomicsunite.com and join our community! We’d love to see you there :)
You also may know us from KCU Pitchfest and our Intensive!
Check us out at kidscomicsunite.com and join our community! We’d love to see you there :)
February 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hello! We are Kids Comics Unite, an organization devoted to supporting and growing the careers of kids comics authors and illustrators since 2019.
You also may know us from KCU Pitchfest and our Intensive!
Check us out at kidscomicsunite.com and join our community! We’d love to see you there :)
You also may know us from KCU Pitchfest and our Intensive!
Check us out at kidscomicsunite.com and join our community! We’d love to see you there :)
Cue the confetti: GNOME AND RAT: TIME TO PARTY! is on the list of @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social GNCRT’s Best Graphic Novels for Children 2024! 🎉
www.ala.org/gncrt/2024-b...
www.ala.org/gncrt/2024-b...
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Cue the confetti: GNOME AND RAT: TIME TO PARTY! is on the list of @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social GNCRT’s Best Graphic Novels for Children 2024! 🎉
www.ala.org/gncrt/2024-b...
www.ala.org/gncrt/2024-b...
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A sketch of my neighbour, who became a painter in her seventies
January 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A sketch of my neighbour, who became a painter in her seventies
Weakness #251: bugs doing people chores
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Weakness #251: bugs doing people chores
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Library True Fact!
WE are, all of us collectively, The Library.
When everything is returned at the end of the school year, I have tons of shelves and sections totally overflowing with books that have to be stacked up on top of the shelves because they will not fit.
WE are, all of us collectively, The Library.
When everything is returned at the end of the school year, I have tons of shelves and sections totally overflowing with books that have to be stacked up on top of the shelves because they will not fit.
If you're wondering if you've seen me before, it's probably this one:
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Library True Fact!
WE are, all of us collectively, The Library.
When everything is returned at the end of the school year, I have tons of shelves and sections totally overflowing with books that have to be stacked up on top of the shelves because they will not fit.
WE are, all of us collectively, The Library.
When everything is returned at the end of the school year, I have tons of shelves and sections totally overflowing with books that have to be stacked up on top of the shelves because they will not fit.
TWO #GnomeAndRat books on TWO Betsy Bird lists means I get ice cream for breakfast!?!?
afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/19/3...
afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/19/3...
January 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
TWO #GnomeAndRat books on TWO Betsy Bird lists means I get ice cream for breakfast!?!?
afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/19/3...
afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/19/3...
Coffee! Comics! Connecticut (and adjacent)! Come join this chill group!
Howdy folks! If you are a kidlit cartoonists in the New England area, or know somebody who is, we have a monthly social group that is currently meeting at a coffee shop in Middletown, CT. Please DM me for the exact location and follow for future events. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🤍
#kidlitgn #kidlitcomics
#kidlitgn #kidlitcomics
January 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Coffee! Comics! Connecticut (and adjacent)! Come join this chill group!
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Wrote a bit about setting myself up for #kidlitart #kidlit artistic moments instead of playing it safe.
“I know it will be ok, maybe even great in the end — but it feels a bit like doing a rubik’s cube in oncoming traffic.”
😉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
“I know it will be ok, maybe even great in the end — but it feels a bit like doing a rubik’s cube in oncoming traffic.”
😉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
The Work of the Artist
and setting myself up for a challenge... again
open.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wrote a bit about setting myself up for #kidlitart #kidlit artistic moments instead of playing it safe.
“I know it will be ok, maybe even great in the end — but it feels a bit like doing a rubik’s cube in oncoming traffic.”
😉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
“I know it will be ok, maybe even great in the end — but it feels a bit like doing a rubik’s cube in oncoming traffic.”
😉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...