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Lucas Klauss
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Writer and dad in North Carolina. Author of SURPRISE DINOSAUR!, illustrated by @mikemoranillo.bsky.social, out now from Sourcebooks. Represented by @katemckean.bsky.social.

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Lucas Klauss @lucasklauss.bsky.social · Apr 1
My debut picture book is out today. Happy Surprise Dinosaur Day to all who celebrate!
A large green dinosaur holding a picture book about a large green dinosaur named Surprise Dinosaur.
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I made the local paper (newsletter). Please enjoy this large photo of me in my natural environs (dimly lit dining room with my laundry hamper sitting at the bottom of the stairs for multiple days).
Children’s Book by Concord Author Explores How Even Dinosaurs Can Learn to Be Kind
“I just find it more fun to write kid’s stuff," Lucas Klauss said about his new children's book, "Surprise Dinosaur!"
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May 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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I like this book so much, I bought three copies. It's chock full of dinosaurs AND surprises--perfect for almost every reader I know. Happy release day, @lucasklauss.bsky.social!
lucasklauss.bsky.social Lucas Klauss @lucasklauss.bsky.social · Apr 1
My debut picture book is out today. Happy Surprise Dinosaur Day to all who celebrate!
A large green dinosaur holding a picture book about a large green dinosaur named Surprise Dinosaur.
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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My debut picture book is out today. Happy Surprise Dinosaur Day to all who celebrate!
A large green dinosaur holding a picture book about a large green dinosaur named Surprise Dinosaur.
April 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Thanks to me, April Fool's Day will never happen again. Happy to help!
March 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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New anxiety about writing a book just dropped.

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Oh God People Are Going To Read My Book
And other new-found horrors
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March 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Watch your back, Kool-Aid Man! There’s a new anthropomorphized, wall-smashing creature on the block. And he’s more substantial because he’s made of meat and bones, not liquid and glass, you juice-adjacent aberration! You saccharine homunculus!

(Surprise Dinosaur is bustin’ into bookstores April 1)
Cardboard box full of hardback copies of Surprise Dinosaur!, a picture book by Lucas Klauss and Mike Moran.
February 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Today and tomorrow, my good friends Jornathan Barnes and Melnissa Noble (aka @barnesandnoble.com) are offering 25% off all preorders, including my debut picture book. Please take advantage of this great deal and tell these two real people, my close and dear pals Jornathan and Melnissa, thank you.
Barnes & Noble offer for 25% off all preorders with code PREORDER25, including Surprise Dinosaur!, my debut picture book, the cover of which is shown, depicting a large green T. Rex busting through a red wall in a fashion similar to the Kool-Aid Man.
February 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Wanna take a peek at a new cover reveal? Surprise Dinosaur a new hilarious book written by @lucasklauss.bsky.social for @sbkslibrary.bsky.social! I’m not kidding when I say it will be released on 4/1/25! #dinosaur #dinosaurs #trex #surprise
February 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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For real
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4
An Open Letter to Our Publishers With the election of the trump administration and its policies as embodied by Project 2025, we authors have deep concerns about how our publishers will be operating and how publishers will advocate for and protect authors. Trump's agenda explicitly calls for the criminalization of authors, teachers, librarians, and publishing professionals with the consequences including, "imprison[ment]," and being "classed as registered sex offenders" (pg 4 Project 2025) For authors who are not citizens, this could also result in deportation. This promises to be a pro-censorship, pro-book-banning administration, and the successful implementation of its policies will require willing compliance of America's institutions, including its corporations. The freedom to write is as important as the freedom to read. We have been heartened by many publishers' willingness to engage in legal and legislative pathways to fight book banning and want to be sure that you will double-down on your fight during this consequential time. This past week AABB help open forums with authors from all genres and age levels to better understand author concerns and needs. While this may not be a complete list due to the rapid turnaround, we know we have a short time before January to prepare for what is to come and we want to this start this conversation sooner rather than later.
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 PM