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Stefan Karlsson
@stefankarlsson.bsky.social
Poet & kidlit writer. Marbling & book artist.
Based in Portland, OR 🌲
https://stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite.com/author
https://linktr.ee/nautiluspaperco
I received some beautiful book mail today 😍

This issue of @nimblewitlit.bsky.social shares writing for kids on the theme of Taking a Stand, featuring excellent work by @rebeccaloveday.bsky.social, @tracierenee.bsky.social, & more.

I’m excited to share these copies around my neighborhood! #kidlit
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I’m running a small shop sale from now until Dec 2nd: 25% off any orders of 2 or more items on my Etsy page!

Handmade notebooks, bookmarks, & more 📒🔖🎨📚

Thanks so much for supporting my artwork ✨

#craftsky #notebooks #bookmarks #etsyshopsale #supporthandmade #shopsmall
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Chatting Poems zine is here! ✨

@carlburkitt.bsky.social & I have collaborated on a collection of #kidlit poems paired with colorful illustrations!

Chatting Poems is a zine filled with whimsical poems that talk back & forth to each other.

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November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I absolutely love @attielime.bsky.social’s joyful collection of children’s poems Blue Jelly and Strawberries! What a delight to read these poems full of fun and heart 💙🍓

A beachful
A mileful
A dayful
A smileful

#poetryforkids #poetry #kidlit
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A handful of my favorite marbled patterns are now available as original wall art in my Etsy shop! I chose just a few that I’m most proud of.

If you’ve ever wanted one of my marbled papers on your wall, now’s a great time to get one! Link in bio 🎨

#artsky #craftsky #handmade #etsy
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Nov 10-14 is #AntiBullying Week in the UK, and I’m grateful and proud to have a poem on the @brianmosespoet.bsky.social children’s poetry blog about this important topic.

Check out the full online anthology here: brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1

#kidlit #poetry #antibullyingweek
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Marbling Magic 🎨 Yellow and orange fantasy marbling pattern for this Marbled Monday 🌀
#artsky #craftsky #bookbinding
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Dropping into November with an orange and teal combed marbling pattern 🌀 Looking forward to using this bright paper for a mini bookbinding project 📖

Happy Marbled Monday! 🎨

#craftsky #papercrafts #artsky #handmade #portland
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I don’t really have any spooky art but here’s a little Frankenstein smelling a rose from a KidLit poem I illustrated.

This chat has been so fun—thank you again for hosting! #KidLitArt

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October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
New zine coming soon! ✨

My friend @carlburkitt.bsky.social and I have collaborated on a children’s poetry zine—and here’s the cover reveal!

Chatting Poems celebrates the joy of joining together with others in conversation. Stay tuned for more details!

#kidlit #poetry #zinesky #booksky #kidlitart
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here’s a brilliant spooky poem for kids by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for these days (and nights) leading up to Halloween 👻🎃
#kidlit #poetryforkids #poetry
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Spooky season swirls of orange & purple suminagashi layered over a bright stone pattern 🌀🎃💜

Wishing you a happy Marbled Monday! 🎨

#craftsky #papercrafts #portland
#handmade
October 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Here are some spooky season inspired handmade notebooks for that spell-writing, Halloween-all-year-round witchy friend of yours 🧙‍♀️✨
#craftsky #handmade #notebooks #writingcommunity
October 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Here are a few of my recent fav spooky season reads as a children’s bookseller! 👻📚

Aggie and the Ghost by @mattforsythe.bsky.social

This Year, a Witch! by @abbottzoey.bsky.social

The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà

This Book Is Definitely Not Cursed by @meganwoodward.bsky.social

#kidlit
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Orange leaves gently falling 🍂🍁 Fall inspired marbled pattern for this week’s Marbled Monday 🎨
#crafts #marbling #Portland
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
At the children’s bookstore where I work, we hosted a sign making workshop ahead of this weekend’s No Kings protest. I’m proud to be part of a team that values community and stands up for what we believe in.
#portland #NoKings #kidlit
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It’s Banned Books Week! Here are a couple banned/challenged books I’ve read recently. What are you doing this week to defend the right to read? #BannedBooksWeek
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The duck pond’s mirror
doubles the public’s green—
nothing is for sale.

#haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #portland
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here I am at work having too much fun selling picture books 🪄📚😂
#kidlit #childrensbooks

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October 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I love the theme for this year’s #NationalPoetryDay in the UK: Play! I have plenty of poems about play on my #kidlit YouTube channel, including a #poem about an epic game of tic-tac-toe!

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October 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you’re looking for Halloween poems this spooky season, check out scaryness.com, a new webzine featuring spooky poems for kids! Great for educators, parents, and young ghouls 👻 I’m honored to have a couple silly-scary poems there 🎃 #kidlit #poetry
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In honor of spooky season, I’m reading scary books this week 😅
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Flowing into fall with an autumn-inspired paper marbling 🎨🍂🌀 A pattern for future #bookbinding efforts! 📚
#crafts #handmade
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I just read Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce for our local Kids at Heart Book Club. Now I’m curious: What are your favorite #kidlit mystery books? I’m hoping to put together a list for future reading! #amreading
September 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Portland looking particularly War ravaged today. I was under siege from falling leaves. Unauthorized squirrels abounded—the attack shook me to my core. Worst part: domestic puppies were out in Full Force.
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM