Kelly J. Baptist

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!🥰🥰🥰 youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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

The greatest lesson I’ve learned through it all is not to worry but to lean on and trust GOD in every situation. Even when I don’t know what to do, I’ve learned that GOD will always guide me. I live stress-free because I know that, no matter what, GOD has the final say over my life. I’m able to persevere through trials because I come from a family built on morals, values, and unshakable principles. Growing up, I had access to a lot, and maybe without my understanding shaped my world view, but I’ve realized that peace, purpose, and faith can’t be bought. They have to be built. True success is who you become while waiting on GOD’s timing. GOD’s pace protects what your purpose will one day require.

michiganreading.org/event-5809033 #MRA25 @readandwritekzoo @wileyblevins @mrschureads @kellyiswrite #literacy #continuingeducation

@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!

@FirstTake @CameronNewton @stephenasmith Does Deion like coaching or coaching his sons is the real question

"Can [Shedeur Sanders] be coached by other people outside of his father?" —@CameronNewton 👀 "Can [Deion Sanders] coach someone else at the quarterback spot that ain't his son?" —@stephenasmith 😳

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

🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT by Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite, Jenin Mohammed @JeninMoham, Abrams BYR @abramskids Congrats!!! #ChildrensBooks #OurStoriesMatter

@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!🤣🤣🤣

The Fun Is In The Winning

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

#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 (@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

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

@Sara_More10 So glad they enjoyed it! 🥰

The last read aloud for my 5th graders. I was worried they wouldn’t like it due to the topics discussed, but a lot of them said it’s their favorite book I read this year! Thank you @kellyiswrite for the amazing story!

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

@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! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Another group of students started their own book club. This group chose Eb and Flo by Kelly J. Baptist. They scheduled a discussion at recess today and brought snacks to share during lunch 🤩 @APSGardenHills They begged me to tweet @kellyiswrite to see if she would reply 🙃

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

Whatever you starve will eventually die.

🕺"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

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

@ShannonCohenInc Same! Seems like yesterday!🥰

@kellyiswrite You are!!! So glad we met you when you spoke at the Gerald R. Ford Museum :)

“Mom, it’s a snow day…do I HAVE to read” Me: 📖👓📚but you can choose the book. Him: @kellyiswrite book plz ❤️