Steph Lau (she/her)

@stephlaubooks

Author, illustrator, former pastry chef. ❄️🩰THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now! 🐍🪨 MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (HarperCollins): 9/22/26 Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks

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Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· 12d

Meet the newest member of my family 🥰🥰🥰 #kidlit

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· 15d

@tajmccoy.bsky.social's book spotted at one of @oaklibrary.bsky.social's summer reading displays 😎

A What to read this summer library display which includes Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell by Taj McCoy

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· 19d

If you enjoyed The Odyssey, you might like other Greek mythology retellings... Such as my picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock 😁 If you want signed copies (and a Medusa sticker), you can pre-order at @mrmoppsbooks.bsky.social ! www.stephlaubooks.com/medusa

Medusa's Pet Rock, a picture book by Steph Lau, sits on a lilac purple velvet couch

A sticker of Medusa from the picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock. She is on a spiky orange red background, and shooting lasers out of her eyes. Her snakes are going wild

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· 28d

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Steph Lau, an author-illustrator of picture books and graphic novels. My 2nd picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock, comes out 9/22/26! (pre-orders and library requests greatly appreciated) Agent: @allielevick.bsky.social Portfolio: www.stephlaubooks.com

cover for The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau
a hairy yeti in a tutu leaps across the stage, while unicorns watch with various facial expressions ranging from enamored to disgusted

Cover for the picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock, by Steph Lau
A snake-haired little girl version of Medusa smiles while holding a pet rock. There are greek meander patterns behind

a sad little girl Medusa holds a cage with a dead hamster. Behind her, her shadow has gone all scary and snakey, and there is the word "MONSTROUS" with a lot of spiky lightning bolts and angry red squiggles

a frog and a girl are dressed in the same pink dress and are glaring at each other while other people watch

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jul 2

It's a potato shaped like a slug! (I kinda feel bad eating it)

A yellow potato that looks like a slug, that appears to be looking at the camera. It is a round potato with two tiny protrusions that look like eyestalks

Upshot of potato slug. Kinda looks like a breaching whale. The eyestalks are looking up

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jul 2

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Steph, an author-illustrator who likes dogs, warm weather, and ice cream. I make PBs and GNs, usually with a splash of mischief. Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social Portfolio: www.stephlaubooks.com

A busy summer swimming pool scene with lots and lots of dogs of different shapes and sizes

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 26

Obligatory self-promo post. Today's the last day for the B&N pre-order sale, so buy my book and stuff 🫣 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/medusas-pe...

Barnes and Noble 25% off pre-orders
Use code: preorder25
Thru Friday 6/26/26

A cover for Medusa's Pet Rock by Steph Lau

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 11

Oh, how I love waffles!

A large stack of Belgian waffles on a plate

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 4

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. As a kid, I never had to share a dress with anyone. However, I DID have to share my name with like... 4 other Stephanies in my grade level. I love picture books and graphic novels with misfits and mischief. Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social Website: stephlaubooks.com

a frog and a girl glare at each other, because they've arrived at the bus stop wearing the same pink ruffly dress.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 3

#SCBWI members: First Round Voting is open for this year's Crystal Kite Awards, and The Abominable Snow Dancer is in the CA/Hawaii Division. This division might be the biggest (plus, there's a *Caldecott Honor*), but vote for my book if you're so inclined! #kidlit www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite

SCBWI Crystal Kite Award: CA/Hawaii Division
Vote Now! Round 1 is open!
The cover of The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau, with a bunch of stars in the background.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 3

I had fun though. Hope to see you at the next 📚 event!

Woman signing The Abominable Snow Dancer book at a table. Two kids watch as she signs. Caption reads Shiny pen, whee!

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 3

These are my drawn representations of the weird faces. I swear 90% of my photos looked awkward.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 3

I also made many, many weird faces on stage. These were the ok photos.

Woman in Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume reading a picture book, The Abominable Snow Dancer, on stage. The captions say Aieee! Eek! Somebody save us!

The page she is reading from has a yeti scaring off a tiny mouse. Other yeti are scared and screaming, and have climbed up a tree.

The woman has her palm near her mouth, as in yelling.

Caption reads: I'm only showing you photos where I wasn't making an incredibly embarrassing face. She is reading from the Abominable Snow Dancer, where Otto is sliding across the floor in a very dancy pose. Big pink letters say DANCE in undulating baseline.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Jun 3

Thanks everyone who came out for #babf2026! I read The Abominable Snow Dancer, did silly live drawings, and signed some books. #kidlit

Woman in Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume at a book signing table.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 30

It's supposed to be in the 70s, so I think we're gonna go only partial yeti costume for #BABF2026 tomorrow. After my readaloud, I'll be doing squiggle drawings and signing books. Come say hi!

Steph Lau in partial Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer costume, which consists of an orange pompom beanie, orange and yellow scarf, and a pink tutu. She also has a fluff of yeti hair on top of her head

A "squiggle" drawing. Green marker squiggle that has been turned into an onion like character on wheels

Abominable Squiggle Time! at The 12th Annual Bay Area Book Festival
With Steph Lau.
Cover of the picture book The Abominable Snow Dancer

Sunday May 31 at 2pm. Youthlit Family Stage, Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 MLK Jr Way, Berkeley

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 29

Fav thing in my office is the baguette lamp. But I like it so much I never want to turn it on 😂 (non replaceable bulb) #KidLitArt

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 25

Went to a bakery tour today and it was a lot of fun, and also, I think we will be eating bread products for months

A butt ton of Semifreddi's bakery products (3 loaves of ciabatta, 3 baguettes, 3 bags of granola, 3 boxes of biscotti, 3 morning buns, 3 cinnamon loaves, 3 garlic crostini)

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 25

This show is very chaotic and I enjoyed it (premise ... Irish ladies try to unravel a murdery mystery in a comical fashion, made by the Derry Girls folks)

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast. Three ladies with various expressions on their faces

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 25

Happy 6 months to my PB debut, The Abominable Snow Dancer. I meant to celebrate with edible cake, but here's eraser cake instead #kidlit

Happy 6 months - spelled out in pasta letters/numerals.

Mini polymer Otto the Abominable Snow Dancer on a blue chair with cake shaped eraser

Cover for The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 24

Some really interesting stuff happening with panels in this one 📚👍🏻

Drome, a graphic novel by Jesse Lonergan

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 13

Today's newsletter includes color roughs for Medusa's Pet Rock, as well as my take on the movie You've Got Mail: mailchi.mp/e3ee53feda05... These go out ~quarterly, w/ a mix of book news, behind-the-scenes, what I'm reading, & dumb doodles. You can subscribe here: www.stephlaubooks.com/newsletter

B&W caricatures of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan from the end of the movie, You've Got Mail.

Tom Hanks' character thinks: I put you out of business, and now you love me!
Meg Ryan's character thinks: S'okay, it was just my dead mother's legacy!
They look at each other lovingly.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 8

I'm listening to this podcast series about the hunt for rare cacao beans (Obsessions: Wild Chocolate, by Rowan Jacobson) and it is utterly fascinating!

Image for podcast Obsessions: Wild Chocolate. A person is going down a river jungle in a canoe

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· May 5

Bay Area peeps: I'll be on stage at @baybookfest.bsky.social on Sun, May 31st @2pm. I'll be reading my picture book, THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER, about a yeti who secretly dreams of dancing. After, I'll do a live drawing demonstration, using volunteers and audience suggestions.

Poster for the 12th Annual Bay Area Book Festival
Abominable Squiggle Time! with Steph Lau
Sunday, May 31st, @ 2pm - Youthlit Family Stage in the Park, MLK Jr. Civic Center Park

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Apr 19

Bunny butt

A brown rabbit on a brown carpet. The bunny is facing away from us in a half spoot half loaf position. The furry soles of his back two legs merge underneath a blackish brown tail.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Apr 14

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Steph Lau, an author-illustrator of picture books and graphic novels. I like eating ice cream, drawing butts, and stories with misfits and mischief. Agent Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social Portfolio: www.stephlaubooks.com

cover for The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau - a hairy yeti in scarf and beanie and tutu leaps across the stage, while unicorns look up with varying degrees of horror and amazement

cover for Medusa's Pet Rock by Steph Lau

child Medusa smiles while holding a pet rock. Her snake are wiggling all over the place. In the background, two Greek meander patterns for decorative elements.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Apr 10

Chiharu Shiota exhibit at the Asian Art Museum

Exhibit by Chiharu Shiota. Red thread with paper embedded crisscrosses through the room, creating a tunnel which people are walking through

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Apr 10

I have finished the jelly bean puzzle.

A rainbow assortment of Jelly Belly jelly beans in puzzle form, completed.

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Apr 2

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard! I'm Steph, an author-illustrator of picture books & graphic novels. My 2nd PB, Medusa's Pet Rock, comes out 9/22/26 from @harpercollins.bsky.social. I like: 🐍stories w/ misfits & mischief 🍨ice cream 🦄anything silly www.stephlaubooks.com Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social

a sad looking child Medusa holds a hamster cage which contains a stonified hamster, flipped upside down. Her shadow is a sinewy, creepy version of her with evil snake hair, and there is a wiggly red/black text treatment of the word MONSTROUS in the background.

Steph Lau
author-illustrator
www.stephlaubooks.com

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Mar 24

It's another #BNPreorder 25% off sale. If you like dark humor and stories about found family, you might like my picture book, 🐍🪨MEDUSA'S PET ROCK🐍🪨? www.barnesandnoble.com/w/medusas-pe... Use code PREORDER25 thru 3/26/26.

Barnes and Noble 25% off Pre-orders!

Cover for the picture book, Medusa's Pet Rock, by Steph Lau: a cute looking child Medusa hold's a bean shaped rock.

Also: two smiling snakes with purple hearts

Thru Thurs, 3/26/26
Use Code: PREORDER25
www.stephlaubooks.com/medusa

Steph Lau (she/her)@stephlaubooks· Mar 23

I made the morel sauce. AND I revised. POW! 🤜🏻💥 (I did have to convert some lasagna noodles since I didn't have the exact pasta shape I wanted, but I think it worked out ok 😂)