Steph Lau (she/her)
LightNews LightNews
banner
stephlaubooks.com
Steph Lau (she/her)
@stephlaubooks.com
2.8K followers 710 following 2K posts
Author, illustrator, former pastry chef.

❄️🩰THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now!
🐍🪨 MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (Harper Collins): 9/22/26

Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social
Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
stephlaubooks.com
Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · Nov 4
Happy book birthday to me!

My debut picture book, the Abominable Snow Dancer, is about a yeti who secretly dreams of dancing, but has only ever seen unicorns dance before. It's an autobiography - sharing a little video about why 😊

Order links: www.stephlaubooks.com

#booksky #kidlit #bookbirthday
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
katmabu.bsky.social
Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.

Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
evangreer.bsky.social Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 10h
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.

There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.

Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.

24 hours. Go.

www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
yabookscentral.bsky.social
#Kidlit #bookreview THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER is at YABC!
yabookscentral.com/kid-review-t...
#dancer #yeti #mythicalcreatures #followourdreams
January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
amuzi.blacksky.app
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
lacarterbooks.bsky.social
@stephlaubooks.com a friend sent me this! Our books together at the library!! 🩵🩷
A library end cap with picture books about yetis on display. Titles included are: 1) Not Yet, Yeti, 2) Steph’s The Abominable Snow Dancer, 3) Leigh Anne’s Yeti Is Not Ready for School, and 4) Henry and the Yeti.
January 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
trungles.com
Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
defend612.com
ICE OUT Cartoonists against ICE Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! *4-panel comics* *3:4 Instagram format* Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy * Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
stephlaubooks.com
Having some creme caramel 😎
Creme caramel on a plate. The top is brown and caramelly and the bottom is custardy, and there is a pool of caramel on the plate
January 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
mustachebabs.com
Independent small business keep being put into situations and @dreamersbmore.bsky.social is in need of support. It's no secret how near and dear to me this space is and I want to see them continue their great work for community and comics alike!

Share and support!
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-dream...
Donate to Keep Dreamers' Doors Open for Our Community, organized by Sam Bolenbaugh
To the Dreamers Community: We need your help. We wouldn’t be where w… Sam Bolenbaugh needs your support for Keep Dreamers' Doors Open for Our Community
www.gofundme.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
propublica.org
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.

Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
"Arnoldo had filmed much of the incident, but agents had taken his phone. He used Find My to locate the phone — at a vending machine for used electronics miles away, close to an ICE detention center. The footage, which ProPublica has reviewed, backed the family’s account of the chase."
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
k-hermit.com
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!

It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
sigridellis.bsky.social
ICE has a new tool to use location data from data brokers to identify the movements of protestors. Please remove your phone's Advertising ID and disable always-on location access forapps that sell your data (most of them). Instructions for Android and iOS from the EFF: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now
The ad identifier - aka “IDFA” on iOS, or “AAID” on Android - is the key that enables most third-party tracking on mobile devices. Disabling it will make it substantially harder for advertisers and da...
www.eff.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
grubreport.bsky.social
Offer: free 30-40 mins virtual author visits for
MPS elementary classrooms going virtual to stay safe
from I.C.E.’s domestic terrorism of
my hometown. DM me.
Please share.
A purple state of Minnesota on a black background with a pink stickie taped to it saying: "Offer: free 30-40 mins virtual author visits for MPS elementary classrooms going virtual to stay safe from I.C.E.’s domestic terrorism of my hometown. DM me. Please share."
January 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
landbeforetim.bsky.social
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
kateelliottsff.bsky.social
I just filled this out and boy do I have strong opinions about how much I do not need "AI" on my Discord experience.
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
brianmcl.com
This @stephlaubooks.com book is very fun with sweet, loose cartoony art. Not just for Xmas, but a good choice through the winter too. #KidLit 📚👍
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
stephlaubooks.com
I'm doing a Reddit AMA for the next couple of hours, along with a bunch of other 2025 debut authors from different age categories and genres. Pop in if you're curious what the debut process is like!

www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/co...

#kidlit #amwriting #booksky
From the PubTips community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the PubTips community
www.reddit.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
stephlaubooks.com
Split my lip, lol 🤦🏻‍♀️
stephlaubooks.com Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com · 14d
Tried to pull my blanket up. My hand slipped, thereby causing me to punch myself in the face
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
stephlaubooks.com
Tried to pull my blanket up. My hand slipped, thereby causing me to punch myself in the face
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
literaticat.bsky.social
Ask the Agent Question of the Day: How fast do picture books go out of print?

My experience, with graph! :D

Also I explain potentially one of the most important maxims I can tell you about publishing: A STRONG BACKLIST IS WHAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON.

www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Post by @literaticat · 1 image
💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · How long do most picture books stay in print for? I would guess that they go out of print relatively quickly unless they become a classic or super popular in order to make room for…
www.tumblr.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
stephlaubooks.com
This book is so stinking cute!!! 🥹🥰🥹
📚👍🏻
Creaky Acres, a graphic novel by Calista Brill and Nilah Magruder. Cover shows a black girl in riding gear, on top of a brown horse
January 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
kenjennings.bsky.social
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
stephlaubooks.com
4th positive trade review for my picture book debut, The Abominable Snow Dancer, this time from The Horn Book 📯📚🎉
The Horn Book Inc. "With her colorful, fluid digital illustrations, Lau creates a delightful, comical world where creatures bound across the page with abandon." Cover for the picture book The Abominable Snow Dancer, which includes a yeti in a tutu leaping across the stage, while unicorns watch with various facial expressions. Author/illustrator is Steph Lau. www.stephlaubooks.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
stephlaubooks.com
Look at this beautiful sweet potato chrysalis
A woman holds up a striped sweet potato that is shaped like a butterfly chrysalis
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
stephlaubooks.com
Read if you want insight into the editing and development process for my picture book debut, The Abominable Snow Dancer 😊
12x12challenge.bsky.social 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 19d
This month’s featured author, @stephlaubooks.com, reminds us:

✍️ “I’m here to assure you that where you start doesn’t necessarily dictate where you end up.”

Read more: buff.ly/hCTrI44

#kidlit #12x12PB
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
hannahcomb.bsky.social
Surprise indie game drop!

Tittivillus Teaches Typning is the ultimate educational* typing game, perfect for if you're a 12th century monk trying to get his fancy manuscript in time to please a grumpy abbot!

*not

#gamedev #indie #medieval #art #game #gaming #itch #demon

chromokun.itch.io/typning
Cover graphic for the tiny but fierce indie typing game, Tittivillus Teaches Typning. It has a lockup in medieval-looking letters on a gold label, hovering over a plush green background. The titular Tittivillus demon pokes up from somewhere offscreen, just his blue batlike horned face visible from the nose up (and a little bit of his friendly smile). His wings spread out behind him and are mostly cropped by the graphic's constraints. Regrettably, as of typing, this game does not have any purposeful built-in accessibility functions for low-vision or blind users. The general consensus on the play experience is that it's a really nice typing game but the demon (and the accompanying main gameplay conceit of typos coming back to haunt you) can go jump in a lake. Cropped screenshot of the game, depicting the player character as a hapless monk in front of a vintage Dell computer from the early nineties. The monk is wearing soft blue robes including a snood cap and long flowing sleeves with enough room to stuff his belongings into. The monk is sitting in a chair in front of a desk with a nice green tapestry, with a chunky beige keyboard for his fingers to eventually flail over and press. The monk appears to be inside of a stylized cathedral of some sort with fancy tall gothic windows looking out on quiet darkness. The monk has a speech bubble overhead: "So if I don't make any mistakes, I don't need to worry, right?" is what he says. It has a pointer finger shaped like a medieval marginalia indicating that the player may proceed to the next bit of dialogue at any time.
December 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Steph Lau (she/her)
maryshyneonline.bsky.social
Stunned & thrilled YOU AND ME ON REPEAT popped up (twice!!) on @comicsjournal.bsky.social’s year end list :’) shoutout @andrewfarago.bsky.social and @henrychamberlain.bsky.social :)
The cover of YOU AND ME ON REPEAT on The Comic Journal’s website
December 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM