Kelly J. Baptist

ISAIAH DUNN IS MY HERO, Aug 2020! Mother of FIVE. Amazed by Jesus. Oakwoodite. Extreme Kobe-fan. I Live and Dream in STORY. Rep'd by Hannah Mann @ Writers House

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

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!🥰🥰🥰
https://t.co/i2MvtISXmI

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@JessicaArt74033 Michigan. Where the Motor City is😎

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@ShedeurSanders YOU BETTA PREACH!!💪🏾 I needed this 2day😉

[Mich Reading Assoc @michiganreading]

https://t.co/gyB56m1sJp #MRA25 @readandwritekzoo @wileyblevins @mrschureads @kellyiswrite #literacy #continuingeducation

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@bxn128 @FirstTake @CameronNewton @stephenasmith Now we on to something that's intriguing!🤔 Not our business, of course, but this is an intriguing line of questioning!

[ABRAMS Kids @abramskids]

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 https://t.co/DJ5p3EfGYR

[Black Children's Books and Authors (BCBA) @BCBooksAuthors]

🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉

📖THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT by Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite, Jenin Mohammed @JeninMoham, Abrams BYR @abramskids

Congrats!!!

#ChildrensBooks
#OurStoriesMatter

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@DeionSandersJr You went 0-600 so fast!🤣 Pulled a straight Peter...I walk with the Lord, but y'all left this sword waaaay too close to me!🤣🤣🤣

[Rhonda Jenkins @luv2teachtech]

These four 5th graders are getting their read on for the Bluestem Battle of the Books! @bluestemaward #204reads @KendallPatriots @kellyiswrite

[✨Kris Bruno✨ @BrunosClass]

#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

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

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[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

★ 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” https://t.co/Lu307Y07xc

[Virginia State Literacy Association @VSLAToday]

The next book on our list for Middle School 2024-25 Virginia Reader's Choice is Eb & Flow by @kellyiswrite .

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@Sara_More10 So glad they enjoyed it! 🥰

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@kecarlson @APSGardenHills Also please dm me! Would love to send them some bookmarks!

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@kecarlson @APSGardenHills Oh COURSE I would reply! You guys have made my day!! And now that you're reading the book, check out the musical score that goes with it! Created by my youngest daughter! My favorite track is FIGHT! Let me know what you guys think! Thank you for reading! https://t.co/iOCVZISuRF

[Books4School @ibooks4school]

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: https://t.co/RGWXLLoskt @kellyiswrite #nationalsuperheroday #mglit #childrensbooks

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

Whatever you starve will eventually die.

[Barbershop Books @BarbershopBooks]

🕺"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: https://t.co/dq1JzYAjqv

[Heather Shumaker @HeatherShumaker]

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

[Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite]

@ShannonCohenInc Same! Seems like yesterday!🥰