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Robin Stevenson
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Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind; Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle; Kid Activists and more. (She/her)
Coming spring 2026: The Book of Jupiter
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What an incredibly satisfying way to finish this (insert multiple swear-y adjectives here) year.
Publishers Marketplace deal announcement screenshot for PRIDE PUPPY COUNTDOWN, a number concept picture book by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin, to be published by Orca books in spring 2027.
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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WE HAVE NEWS!!! 🏳️‍🌈🐶🎉
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A colorful illustrated image of five dogs, with the dog at the center wearing a rainbow scarf. Text reads Pride Puppy Countdown: A sequel, by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin. Spring 2027, Orca. Text reads: how it started: in May 2025, our book PRIDE PUPPY was at the center of a case at the US supreme Court- the hearing had taken place and the decision was yet to come. We were chatting daily to keep on top of the latest developments and for much needed moral support. The case was incredibly stressful and a little traumatic for both of us. We met up for drinks one evening and what started as a joke- making another book together- began taking shape. Were we actually serious?! Text reads: the weekend after the (terrible) SCOTUS decision, we did some fun events together, and were reminded of why lgbtq plus inclusive books matter...So we sent out a proposal. (photos of author-illustrator team at public events) Text reads: How it's going: PRIDE PUPPY COUNTDOWN comes out spring 2027. We can't wait to share it with you! Photos show a message from the publisher accepting the proposal, and a photo of Julie and Robin celebrating.
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Look what arrived on my doorstep on this dark and rainy evening- my author copies, finally! This one comes out November 11th and I hope kids will enjoy it.
A box containing copies of the book KID OLYMPIANS: WINTER.
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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How is the attack on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canada? So many thoughts about this and I am looking forward to this conversation! Join us online Nov. 20.

(Thanks @cfetmu.bsky.social @pencanada.bsky.social and Mass Culture!)
Text reads Center for Free Expression. How is the attack on arts and culture in the US impacting Canada? 4 photographs below are of Jordan Laffrenier, associate artistic director at Canadian stage; Sascha Priewe, director of collections and public programs at the a Aga Khan museum; Robin Stevenson, author; and moderator, Brendan De Caries, PEN Canada.
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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PRIDE PUPPY illustrator Julie McLaughlin is helping me raise money to sponsor a Ugandan refugee friend to resettle in BC. Want her to create a portrait of your dog (cat, pony etc)? Our auction is here: www.facebook.com/share/1GgGAY...
(And the dogs behind our book: my Tazza and Julie's Mr Pants!)
Photo of two dogs: a blue roan spaniel wearing a rainbow pride bandana and a Pomeranian wearing a blue scarf.
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Want to get a custom portrait of your own very good dog from PRIDE PUPPY illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social (and also support refugee resettlement?) Here you go! www.facebook.com/share/16GdRb...
An illustration of a small brown and black dog, with the name Poppy written above and a banner of flowers below A photo of an English Cocker spaniel wearing a rainbow bandana, posed beside the book Pride Puppy
October 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Fox News dropping the audio clip of Gorsuch lying about Pride Puppy... into a completely unrelated story about Harvard... with no explanation given. I know Fox is kinda unhinged but why so obsessed with our little alphabet book?
Screenshot of this article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/harvard-hires-drag-queen-lawhore-vagistan-visiting-professor-gender-sexuality-studies
October 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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If you see this post a bridge (also l love all these bridge photos!)
Wooden bridge extending forward to grassy bank, tree on either side, green field beyond.
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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In case you need to see something beautiful. This is from my hike today: Hadrian's Wall, built almost 2000 years ago.
A photograph of Hadrian's Wall snaking along a steep craggy ridge, with a lake and green fields behind the hill.
September 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Delighted that A Hug on the Wind won a Sunshine Coast Book Award! Particularly lovely because I've had such wonderful experiences in that very beautiful and friendly part of BC. Thank you SCWES ❤️
Book cover of A Hug on the Wind. Image of a child in a yellow raincoat, holding a red umbrella.
