Kelly Starling Lyons
@kelstarly.bsky.social
Children’s Book Author and Teaching Artist
www.kellystarlinglyons.com
www.kellystarlinglyons.com
Join Judy Allen Dodson and me for a virtual Friday program centering banned and challenged picture books.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's in support of the national Fall of Freedom initiative & hosted by the Raleigh-Durham chapter of @authorsguild.org.
Please tune in and share.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's in support of the national Fall of Freedom initiative & hosted by the Raleigh-Durham chapter of @authorsguild.org.
Please tune in and share.
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Join Judy Allen Dodson and me for a virtual Friday program centering banned and challenged picture books.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's in support of the national Fall of Freedom initiative & hosted by the Raleigh-Durham chapter of @authorsguild.org.
Please tune in and share.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's in support of the national Fall of Freedom initiative & hosted by the Raleigh-Durham chapter of @authorsguild.org.
Please tune in and share.
Lovely morning with Caitlin Gooch of Saddle Up and Read & another local non-profit. 🥰
Hung out on Caitlin's family farm, visited their horses and dreamed.
Riding Magic, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, is available for pre-order: shorturl.at/yElrU
Hung out on Caitlin's family farm, visited their horses and dreamed.
Riding Magic, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, is available for pre-order: shorturl.at/yElrU
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Lovely morning with Caitlin Gooch of Saddle Up and Read & another local non-profit. 🥰
Hung out on Caitlin's family farm, visited their horses and dreamed.
Riding Magic, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, is available for pre-order: shorturl.at/yElrU
Hung out on Caitlin's family farm, visited their horses and dreamed.
Riding Magic, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, is available for pre-order: shorturl.at/yElrU
Thrilled that Ty’s Travels: Showtime is a Beginning Fiction Honor Book for the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award!
Congratulations to the winner, Pencil & Eraser, and other honor titles! Thank you to the committee.
Congratulations to the winner, Pencil & Eraser, and other honor titles! Thank you to the committee.
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thrilled that Ty’s Travels: Showtime is a Beginning Fiction Honor Book for the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award!
Congratulations to the winner, Pencil & Eraser, and other honor titles! Thank you to the committee.
Congratulations to the winner, Pencil & Eraser, and other honor titles! Thank you to the committee.
Happy news! Riding Magic has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! Yay!
Learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/bdfby7kp
Learn more about Junior Library Guild: www.juniorlibraryguild.com
Thanks so much for your support! #JLGSelection
Learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/bdfby7kp
Learn more about Junior Library Guild: www.juniorlibraryguild.com
Thanks so much for your support! #JLGSelection
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Happy news! Riding Magic has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! Yay!
Learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/bdfby7kp
Learn more about Junior Library Guild: www.juniorlibraryguild.com
Thanks so much for your support! #JLGSelection
Learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/bdfby7kp
Learn more about Junior Library Guild: www.juniorlibraryguild.com
Thanks so much for your support! #JLGSelection
I'm teaching two online classes on Sunday - one for aspiring authors and one for those who want to expand the reach of their work. Limited spaces available. Please share with your network. Thanks so much for your support.
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm teaching two online classes on Sunday - one for aspiring authors and one for those who want to expand the reach of their work. Limited spaces available. Please share with your network. Thanks so much for your support.
Thrilled to get a special package: My next book!
Miles Lewis: Top Chef, illustrated by @kidgalactus.bsky.social & pubbed by @penguinkids.bsky.social, debuts on 11/4.
Pre-order today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/ML3/m...
Have to make some tea cakes to celebrate. 😉
Thanks for your support.
Miles Lewis: Top Chef, illustrated by @kidgalactus.bsky.social & pubbed by @penguinkids.bsky.social, debuts on 11/4.
Pre-order today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/ML3/m...
Have to make some tea cakes to celebrate. 😉
Thanks for your support.
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thrilled to get a special package: My next book!
Miles Lewis: Top Chef, illustrated by @kidgalactus.bsky.social & pubbed by @penguinkids.bsky.social, debuts on 11/4.
Pre-order today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/ML3/m...
Have to make some tea cakes to celebrate. 😉
Thanks for your support.
Miles Lewis: Top Chef, illustrated by @kidgalactus.bsky.social & pubbed by @penguinkids.bsky.social, debuts on 11/4.
Pre-order today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/ML3/m...
Have to make some tea cakes to celebrate. 😉
Thanks for your support.
Thank you for spreading the word about my So You Want to Write a Children's Book class. Questions? DM or email me. Would love to bring you steps closer to your dream. Learn more about me at www.kellystarlinglyons.com.
October 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Thank you for spreading the word about my So You Want to Write a Children's Book class. Questions? DM or email me. Would love to bring you steps closer to your dream. Learn more about me at www.kellystarlinglyons.com.
Join us Saturday for the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. Such an amazing event. Can’t wait!
September 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us Saturday for the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. Such an amazing event. Can’t wait!
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
Pre-order: tinyurl.com/47n996yx
September 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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
Pre-order: tinyurl.com/47n996yx
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.../....
See biographies here: pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary.../....
September 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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.../....
See biographies here: pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary.../....
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...
Details here: quailridgebooks.com/event/kellys...
August 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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...
Details here: quailridgebooks.com/event/kellys...
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.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hope to see you soon.
July 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hope to see you soon.
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.
RSVP and learn more: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/kellys...
Thanks for your support.
July 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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.
RSVP and learn more: www.quailridgebooks.com/event/kellys...
Thanks for your support.
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
Thanks to Shauntee Simpson, Kwame Alexander, NEA, DCPL, Freedom to Read Foundation and ALA for this wonderful opportunity. #ReadStrongAmerica
June 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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
Thanks to Shauntee Simpson, Kwame Alexander, NEA, DCPL, Freedom to Read Foundation and ALA for this wonderful opportunity. #ReadStrongAmerica
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
June 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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
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...
The USA Today Bestseller share her creative process, her writing journey, and offer tips.
Register: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
June 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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...
The USA Today Bestseller share her creative process, her writing journey, and offer tips.
Register: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
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.
Review: www.slj.com/review/tys-t...
Pre-order your copy of Super Ty here: shorturl.at/htYsh
Thanks so much for your support.
May 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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.
Review: www.slj.com/review/tys-t...
Pre-order your copy of Super Ty here: shorturl.at/htYsh
Thanks so much for your support.
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.
April 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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.
Triangle friends, join me at 4 p.m. today at Bunn Library for stories and writing tips. Would love to share with you.
March 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Triangle friends, join me at 4 p.m. today at Bunn Library for stories and writing tips. Would love to share with you.
Thrilled that My Hands Tell a Story, illustrated by Tonya Engel, is a finalist for the Anna Dewdney Read Together Award! Voting ends tomorrow.
Learn more about the award and cast your vote here: everychildareader.net/anna/
Thanks so much for your support.
Learn more about the award and cast your vote here: everychildareader.net/anna/
Thanks so much for your support.
March 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thrilled that My Hands Tell a Story, illustrated by Tonya Engel, is a finalist for the Anna Dewdney Read Together Award! Voting ends tomorrow.
Learn more about the award and cast your vote here: everychildareader.net/anna/
Thanks so much for your support.
Learn more about the award and cast your vote here: everychildareader.net/anna/
Thanks so much for your support.