Casey Lyall

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Author of children's books and library staffer. THE LEAGUE OF LITTLES (Greenwillow, 2025), VAMPIRE JAM SANDWICH (Tundra, 2025), and more to come! More info at caseylyall.com

A poster for a book launch event. The title reads: Casey Lyall - Triple Book Launch. Below the title, there are three book covers. One for a picture book called I Used to Be a Dinosaur that has a cartoon t-rex on the cover along with a startled looking chicken. The middle cover is for a middle grade graphic novel called The Band of Bigs. It has three kids and a hamster in the center of it, all in action poses. The last cover is for another picture book, called Whale, That was Unexpected. It has a dour looking old woman on it in sailor clothes with her dog beside her, also in sailor clothes. There is a large whale in the background with a wide open mouth coming towards them. The details for the event are listed under the covers. The text reads as follows: When: Sunday, July 5th from 2 pm to 4 pm Where: Strathroy Lions Club Hall (432 Albert St, Strathroy, ON) Doors open at 2 pm. Author Reading at 2:15 pm with book signing to follow. Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of Bookmarks the Spot, but if you have your own copies, you're welcome to bring them! There will also be fun giveaways and plenty of food! Hope to see you there!
A poster for the All in One Writer's Workshop event. At the top there is an image of an open notebook on a table with a pencil beside side. Below, there is a blue rectangle with text that reads 'All in One Writers' Workshop' Underneath that, there is a paragraph that reads: Join author Casey Lyall for a mini-conference experience. With a focus on both craft and business, attendees will learn everything they need to get a start on their publishing journey. Saturday, April 11th at 10 am. Registration required. Register online or in branch. At the bottom left, there is the logo for Middlesex County Library: a stylized yellow sun over three stripes that look like rolling hills, but also the letter m. Also at the bottom, in the center, there is the website which is library.middlesex.ca and then the Strathroy Library address which is 34 Frank St. and the phone number which is 519-245-1290.
A square image with a light blue background. Black, blocky text at the top reads 'First review for I Used to Be a Dinosaur!' Below that there is a cover image for the book on the left. It features a green dinosaur and a shocked chicken. The title is written in blue text with the author, Casey Lyall, and the illustrator, Laurie Keller, written below. There is also another chicken pecking at the ground and a tree branch in the background. To the right of the cover image, there is text in the same font that reads 'A solid primer on evolution doubling as a silly story of the ultimate identity crisis. - Kirkus Reviews' Below that, there is text that reads 'Available June 9 from Greenwillow Books'
Top text reads: Get a sneak peek! Want to digitally read any of these books before their June release dates? Then there are three book cover images shown in a row. The first one is for I Used to Be a Dinosaur. It has a large cartoon t-rex in the top left corner with a surprised looking chicken beside it. The title is below along with a second chicken and the author and illustrators names: Casey Lyall and Laurie Keller. The second cover is for Whale, That was Unexpected. It shows a large whale with a wide open mouth in the background and an old fisherwoman and her dog standing on their boat in the foreground. The title of the book is shown inside the whale's mouth along with the author and illustrator's names: Casey Lyall and Kathryn Durst. The last cover is for The Band of Bigs. It shows three kids in a basement along with a hamster - all in action poses. The title is at the top and the author and illustrator's names at the bottom: Casey Lyall and Sara Faber. Below the covers, the text in the image reads: You totally can! Message me for details!
A poster advertising an author signing. The top text reads OLA Super Conference Book Signing. There are two circles featuring the faces of Casey Lyall and Jessica Vitalis with text in between that says Friday, Jan 30th, 10 am and their names listed below. Two book covers are shown below that. One on the left for The League of Littles which shows three kids in action poses and a leaping hamster. The one on the right is for Unsinkable Cayenne which shows a girl and dog standing on train tracks, looking up at birds in the sky. Orange arrows in the centre point at either book. The top one pointed at The League of Littles says that it is a Silver Birch Express nominee. The bottom one pointed at Unsinkable Cayenne says that it is a Red Maple nominee. The bottom text says 'find us at the HarperCollins booth!'
The cover of a new picture book called Whale, That Was Unexpected. The background shows that large open mouth of a whale with the title text along with the author's name, Casey Lyall, and the illustrator, Kathryn Durst. In the foreground, there is an old woman and her dog standing on their boat deck, about to be swallowed by the whale. The old woman and her dog are wearing bright yellow fishing gear, the woman in a yellow hat and the dog in a red cap. The woman is holding a fishing rod. The dog looks a bit scared while the old woman just looks over it. The colours are rich and dark with a painterly feel.
Bearded and bedraggled-looking Ben Affleck exhaustedly smoking on a balcony.
A photo of The League of Littles Character Card Pack. