The Young Dreamers’ Bookstore in partnership with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, presents Dreaming with Authors featuring Pittsburgh author Kelly Starling Lyons. This event will kick-off with an introduction to the author followed by an overview of her works including Miles Lewis Book King of the Ice, Jada Jones Book Series, Sing a Song, My Hands Tell a Story, and Ty Travels Book Series. Mrs. Starling Lyons will then read her award-winning book My Hands Tell a Story.

Following the presentation and reading, Mrs. Lyons will participate in a short Q&A session with the audience, moderated by Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-EL, and items will be available for purchase onsite at a pop-up The Young Dreamers’ Bookstore.

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The Young Dreamers’ Bookstore is a mobile book retail startup founded in 2022 for young children and their families. We provide a broad array of inspiring children book titles to “meet kids at their dreams.” We proudly feature books that herald protagonists of African descent from across the globe and/or are written by talented and culturally diverse writers. We do this to normalize cultural inclusion, while also sparking children’s imagination and self-efficacy. We appeal to the growing community of teachers, parents, and community leaders who wish to ignite young people’s ability to create dreams that are personally fulfilling and socially relevant.