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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · 14d

Join us Saturday for the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. Such an amazing event. Can’t wait!

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you to @hereweeread.bsky.social for hosting the cover reveal for Riding Magic! Love that it’s illustrated by the amazing E.B. Lewis. And fun fact, @theblackcowgirl.bsky.social’s family modeled for the book. That’s her daughter and horse on the cover. 🥰

Pre-order: tinyurl.com/47n996yx

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · 29d

Big thanks and love to the @pacftb.bsky.social for including me in the Literary & Cultural Heritage Map of PA project. Honored to have a bio included along with children's book luminaries like Sharon G. Flake and Walter Dean Myers.

See biographies here: pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary.../....

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tiara's Hat Parade is on tour!

February 7-15, Orlando Family Stage - tinyurl.com/4yyuwkxe

March 7-22, Children's Theater of Madison - tinyurl.com/4dj9tref

April 11-19, South Carolina Children's Theater - tinyurl.com/3k4ksjmb

Buy the book: tinyurl.com/yyny4wnc

Thanks for your support.

Tiara's Hat Parade | Orlando Family Stage

orlandofamilystage.com

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Aug 23

Honored to be featured in Publishers Weekly today! Thanks so much to Patricia J. Murphy for the wonderful Q&A.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Q & A with Kelly Starling Lyons

We spoke with Kelly Starling Lyons—author, diversity advocate, and one of the founding members of the Brown Bookshelf—about why she’s passionate about increasing access to diverse titles for all child...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks for the thoughtful review.

Ms. Yingling @msyingling.bsky.social · Aug 1

Need a fantastic series for elementary readers? Check out
@kelstarly.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social MILES LEWIS! msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/08/guy-...

Guy Friday: Miles Lewis: Pet Sitter

Middle school books, middle grade books, books for tweens, middle school library, middle grade literature, #MGLit, librarian, kids

msyinglingreads.blogspot.com

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks so much for recommending the series! Appreciate your lovely review.

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Aug 14

Join @kwamembalia.bsky.social and me @quailridgebooks.bsky.social on Sunday at 2 p.m. for superhero fun. Get ready for stories, crafts and snacks. All we need is you. Hope to see you there.

Details here: quailridgebooks.com/event/kellys...

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jul 30

NC friends, Judy Allen Dodson and I are co-ambassadors for the Raleigh-Durham chapter of @authorsguild.bsky.social. Join us Sunday afternoon for a meet and greet.

RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hope to see you soon.

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jul 21

DC friends and fam, I'll be at the Parklands-Turner branch of
@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Monday, July 28 from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Join me for stories and writing tips. For all ages. Would love to see you.

Meet the Author: Kelly Starling Lyons

Author of the Ty's Travels book series!

dclibrary.libnet.info

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jul 8

Can’t wait to celebrate young superheroes with my friend, Kwame Mbalia! Join us for a superhero book party @quailridgebooks.bsky.social. You can purchase copies of our new books and backlist and get them signed.

RSVP and learn more: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/kellys...

Thanks for your support.

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks so much for the support!

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Jun 24

Happy book birthday to:
Fantastic Four: A Family (Anti)Matter by @stacymcanulty.bsky.social
Ty’s Travels: Super Ty by @kelstarly.bsky.social

We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

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Kweli Journal @kwelijournal.bsky.social · Jun 24

❤️💐 Happy Book Birthday to TY’S TRAVELS: SUPER TY (@harperkids.bsky.social) by @kelstarly.bsky.social, whom we were thrilled to have at our #kidlit Color of Children’s Literature Conference earlier this year!

Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · May 22

Great news: The forthcoming Ty's Travels: Super Ty, got a starred review from School Library Journal! Yay!

Review: www.slj.com/review/tys-t...

Pre-order your copy of Super Ty here: shorturl.at/htYsh

Thanks so much for your support.

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you for the love and support. I met my Ty's Travels editor at Kweli. So grateful. Kweli is magic.

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Caryn Wiseman @carynwiseman.bsky.social · Jun 24

Two book birthdays today! Very fun and special books for the earliest readers. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social @lbontigao.bsky.social @kelstarly.bsky.social

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HarperStacks @harperstacks.bsky.social · Jun 24

📚 Ty's Travels: Super Ty! by @kelstarly.bsky.social‬, illustrated by @ninamataart.bsky.social

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jun 20

Keep the Juneteenth celebration going by joining us tomorrow (6/21) for the virtual Author Read-in from noon-2 p.m. Register: readstrongamerica.org

Thanks to Shauntee Simpson, Kwame Alexander, NEA, DCPL, Freedom to Read Foundation and ALA for this wonderful opportunity. #ReadStrongAmerica

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our traveling showcase kicked off today with Don Tate visiting Norman-Sims Elementary School, a Children's Defense Fund Freedom School site in Austin, TX. Excited to connect our work with kids across the country. Want us to come to your city? DM for details. Thank you for your support. #BBSPresents

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jun 11

As part of the Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award, illustrator Tonya Engel and I got to do a live readaloud of My Hands Tell a Story. Thanks again to @cbcbooks.bsky.social, Penguin Young Readers, Every Child a Reader, Reycraft Books, and everyone who made it possible. You can check it out here:

My Hands Tell a Story Read-Aloud with 2025 Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award Winners

YouTube video by The Children's Book Council

www.youtube.com

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join the Raleigh-Durham chapter of the Authors Guild at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow for a free virtual program - Secrets of a Bestselling Author: Q & A with Vanessa Miller.

The USA Today Bestseller share her creative process, her writing journey, and offer tips.

Register: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · May 22

Great news: The forthcoming Ty's Travels: Super Ty, got a starred review from School Library Journal! Yay!

Review: www.slj.com/review/tys-t...

Pre-order your copy of Super Ty here: shorturl.at/htYsh

Thanks so much for your support.

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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · May 8

📚 For Children’s Book Week, we are highlighting children’s book authors and illustrators from Pennsylvania!

📙 Kelly Starling Lyons (@kelstarly.bsky.social)

📙 Zachariah OHora

📙 Rebecca E. Hirsch

#BookSky #LibSky #KidLit #Pennsylvania

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · May 7

Exciting virtual event today. Join Tonya Engel Foster and me for the live read-aloud of our Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award winning book, My Hands Tell a Story.

It's also the 20th anniversary of Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama Red Pajama. Thrilled that her daughters will be part of the event. Details:

Every Child a Reader | The Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award

The winner of the 2025 Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award is… My Hands Tell a Story by Kelly Starling Lyons; illus. by Tonya Engel (Reycraft Books). Like Zoe, author Kelly Starling Lyons grew up b...

everychildareader.net

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Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social · Apr 11

Happy news! My Hands Tell a Story is the 2025 winner of the Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award! Thank you @cbcbooks.bsky.social, Penguin, Every Child a Reader and Reycraft Books. Hugs to editor Eileen Robinson and illustrator Tonya Engel. Honored.

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