Karol Ruth Silverstein (she/her/disabled)

@krsilverstein.bsky.social

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Award winning children's book author, public speaker and disability activist. I champion misfits, underdogs and that weird kid nobody wanted to sit next to at lunch. (Spoiler alert: I qualify as all of the above.) LGBTQIA+ally No hate - just love

Drawing of a snowman.
A blackout poem called screenshot of my sister’s mind. Text reads: from no reply water spinning around. a reggae dreadlocked person goes to hell. still, I am a thin person in a heavy metal bathtub. What do I do? I can’t remember. old and unknown, earthy, delicious. thank you for erasing.
Card two of a custom 2025 bingo game. Gradient color dark blue to purple background. Text: Finding & Creating JOY in uncertain times 2025 Bingo January Accept a complement with grace Build (or draw) a snowman Say YES to something fun Spend the day in your PJs Reach out to an old friend Thank a retail worker Forgive someone Give a kid a book Rewatch a favorite movie Write/read a poem about beginnings Invite a friend to coffee Read/listen to an MLK speech FREE (knit hat with pompom graphic) Receive a random act of kindness Say NO to something icky Donate money or time to charity Perform a random act of kindness Take a fun class Make a 2025 bucket list Surprise money! $$$ Visit a museum Write a thank you note Take a luxurious nap Research something interesting Promote Holocaust education
Album cover - Hamilton, An American Musical soundtrack, by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Album cover - A Day at the Races by Queen
Cover for children's album - Patrick Muldoon and his Magic Balloon by Carmel Quinn.
Album cover - The Cars (debut album).
Album cover - Remain In Light by Talking Heads.
Album cover - Once, music from the motion picture
Album cover - Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album cover - Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band
Queen II album cover.
Album cover - American Idiot by Green Day.
Exodus album cover, Bob Marley & the Wailers.
Original album cover - Jackson Browne's For Everyman.
Album cover for Earth, Wind & Fire's All 'N All.
Original album cover for Queen's A Night At The Opera.
Album cover - Armed Forces by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Alum cover for Tommy by The Who.
Album cover for KC and the Sunshine Band.
Album cover for the soundtrack to the motion picture Oliver!
Album cover for Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder.
Cover of Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein
Album cover - Sheer Heart Attack by Queen.
Book cover for Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca.
Book cover for The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon.
Book cover for Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert.
Book cover for Put Me In The Zoo by Robert Lopshire.
Book cover for YA novel I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan.
Cover of graphic memoir, El Deafo, by Cece Bell.
A white fluffy cat in a box.
Original book cover of Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher.
Book cover for The Invention of Hugo Cabaret by Brian Selznick.
Book cover of What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones.
Cover of The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.
Book cover for Wake up, I'm Fat, a memoir by Camryn Manheim.
Book cover of FEED by M.T. Anderson
On Tyranny: Graphic Edition by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug book cover.
Book cover of We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Classic illustrated book cover of Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's me, Margaret
Cover of The World According to Garp by John Irving. Light green background with brown lettering and an old fashion typewriter.
Original illustrated cover of The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo with the gold Newberry Award seal.
Blue cover for Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Book cover for Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches and Other Strues
Blackout poem with the following words showing: here’s where we’re at. Still pending; still pending; decline, too quiet; decline, needs another layer decline; doesn’t have a vision for it; still pending; still pending; still pending; decline, needs another layer; not quite right. okay.