# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Children's Author Kelly Starling Lyons
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Event Description**: Award winner children's author Kelly Starling Lyons will be visiting B is for Books and hosting two storytimes on February 28.  First storytime will begin promptly at 11 am, second storytime is at 12:30 pm.  There will be a book giveaway, book signing, crafts, and snacks.

You do NOT want to miss this one!!

A little bit more about Kelly Starling Lyons:

Kelly Starling Lyons is a founding member of The Brown Bookshelf, a teaching artist, and an award-winning author of more than 30 books for young readers. Her mission is to center Black heroes, celebrate family, friendship, & heritage, and show all kids the stories they hold inside. Among her acclaimed picture books are Caldecott Honor winner Going Down Home with Daddy, Christopher Award winner Tiara's Hat Parade, and Bank Street Best Books selections Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations and My Hands Tell a Story. Kelly is also the author of three popular series for young people—chapter books starring her characters Jada Jones and Miles Lewis, and the Ty's Travels easy readers which won a Geisel Honor for Zip, Zoom. Her nonfiction titles include two books in Chelsea Clinton's She Persisted series, chapter books on Dr. Dorothy I. Height and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Kelly was named to Good Morning America's 2021 list, Who's Making Black History. She regularly presents to schools, libraries, festivals, and conferences around the country. Learn more at www.kellystarlinglyons.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/homestead/childrens-author-kelly-starling-lyons/200029474454619
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, kids, black-history-month, parades
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029474454619?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=homestead-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Homestead
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 222 East 8th Avenue, Homestead, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15120
- **lat**: 40.40724
- **long**: -79.90987
- **full address**: 222 East 8th Avenue, Homestead, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15120

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Reading Ready Pittsburgh (https://allevents.in/org/reading-ready-pittsburgh/20889979)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 222 East 8th Avenue, Homestead, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15120
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Reading Ready Pittsburgh
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals, kids, black-history-month, parades
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Children's Author Kelly Starling Lyons ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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