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Steph Lau (she/her)

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Author, illustrator, former pastry chef. Making picture books & graphic novels w/ a splash of mischief. THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER is available for pre-order! (Penguin Workshop - Nov 4, 2025) Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · Mar 27

ICYMI: Signed/personalized copies of the🩰❄️The Abominable Snow Dancer❄️🩰 are now available at @mrmoppsbooks.bsky.social! Just add any personalization requests to Order Comments, like so.

✨ www.moppsbooks.com/book/9780593...

P.S. For industry folks, an interior sneak peek is now on Edelweiss! 😘

The Abominable Snow Dancer: Signed Copies available at Mr. Mopps'
Add Personalization Requests to "Order Comments"

Order comments box says: Please ask the author to sign teh book and address it to "Your Royal Highness, Queen Flufflebottoms". OR ELSE!!!!!!

A bunch of unicorns are below, looking up at the box with different facial expressions.

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 4h

Oh! I was there last night! We should have said hi!

Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 23h

I hope so too! I'm slightly worried no one will show up because our time slot is pretty packed with interesting talks... But at the very least, I get to hang with author friends and I get free lunch 😂

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 1d

I'm three weeks from my debut launch (*panicked scream*). And hoping to finish final* art on my Medusa book because... I'm doing my first author panel this weekend!

*Finalv1

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 1d

The saddest thing is now you have only half the pho to eat

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 1d

Last week I shared the hat, and next week perhaps I'll share the body. In the meantime, the full costume is going out to my newsletter this week. 😎

Subscribe here if you're so inclined: www.stephlaubooks.com/newsletter

About / Contact | Steph Lau

About | Steph Lau | author illustrator of picture books and graphic novels with weird and quirky humor

www.stephlaubooks.com

Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 1d

We are THREE WEEKS away from my debut picture book. Here's Part 2 of my Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume (the scarf!).

This photo was shortly after my husband smacked me in the face. We were going for heroic wind swept vibes and the scarf floating elegantly behind me, but ALAS.

#kidlitart

A woman with a yellow and orange scarf trailing behind her bends over in laughter. A hand holds onto the other end of the scarf. The scarf is a chevron pattern with orange fringe

Cover for The Abominable Snow Dancer, a picture book by Steph Lau, published by Penguin Workshop

Leaping into stores Nov 4, 2025
Pre-order or request from your library!

www.stephlaubooks.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d

Bumi the 1-year-old rockhopper penguin played during a bubble enrichment activity at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Southern rockhopper penguins, like Bumi, are listed as a vulnerable species by the World Wildlife Fund.

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 5d

I've reached the point in the final art process where I obsessively back up my files #amdrawing #kidlitart

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 6d

Ah well. Better luck next time!

Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 6d

This AM I put on my pants backwards. I still haven't turned them around.

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 7d

Lol. That's like, thanks but also ouch! #KidLitChat

Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 7d

I don't like doing synopses, though. I find them pretty painful, and I never know how much voice to put in there 😂😂😂 #KidLitChat

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 7d

I *think* I'm pretty decent at queries, pitches, and log lines (got my agent cold querying!). My agent does the sub letters these days, but I still write a pitch to help me figure out what a story is about #KidLitChat

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 7d

I'm sick and really want to take a bath... but the bath tub is dirty. And I'm sick, so I don't want to clean it 🥺

Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 7d

Definitely read that as dessert at first, and I was like, Oh That's Meeeeeee!!! 😂

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 8d

It's the stress and sleep deprivation lol

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 8d

Thank you! ☺️

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 9d

We're officially 1 month out from the launch of my debut picture book, ❄️🩰The Abominable Snow Dancer! ❄️🩰

To celebrate, here's Part 1 of my Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume. I'll be sharing more parts of the costume in the leadup to the launch.

Pre-order link: www.stephlaubooks.com/abominable

me, a woman with a orange beanie with a giant poofball on top.
This is Part 1 of the Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume

Cover for The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau
Leaping into stores Nov 4, 2025
Pre-order or request from your library!
www.stephlaubooks.com

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 8d

I was at a party recently with a bunch of childless couples and they looked so.... Well-rested and vibrant 😳

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 8d

4 weeks till launch/finals deadline and I'm siiiiiiiiick 😷

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 9d

Whoa. I'm not sure what I thought a bald eagle sounded like, but... it definitely wasn't that.

lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @whiskeynachos.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 9d

Thanks! It took a really long time (also cause I don't regularly knit so I was kind of learning as I go)😅

Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 9d

My newsletter goes out roughly quarterly, and includes a mix of personal and publishing news. Past subscriber doodle requests have included:
- A Chestnut* farting
- Chestnut accidentally starts a cult that worships pastries

Perhaps you have a request to add? 😜

*Chestnut is my pet rabbit

people kneeling in front of a cardboard box in worship. On top of the cardboard box is a bunny in loaf position. The people are saying, "LOAF GOD!" "HAIL GREAT CHESTNUT" "SAVE US, OH LOAF GOD!"

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Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 9d

BUT, if you want to see the full Otto costume, it'll go out to newsletter subscribers first. The next one will also include my upcoming launch events (both virtual & in-person). I usually also share a silly 5-minute doodle, by subscriber request.

Newsletter link: www.stephlaubooks.com/newsletter

About / Contact | Steph Lau

About | Steph Lau | author illustrator of picture books and graphic novels with weird and quirky humor

www.stephlaubooks.com

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