Superhero Party with Kelly Starling Lyons and Kwame Mbalia!

ABOUT THE EVENT

Join us for a SUPER special superhero event for all ages, featuring beloved Raleigh authors Kelly Starling Lyons and Kwame Mbalia! The party will feature book readings, crafts, treats, and more! Please come dressed in your favorite superhero costume.

This event is free to attend, however, we do ask that all members of your party (both adults and children) register below. This helps us get an accurate count for craft materials, treats, and space! Books by both authors will be available for purchases at the event.

ABOUT THE BOOKS

TY'S TRAVELS: SUPER TY! by Kelly Starling Lyons; Recommended for ages 4 to 8

A Geisel Honor–winning series! Ty uses his imagination and super powers to help others in this Ty's Travels My First I Can Read Series.

Ty loves superheroes. He watches them on TV and reads books about them.

When he puts on a cape and a mask, he becomes Super Ty! Super Ty helps Momma and others. But even his super skills can’t solve all problems by himself. That’s what Ty’s super friend is for—his brother!

Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty's Travels: Super Ty, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. Imagination, helpfulness, and play are highlighted, making this perfect for sharing with children three to six.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD: A HERO LOOKS LIKE YOU by Kwame Mbalia; Recommended for ages 3 to 7

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Mbalia and New York Times best-selling illustrator Nikkolas Smith explore the world of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World. This new picture book is perfect for fans of Sam Wilson, Captain America.

Set in the world of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World, A Hero Looks Like You is a heartwarming picture book about a young boy named DJ who steps up to help Captain America, his favorite Super Hero, and discovers along the way that heroes don’t always look big or strong or wear a suit. Sometimes, they might even look like him.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

KELLY STARLING LYONS is a founding member of the Brown Bookshelf. Her acclaimed picture books include My Hands Tell a Story; the Caldecott Honor title Going Down Home with Daddy; and Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations. Her series for beginning readers, Ty’s Travels, won a Geisel Honor for Zip, Zoom!

KWAME MBALIA is a husband, father, and New York Times bestselling author of the Tristan Strong series, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor award for Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky. Kwame also cowrote Last Gate of the Emperor with Prince Joel Makonnen and edited the instant New York Times best seller Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood. Kwame lives with his wife and children near Raleigh where he is currently working on several projects—including a new middle-grade series—and cultivating cutting edge dad jokes.

Host or Publisher Quail Ridge Books