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Steve Light is an author and illustrator.
He lives in NYC with his wife and cat.

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🚗 Are We There Yet? Vol. 2 — Road Trip Edition is HERE! 📚

And the GPS has spoken — turn right into some seriously great reads. 😂

Whether you’re hitting the highway this summer or living vicariously through these pages — we’ve got the perfect book for every mile of the journey.

Four slides. Twelve books. Every kind of road trip reader covered. 🗺️

From the littlest backseat passengers to your middle grade adventurers — buckle up because this list has something for everyone. 📚

Save this for your next family road trip — and tell us 👇

Are you a read-in-the-car person or does it make you carsick? 😂

Drop a 📚 for team read or 🚗 for team playlist below!

#AreWeThereYet #TheLiteracyTeachersLife #SummerReading #KidsBooks #RoadTrip

@stevlight @kimberlydean69 @petethecatofficial @engle.margarita @tracisorellauthor @stacymcanulty @sarahmarshauthor @nicstone @dangemeinhart by @stevlight

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2 months ago

📚📖Last call for Independent Bookstore Day!

Swing by Books of Wonder this Saturday, April 25, anytime from 11AM–3PM for an afternoon of rotating storytimes, signings, crafts, and a lineup of incredible creators including:

✏️ Ethan T. Berlin @etberlin (HOW TO DRAW A HAPPY CAT & HOW TO DRAW A BRAVE CHICKEN)
✍️ Melissa Dassori @melissadassoriauthor (GRETA EVERY AFTER & JR SILVER WRITES HER WORLD)
🐾 Esme Shapiro @esmeshapiro (RUTHIE & OOKO)
🍍 Sabina Hahn @meanwhileplaces (PINEAPPLE PRINCESS & I AM A DRAGON!)
💡 Steve Light @stevlight (HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAGON? & HAVE YOU SEEN MY MONSTER?)
📖 Abby Hanlon (DORY FANTASMAGORY)

🗓️ Saturday, April 25 • 11AM–3PM
📍 Books of Wonder, 17th St

🚨BONUS: Receive an exclusive Books of Wonder Independent Bookstore Day mini art print designed by 2026 Caldecott Medalist Cátia Chien @catia_chien with any purchase, in-store or online 🎁‼️

Thank YOU for supporting indie bookstores! We can’t wait to celebrate with you 🙌👏

#indiebookstore #indiebookstoreday #independentbookstoreday #childrensbooks taken in Books Of Wonder by @stevlight

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6 months ago

Check out my interview on Children’s Book Podcast!!
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🎧 NEW on the Children’s Book Podcast!

Steve Light is a long time friend of the show dating all the way back to the early days of the podcast, when the show was called Let’s Get Busy and when I first heard about Steve’s deep love of fountain pen nibs. Seriously, I could still listen to him talk for hours about custom-made nibs and the lines they create. Steve’s latest series explores foundational concepts through the lens of two friends: a rhinoceros and a mouse.

Here are a few things I learned in this conversation that I think you’ll enjoy:

NUMBER ONE: Steve is all about the littles. He’s been a pre-school teacher for years and years, and spending time with our youngest learners influences the stories Steve tells and the art Steve makes. It’s also what helps keep him grounded in joy.

NUMBER TWO: Distilling ideas down to their most unhindered representations is really, really tough, and it’s what is called for when making books for pre-readers and beginning readers. If you’ve ever considered writing for this age, go to your local library, check out as many books by Steve Light as you can, and study, study, study them! This is a picture book maker who deeply understands his audience and to making concepts accessible for every reader.

And NUMBER THREE: Leading with kindness and empathy. This is something we all can be doing more, but I suspect there’s something to working with 3 and 4-year-olds that really helps keep you grounded and helps keep your heart in the right place. Steve’s got that in droves.

All set to bring on the joy, the kindness, and the empathy? Then let’s jump in!

Click on the link in my bio or listen wherever podcast are found! 🎧 📚 💕

@stevlight @candlewickpress @candlewick_sl @boydsmills by @stevlight

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7 months ago

🎧 NEW on the Children's Book Podcast!

