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Casey Lyall
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Author of children's books and library staffer. THE LEAGUE OF LITTLES (Greenwillow, 2025), VAMPIRE JAM SANDWICH (Tundra, 2025), and more to come! More info at caseylyall.com
Book news alert! 🎉 Detective Baby is a new picture book written by me, illustrated by the awesome Abhi Alwar, and to be published by Sourcebooks Kids in spring 2028! Working with Jenne Abramowitz has been so much fun already! And a huge thank you as always to my wonderful agent, Molly Ker Hawn!
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Thank you so much to @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social for selecting The League of Littles as one of their Best Books for Kids & Teens for Fall 2025. (@sarafaber.bsky.social!) It's an honour to be included with such an amazing group of authors and illustrators. bookcentre.ca/collections/...
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Laurie Keller and I have been working on a new picture book and today we get to share the cover! Get ready for...

I USED TO BE A DINOSAUR

This book has been so much fun to work on and Laurie's artwork is going to have you all laughing out loud. We can't wait to share this grumpy chicken with you!
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's cover reveal day! @sarafaber.bsky.social and I are so excited to share the cover for the next book in the League of Littles series: THE BAND OF BIGS! The Band of Bigs hits shelves on June 23rd, 2026 from Greenwillow Books. Available to preorder now! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Vampire Jam Sandwich is a bestseller!!! Beyond excited to see it made the CBC's list of top ten bestselling Canadian children's books for the week of October 11th-18th. (Bit belated with this news, but still! YAY!!!) Tagging @nicigregory.bsky.social so we can cheer!!! 🍓❤️🍓
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's cover reveal day! Whale, That Was Unexpected, written by me, illustrated by the amazing Kathryn Durst, and published by Tundra Books!

Coming to bookshelves near you on June 30th, 2026! Now available to pre-order anywhere books are sold - shop indie!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726562...
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Vampire Jam Sandwich was featured on CTV Your Morning! Thank you to Vikki VanSickle for including it in her list of Halloween reads!

You can watch the segment by going to CTV dot com and watching the October 20th edition of CTV Your Morning. The book chat starts around the 1:20:00 mark. 🎃
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
On Saturday, October 25th at 1:30 pm, I'll be at Lake House Books in Port Stanley with Judy Ann Sadler and Barbara Haworth-Attard. We'll be reading from our latest books, followed by a signing. Hope to see you there!

Lake House Books is located at 302 Bridge Street in Port Stanley. Shop indie!
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Save the date! I'll be at Telling Tales on Sunday, October 5th at 11:15 am in the Read Together tent followed by an autograph session at 11:30 am at the Different Drummer Books tent.

If you see me there, say hi! I'll be carrying a bag full of jammy swag to give away. 😀🍓
September 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A new edition of A Spoonful of Frogs is out today from Greenwillow Books! Check the new paper-over-board version available at a deliciously lower price, just in time for spooky season: www.harpercollins.ca/978006289030...
July 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A lovely review from @slj.com for Vampire Jam Sandwich! Thank you!

"VERDICT: A perfectly silly book to add to all Halloween or spooky book collections." - School Library Journal

Click here to read the full review: www.slj.com/review/vampi...
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's Vampire Jam Sandwich Day! So thrilled this book is finally out in the world. Nici Gregory's illustrations will knock your socks off! Thank you to everyone at Tundra Books for loving this book as much as we do! 🥳❤️

Available now, anywhere books are sold: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/726561...
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Exciting news: Vampire Jam Sandwich (out July 1st from Tundra Books) has been selected as one of Indigo's Most Anticipated Canadian Reads! Order a copy anytime from now until July 6th and receive 30% off. (Plum members can also receive 500 bonus points.)

Order link: www.indigo.ca/.../vampire-...
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THE LEAGUE OF LITTLES, written by me and illustrated by the amazing @sarafaber.bsky.social is out today! It's been such a fun project to work on! 🥰 Thank you to our editor, @marthamihalick.bsky.social and everyone at Greenwillow Books for everything you do!

www.harpercollins.ca/978006328526...
June 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you are an independent Canadian bookstore or comic bookstore and you would like book swag to go with your copies of these books, please give me a shout. I have character card packs available for The League of Littles and swag packs for Vampire Jam Sandwich. Reply here or message me!
June 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The dual launch party for The League of Littles and Vampire Jam Sandwich will be on Sunday, July 6th from 2-4 pm at the Strathroy Lions Club Hall. We'll have tons of fun giveaways and treats (so many cookies!) Hope to see you there!

More info on the event page: www.facebook.com/events/21853...
June 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New books for fun summer reads from:

@parentclub.bsky.social,
@laurabontje.bsky.social, @franbwrites.bsky.social, @susanhughes.bsky.social, @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, @valeriesherrard.bsky.social, @kirsten-marion.bsky.social, and me!

All authors available for school and library visits too! 🍁
May 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So thrilled to see Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities included on 2025 Silver Birch Kid Committee Summer Reading List! (And in such awesome company too!) Thank you! 😊 Click the link for the full lists: forestofreading.com/kid-teen-com...
May 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Another great review for The League of LIttles! This one is from School Library Journal and you can read the full review here: www.slj.com/review/the-l...

Thank you, @slj.com! The League of Littles hits shelves on June 17th from Greenwillow Books and will be available everywhere books are sold.
May 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Great books for spring! Check out these new titles from: @parentclub.bsky.social, @laurabontje.bsky.social, @franbwrites.bsky.social, @susanhughes.bsky.social, @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, @valeriesherrard.bsky.social, @kirsten-marion.bsky.social, and me! All authors available for visits too! 🍁
April 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities has been nominated for the 2026 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Awards in the Sundogs category! It is in some truly excellent company. I'm honored to be a part of this amazing program once again! Thank you! www.myrca.ca/2026-myrca-s...
April 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Friends in the Middlesex County area: you might be interested in an upcoming workshop that I'm running at the Strathroy Library! An All in One Writers' Workshop to jumpstart your publishing journey! You can register for it here: middlesex.libnet.info/event/12464876
March 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I honestly can't wait for everyone to get a chance to read it!!! The League of Littles hits bookshelves on June 17th. It will be available in both hard and softcover formats and you can order it from anywhere books are sold.

(It also has one of my favourite dedications ever. 😂)
February 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Exciting mail today! My editor, @marthamihalick.bsky.social, from Greenwillow Books sent me finished copies of The League of Littles! This has been such a fun project to work on and the final result is SO COOL!!! @sarafaber.bsky.social knocked it out of the park with her artwork! Just amazing!!!
February 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM