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Kelly Starling Lyons

Kelly Starling Lyons is a founding member of The Brown Bookshelf. Her acclaimed picture books include Ellen’s BroomGoing Down Home with Daddy, and Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations. She was named the 2021 Piedmont Laureate.

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Ty's Travels: All Aboard! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9780062951076
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - September 1st, 2020

A Geisel Honor-winning series!  "Both an excellent book for guided reading and a winning read-aloud." —Kirkus (starred review)


Ty's Travels: All Aboard! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062951120
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - September 1st, 2020

A Geisel Honor-winning series!  "Both an excellent book for guided reading and a winning read-aloud." —Kirkus (starred review)


Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062951106
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Published: HarperCollins - September 1st, 2020

Ty can’t wait to ride his brand-new scooter at the park. Other kids zip and zoom by like race cars, but all Ty can do is wobble! Ty wants to give up, but a new friend helps Ty give it another try. A 2021 Geisel Honor Book!


Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780062951090
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - September 1st, 2020

Ty can’t wait to ride his brand-new scooter at the park. Other kids zip and zoom by like race cars, but all Ty can do is wobble! Ty wants to give up, but a new friend helps Ty give it another try. A 2021 Geisel Honor Book!


Ty's Travels: Beach Day! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062951144
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - May 25th, 2021

A Geisel Honor-winning series * Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate * A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2022


Ty's Travels: Beach Day! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780062951137
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - May 25th, 2021

A Geisel Honor-winning series * Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate * A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2022


Ty's Travels: Lab Magic (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9780062951168
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - January 4th, 2022

“This installment in the Geisel-winning Ty's Travels series adds some much-needed diversity to the beginning-reader shelf” —Booklist 


Ty's Travels: Lab Magic (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062951175
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - January 4th, 2022

“This installment in the Geisel-winning Ty's Travels series adds some much-needed diversity to the beginning-reader shelf” —Booklist 


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Ty's Travels: Showtime! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780063083684
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Published: HarperCollins - February 20th, 2024

Ty rocks out with friends in this new book in the Geisel Honor-winning series!


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Ty's Travels: Showtime! (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780063083691
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Published: HarperCollins - February 20th, 2024

Ty rocks out with friends in this new book in the Geisel Honor-winning series!


Ty's Travels: Camp-Out (I Can Read Comics Level 1) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780063083660
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperAlley - May 9th, 2023

Ty makes his I Can Read Comic debut! Featuring a bold comic styling by New York Times bestselling illustrator Niña Mata and a compelling easy-to-read text by Kelly Starling Lyons, this Level One I Can Read Comic is the perfect summertime story for beginning readers!


Ty's Travels: Camp-Out (I Can Read Comics Level 1) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780063083653
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperAlley - May 9th, 2023

Ty makes his I Can Read Comic debut! Featuring a bold comic styling by New York Times bestselling illustrator Niña Mata and a compelling easy-to-read text by Kelly Starling Lyons, this Level One I Can Read Comic is the perfect summertime story for beginning readers!


Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780063083622
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - September 13th, 2022

A Geisel Honor-winning series! Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate!


Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063083639
Availability: On our shelves
Published: HarperCollins - September 13th, 2022

A Geisel Honor-winning series! Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate!


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Ty’s Travels: A 5-Book Reading Collection: Zip, Zoom!, All Aboard!, Beach Day!, Lab Magic, Winter Wonderland (My First I Can Read) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Niña Mata (Illustrator)
$29.99
ISBN: 9780063306851
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Published: HarperCollins - January 2nd, 2024

This joyful five-book beginning reader box set includes the Geisel-Honor title Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! plus four more My First I Can Read Ty’s Travels stories. The box has a carry-along handle and a Velcro closure. 


My Hands Tell a Story By Kelly Starling Lyons Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781478870616
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Reycraft Books - May 15th, 2022

My Hands Tell a Story By Kelly Starling Lyons, Tonya Engel (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Tonya Engel (Illustrator)
$9.00
ISBN: 9781478870623
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Reycraft Books - January 1st, 2023

My Hands Tell a Story Trade Book (Paperback)


Rock Star #1 (Jada Jones #1) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780448487519
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Published: Penguin Workshop - September 19th, 2017

Fans of Princess Posey and Ivy and Bean will enjoy engaging with science-loving Jada Jones in this easy-to-read chapter book.


Class Act #2 (Jada Jones #2) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780451534279
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - September 19th, 2017

Fans of Princess Posey and Ivy and Bean will enjoy rooting for Jada Jones as she runs for student council in this easy-to-read chapter book.


Sleepover Scientist #3 (Jada Jones #3) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator), Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator), Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9781524790554
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - January 8th, 2019

Jada Jones is back for the third book of this popular, celebrated series perfect for STEM fans!


Dancing Queen #4 (Jada Jones #4) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9781524790585
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - June 25th, 2019

Jada Jones is back for the fourth book of this popular, celebrated series perfect for STEM fans!

"Readers who love Ivy and Bean or Katie Woo will want to meet Jada Jones." --School Library Journal


Sky Watcher #5 (Jada Jones #5) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593226469
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - November 9th, 2021

Jada Jones is back for the fifth book of this popular, celebrated series perfect for STEM fans!

"Readers who love Ivy and Bean or Katie Woo will want to meet Jada Jones." --School Library Journal


Nature Lover #6 (Jada Jones) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nneka Myers (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593226490
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - April 12th, 2022

Jada Jones is back for the sixth book of this popular, celebrated series perfect for STEM fans!

"Readers who love Ivy and Bean or Katie Woo will want to meet Jada Jones." --School Library Journal


Ellen's Broom By Kelly Starling Lyons, Daniel Minter (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399250033
Availability: On our shelves
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - January 5th, 2012

A young girl learns a new meaning for freedom during the time of Reconstruction

Ellen always knew the broom resting above the hearth was special. Before it was legal for her mother and father to officially be married, the broom was what made them a family anyway. But now all former slaves who had already been married in their hearts could register as lawful husband and wife.


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Going Down Home with Daddy By Kelly Starling Lyons, Daniel Minter (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781561459384
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Peachtree - April 2nd, 2019

Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.

"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home"


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Going Down Home with Daddy By Kelly Starling Lyons, Daniel Minter (Illustrator) Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781682632291
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Published: Peachtree - May 7th, 2024

Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.

"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home"


Tiara's Hat Parade By Kelly Starling Lyons, Nicole Tadgell (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780807579459
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Albert Whitman & Company - April 1st, 2020

2021 Christopher Award - Books for Young People
WSRA Children's Literature: Picture This 2021 Recommendation List
Penn GSE Graduate School of Education, The Best Books for Young Readers of 2020
Black Caucus of the American Library Association BCALA, 2020 Best of the Best Booklist
Read Across America, Picture Book of the Month March 2021


Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations By Kelly Starling Lyons, Keith Mallett (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525516095
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - August 6th, 2019

"Lyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. . . . A heartfelt history of a historic anthem."--Publishers Weekly

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.


Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations By Kelly Starling Lyons, Keith Mallett (Illustrator) Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593530580
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 6th, 2022

"Lyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. . . . A heartfelt history of a historic anthem." —Publishers Weekly
 
Now in paperback.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.


King of the Ice #1 (Miles Lewis #1) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Wayne Spencer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593383490
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - July 19th, 2022

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!


King of the Ice #1 (Miles Lewis #1) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Wayne Spencer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.75
ISBN: 9780593383506
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - July 19th, 2022

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!


Whiz Kid #2 (Miles Lewis #2) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Wayne Spencer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593383520
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - July 19th, 2022

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!


Matchmaker #3 (Miles Lewis) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Wayne Spencer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.75
ISBN: 9780593383568
Availability: BACKORDERED
Published: Penguin Workshop - December 27th, 2022

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!


Matchmaker #3 (Miles Lewis) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Wayne Spencer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593383551
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - December 27th, 2022

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!


Track Star #4 (Miles Lewis) By Kelly Starling Lyons, Wayne Spencer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593383582
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Penguin Workshop - August 29th, 2023

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!


She Persisted: Dorothy Height By Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780593528976
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Philomel Books - February 7th, 2023

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Dorothy Height!


She Persisted: Dorothy Height By Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image
$6.99
ISBN: 9780593528983
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Philomel Books - February 7th, 2023

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Dorothy Height!


She Persisted: Coretta Scott King By Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image
$14.99
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ISBN: 9780593353509
Published: Philomel Books - January 4th, 2022

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Coretta Scott King!


She Persisted: Coretta Scott King By Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator), Gillian Flint (Illustrator) Cover Image
$5.99
ISBN: 9780593353523
Availability: On our shelves
Published: Philomel Books - January 4th, 2022

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Coretta Scott King!


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