Steve Light is a long time friend of the show dating all the way back to the early days of the podcast, when the show was called Let’s Get Busy and when I first heard about Steve’s deep love of fountain pen nibs. Seriously, I could still listen to him talk for hours about custom-made nibs and the lines they create. Steve’s latest series explores foundational concepts through the lens of two friends: a rhinoceros and a mouse.

Here are a few things I learned in this conversation that I think you’ll enjoy:

NUMBER ONE: Steve is all about the littles. He’s been a pre-school teacher for years and years, and spending time with our youngest learners influences the stories Steve tells and the art Steve makes. It’s also what helps keep him grounded in joy.

NUMBER TWO: Distilling ideas down to their most unhindered representations is really, really tough, and it’s what is called for when making books for pre-readers and beginning readers. If you’ve ever considered writing for this age, go to your local library, check out as many books by Steve Light as you can, and study, study, study them! This is a picture book maker who deeply understands his audience and to making concepts accessible for every reader.

And NUMBER THREE: Leading with kindness and empathy. This is something we all can be doing more, but I suspect there’s something to working with 3 and 4-year-olds that really helps keep you grounded and helps keep your heart in the right place. Steve’s got that in droves.

All set to bring on the joy, the kindness, and the empathy? Then let’s jump in!

Click on the link in my bio or listen wherever podcast are found! 🎧 📚 💕

@stevlight @candlewickpress @candlewick_sl @boydsmills by @stevlight

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7 months ago

Check out this great podcast by my friend Matthew Winner. Here’s what he had to say:
Goodness do I feel lucky to have spoken to these folx! It’s MARCH on the Children’s Book Podcast! Look who’s coming up! 🎧 📚 💕

03.03.26 - Matthew Burgess and Catia Chien and FIREWORKS

03.10.26 - Steve Light and GUS & SULLY ALL WEEK LONG

03.17.26 - Steph Littlebird and YOU ARE THE LAND

03.24.26 - Debbi Michiko Florence and LAST CHANCE ACADEMY

03.31.26 - Alicia D Williams and NANI AND THE LION

Available wherever #podcasts are found. 📚👍🏽 #kidit #ChildrensBkPod

@matthewburgessj @catia_chien @stevlight @artnerdforever @debbi_michiko_florence authoraliciadwilliams @boydsmills by @stevlight

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7 months ago

A week’s worth of fun—in one joyful morning! 🗓️📖

Join beloved author-illustrator Steve Light @stevlight on Sun 2/8 at 11:30am for a special storytime featuring his new picture book GUS AND SULLY: ALL WEEK LONG!

📅 Sunday, February 8
⏰ 11:30am
📍 Our 17th Street Store

Link in bio for more details 🔗 by @stevlight

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8 months ago

So excited for Summer teaching illustration at Boyds Mill ( formally Highlights Foundation) SIGN UP come be inspired! Draw. Learn and eat great food! Link in Bio. @boydsmills #stevelight #illustration #drawing by @stevlight

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8 months ago

So Highlights Foundation has changed its name to Boyd’s Mill BUT Christine and I still have a scholarship for the illustration inspiration workshop I teach there in the summer. If you are interested in a scholarship please apply. Link in Bio. Deadline to apply February 9th, 2026. by @stevlight

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9 months ago

Yippee! Gus and Sully All Week Long !! Book signing, drawing, reading, questions. Books of Wonder Sunday February 8, 2026 at 11:30am. Link in Bio @booksofwonder @candlewickpress #stevelight #gusandsully by @stevlight

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9 months ago

Merry Christmas to all! by @stevlight

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10 months ago

Merry Christmas! by @stevlight

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10 months ago

Happy National Illustration Day This is from my most popular book series-Trains Go. I included the sketch also. This train is called “The Big Boy” and is my brothers favorite train-my favorite also. Drawn with a stick dipped in ink and watercolor. #nationalillustrationday2025 @qbcentre @chroniclekidsbooks #stevelight by @stevlight

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