September 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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New story from Margaret Atwood 😂
Screenshot of a tweet from Margaret Atwood from X. Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.) John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits. They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex. Although they claimed to be Christian, they paid no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies and such; instead, they practised selfish rapacious capitalism, because they worshipped Ayn Rand. (Though they ignored the scene in The Fountainhead where “welcomed rape” is advocated, because who wants to dwell, and also that would have involved sex and would de facto be pornographic. Well, it kind of is, eh?) Oh, and they never died, because who wants to dwell on, you know, death and corpses and yuk? So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.
August 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The Alberta government actually excluded religious texts from their guidelines.
Screenshot of Ministerial order. Highlighted section reads: but does not include non-sexual content, non-explicit sexual content, or any depiction of any nature contained in religious texts or scriptures.
August 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Here is what appears to be a list of books that Edmonton's school board plans to ban. It includes a lot of really important books, and has the potential to have an impact on many Alberta high school students. x.com/BradLafortun...
Screenshot of post from X, from Bradley, Lafortune. It reads, I've just received what appears to be a legitimate draft list of banned books at one of the largest school boards in the province, and it is enraging and heartbreaking... This government is playing to fear, division and hatred and Alberta's students will suffer.
August 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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When Mahmoud v Taylor was at SCOTUS, the authors & illustrators involved (best support group EVER) joked about making T-shirts. Here they are! We decided to make this public, as a fundraiser for @penamerica.bsky.social. (Yes, that's Gorsuch reading Pride Puppy!)
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White T-shirt with text that reads "scotus book club" and an image of the nine Supreme Court justices reading the nine picture books involved in Mahmoud v Taylor.
August 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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My kid and I made a menu for a Redwall feast when we were reading these books together! Basil Stag Hare's leek soup is still a favorite ten years later.
A menu that lists the following: cheese herb garlic bread a la redwell, Basil stag hare's leek soup, raspberry cordial, Treeroses Apple turnovers, and strawb'rry 'unnymoles. The menu is decorated with pictures of small animals.
August 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Photos from Lake Cowichan yesterday, taken forty five minutes apart: smoke from the China Creek wildfire near Port Alberni. Hope tonight brings rain. Stay safe, everyone.
Image of a beach and a lake, with people swimming. Clear blue sky. Image of a lake with a white sky, and mountains obscured by smoke.
August 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Canadian authors and illustrators are speaking up against book bans in Canada, especially recent moves by Alberta's government to censor books in schools. If you are a published Canadian author or illustrator, please join us! CAIABB sign up page: www.karijones.ca/canadian-aut...
Authors & Illustrators Speak Out Against Book Bans In Alberta. Text reads: Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans, a group of published writers and artists from across the country, strongly opposes the recent efforts by the Alberta government to ban books in the province’s schools. We support the rights of young people to read freely and to access books in which they may see people like themselves and their families on the page, and in which they may learn about the lives of other people different from themselves. We support their right to find the stories they need and the information they seek. Slide 2: Text reads: The reality is that young people have access to many kinds of media and various forums for content. Books, especially now, are a crucially important and appropriate way for them to learn about all topics, including sex and sexuality, as they develop their understanding of the world and their own relationships and identities. In the context of rising censorship and anti-2SLGBTQIA+ backlash in the United States, we are particularly distressed to see a Canadian province adopting the same book banning playbook pushed by far-right American groups like Moms for Liberty. We are concerned that the new guidelines will be used to target 2SLGBTQIA+ books, a practice that not only censors books and undermines student access, but also sends a harmful message that stigmatizes 2SLGBTQIA+ people and suggests that stories about them do not belong in schools. Footer: Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans. Slide 3: As writers and illustrators, we support the work done by teachers and librarians to develop diverse and inclusive collections in schools, and we urge all levels of government to consult with them about any issues related to books in schools. As writers — and for some of us, also as teachers and as parents — we understand the value and importance of allowing students to choose the literature they want. Students who choose the books they want are empowered, allowing them to improve literacy. Footer: Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans. Slide 4: We believe that the best way to ensure school libraries meet the wide-ranging needs of students is to provide adequate funding for school librarian positions. Book bans do not protect children. Children do not need to be protected from books in their school libraries. They do need to be protected from the kinds of hate, bigotry, and discrimination that often motivate attempts to ban books. We stand against all attempts at book banning in Canadian schools and libraries, and we hope you will join us in this. Message is signed, Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans.
August 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Yesterday- the day after the ruling on Mahmoud v Taylor- @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social and I read Pride Puppy to kids and families at a Queer and Trans Farmers Market. It was a good reminder of why we wrote the book. So much queer joy. Happy Pride, friends.
Two women in colorful dresses and jean jackets are holding a copy of Pride Puppy while sitting on chairs under a white canopy tent. 7 kids, a parent, and ASL interpreter are seated in front of them, with the children's backs to the camera. Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin are sitting behind a table outdoors. A row of pride flags, hang overhead, and the table in front of them is covered with copies of Pride Puppy as well as a few other books, coloring pages and stickers.
June 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Happy Pride day friends! I'm about to read Pride Puppy with @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social at a very cool queer event and it'll be our first shared author-and- illustrator reading! (Also, here are the two Pride pups who helped write the book. Our co-workers, you might say.)
That photo shows a black and gray spaniel wearing a rainbow bandana, and a Pomeranian wearing a blue bandana. Bandana. There is a painted street pole in the background with a picture of an ice cream cone on it.
June 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Here are the two pups that inspired our Pride Puppy book: my sweet spaniel Tazza and illustrator Julie McLaughlin's incredibly cute Mr Pants! @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social
A photograph showing a blue roan English cocker spaniel wearing a Rainbow Pride bandana, and a very cute Pomeranian with a blue bandana. In the background is a street pole with an ice cream cone painted on it.
June 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Text reads: children don't need protection from books; they need protection from hate and discrimination. Segregating books about queer people and treating these books differently from other books is discriminatory and has the potential to do real harm. We believe the Supreme Court is wrong to enable this kind of discrimination against children and families in public schools. This statement is signed by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin, author and illustrator of Pride puppy. Two small images at the bottom of the slide show a family of two moms, a grandmother, a little kid, a baby and a dog- characters from the picture book Pride Puppy.
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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text reads: picture books like Pride puppy are a helpful resource for teachers who are working hard to create welcoming and supportive classrooms that include all kinds of kids from all kinds of families. It is unreasonable and absurd to expect teachers to hide the existence of an entire group of people. Schools cannot make queer students and families invisible without harming all students- because while inclusive picture books do not harm children, shame, stigma, and erasure do.
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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text reads: We also believe that all children deserve the chance to learn about the diversity of the world they share. All our kids attend public schools together. Regardless of their family's religious faiths, political views, and connections to the queer community, they share classrooms and playgrounds. Teachers have a responsibility to make sure that all their students feel seen and included, and to support them as they learn about each other.
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Text reads: Pride puppy is a joyful alphabet book that was inspired by our own experiences at Pride parades and festivals, where families of all kinds come together to celebrate. Millions of children have a queer parent, and many identify as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community themselves. We've heard from countless parents about how much it means to them and their kids to see people like themselves reflected in a book. All children deserve to see their families- and themselves- represented in the stories they read.
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Pride Puppy illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social and I wrote a statement on today's SCOTUS decision in the Mahmoud v Taylor case. Here it is.
An image of a family with two moms, a grandma, a baby, a young child, and dog- all characters from the picture book Pride Puppy- stand in front of the US Supreme Court. Text reads, Statement on Mahmoud v. Taylor, by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM