Mother of FIVE. Amazed by Jesus. Oakwoodite. Extreme Kobe-fan. I Live and Dream in STORY. Rep'd by Hannah Mann @ Writers House
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25 May 2023
We all know what a soundtrack is, but have you heard a BOOKtrack???🤔 Get ready get ready! My youngest daughter created the score for Eb & Flow and I am so proud of her! Whether you've read the book or not, check it out and show her some love!🥰🥰🥰
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COVER REVEAL!!! February 2027, meet Roosevelt Newman, III! Pre-order at hc.com!
Shout Out to the INCREDIBLE art team for this cover:
Artist @byalvinepps Alvin Epps
Designer: @AndVan19 Andrea Vandergrift
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Please consider supporting Camp Kejeba! Due to donor support and underwriting, my campers will attend at no cost. It's not too late to support the cause! #WriteOn ✒️✏️ gofund.me/d4691dce1
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
14 Jan 2025
michiganreading.org/event-58… #MRA25 @readandwritekzoo @wileyblevins @mrschureads @kellyiswrite #literacy #continuingeducation
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
12 Nov 2024
Feel the beat with #TheBandInOurBasement! Don’t miss this new rhyming picture book from author @kellyiswrite and illustrator @JeninMoham. Grab a copy for your little ones today! #BookBirthday bit.ly/4fFKdR3
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉
📖THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT by Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite, Jenin Mohammed @JeninMoham, Abrams BYR @abramskids
Congrats!!!
#ChildrensBooks
#OurStoriesMatter
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
6 Nov 2024
These four 5th graders are getting their read on for the Bluestem Battle of the Books! @bluestemaward #204reads @KendallPatriots @kellyiswrite
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
27 Oct 2024
#Bluestem2025 nominee Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by @kellyiswrite is an amazing #mslit novel. It's heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time and you will fall in love with these characters and not be able to put it down! #mediacenter #bookrecommendations @bluestemaward #librarian
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
24 Sep 2024
★ Kelly J. Baptist (@kellyiswrite) and illustrator Jenin Mohammed’s (@JeninMoham) “jazzy jam session” of a picture book THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT “emphasizes the excitement of a special moment after lights-out” buff.ly/3BblGEB
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
25 Jul 2024
The next book on our list for Middle School 2024-25 Virginia Reader's Choice is Eb & Flow by @kellyiswrite .
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
28 Apr 2024
Superheroes don't always have special powers or fancy suits -- sometimes they look like a young boy with otherworldly courage and armed with an inspiring journal left behind by his father: tinyurl.com/ydrvsnym @kellyiswrite #nationalsuperheroday #mglit #childrensbooks
ALT Middle grade novel titled "Isaiah Dunn is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist. The cover features an illustration of a young black boy flexing his arm, holding a pencil, and wearing a cape.
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
29 Mar 2024
🕺"The Electric Slide and Kai" written by @kellyiswrite and illustrated by Darnell Johnson
Author Kelly J. Baptist has published six books for children and young adults. She is the winner of the 2017 Lee and Low New Voices Honor Award
Learn More: kellyiswrite.com/
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
2 Apr 2024
The BookSmitten podcast is going to Iowa! We'll be podding from the SCBWI Midwest conference. Children's book writers and creators - can't wait to see you there. @SCBWIMichigan @SCBWIWisconsin @booksmittenpod @kellyiswrite @scbwi
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
22 Mar 2024
“Mom, it’s a snow day…do I HAVE to read”
Me: 📖👓📚but you can choose the book.
Him: @kellyiswrite book plz ❤️
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
15 Mar 2024
Thank you @kellyiswrite for sharing your books at Literacy Night last evening and then today with two amazing assemblies!
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
8 Mar 2024
🎞️ ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
▪︎ “Iveliz Explains it All” by Andrea Beatriz Arango
▪︎ “More to the Story” by @henakhanbooks
▪︎ “Isaiah Dunn is My Hero” by @kellyiswrite
▪︎ “Room to Dream” by @kellyyanghk
▪︎ “Brown Girl Dreaming” by @JackieWoodson
ALT Category: Original Screenplay, A.K.A. kids who write. Titles: "Iveliz Explains it All," "More to the Story," "Isaiah Dunn is My Hero," "Room to Dream," and "Brown Girl Dreaming."
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
28 Feb 2024
Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptiste. A spunky sixth-grader devises over-the-top ideas to win the laptop of her dreams by selling cookie dough in her school fundraiser. Will she win? #butlermidweekmorris #readysetdough @kellyiswrite @penguinrandom
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Kelly J. Baptist retweeted
22 Feb 2024
School Year Read # 60 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #weneeddiversebooks @kellyiswrite
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