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Stefan Karlsson
@stefankarlsson.bsky.social
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Poet & kidlit writer. Marbling & book artist.
Based in Portland, OR 🌲
https://stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite.com/author
https://linktr.ee/nautiluspaperco
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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
Spread showing a copy of Nimblewitlit Magazine, issue 1, Taking a stand, featuring a picture of a brain and a paperclip lightbulb
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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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
Text reads Etsy Sale 25% off. Images show marbled paper, handmade notebook, marbled wall art, and woven bookmarks. Text reads Now Till Dec 2nd. Images show marbled paper, handmade notebook, marbled wall art, and woven bookmarks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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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
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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
Hand holding children’s poetry collection Blue Jelly and Strawberries: Poems to Tickle Your Tastebuds by Attie Lime, illustrated by Kate Sheppard
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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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
Psychedelic layered marbled pattern framed by mat on table next to plant. Orange and purple marbled pattern framed by mat on table next to plant. Layered marbled pattern with ripples framed by mat on table next to plant.
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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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
Purple and green background with text reading Anti-Bullying Week 2025! Power for Good #Antibullyingweek
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Marbling Magic 🎨 Yellow and orange fantasy marbling pattern for this Marbled Monday 🌀
#artsky #craftsky #bookbinding
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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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
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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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A marbled illustration of Frankenstein’s monster sitting and smelling a red rose.
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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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
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Here’s a brilliant spooky poem for kids by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for these days (and nights) leading up to Halloween 👻🎃
#kidlit #poetryforkids #poetry
Book spread on a wooden table with a coffee cup and gemstone, the book open to a page showing “Haunted House” poem by Brian Moses
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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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
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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
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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
Book cover of Aggie and the Ghost Book cover of This Year, a Witch! Book cover of The Witch in the Tower Book cover of This Book Is Definitely Not Cursed
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Orange leaves gently falling 🍂🍁 Fall inspired marbled pattern for this week’s Marbled Monday 🎨
#crafts #marbling #Portland
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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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
Crab plushie holding a green sign that reads Your Voice Matters Cute stuffed toys on a bench holding handmade protest signs. The signs read: Your Voice Matters, We Stand Together, and Community Is Resistance!
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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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
Cover of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds Cover of All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The duck pond’s mirror
doubles the public’s green—
nothing is for sale.

#haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #portland
A pond in a park reflects the many green trees around its perimeter
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Here I am at work having too much fun selling picture books 🪄📚😂
#kidlit #childrensbooks

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Picture of me in bookstore holding a wand with text in glowing font reading Bookstore Magic
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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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!

Find it here: youtube.com/@stefankidsp...
Illustration of a girl in a yellow raincoat splashing in a puddle. Text reads: Poetry for Kids with Stefan Karlsson. YouTube: @StefanKidsPoetry
October 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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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
Scary Jack-o-lantern and bats on an orange background. Text reads Halloween Poems for Kids! Ticket to scary-ness on the poetry express. Scary poems for children (with a sprinkle of fun). Scaryness.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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In honor of spooky season, I’m reading scary books this week 😅
Cover of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark featuring a creepy head smoking a pipe Cover of How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Flowing into fall with an autumn-inspired paper marbling 🎨🍂🌀 A pattern for future #bookbinding efforts! 📚
#crafts #handmade
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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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
Cover of Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce featuring young detective and spooky house
September 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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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.
Peaceful park scene in Portland, Oregon with trees and lampposts Peaceful park scene in Portland, OR with reflective pond and green trees
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM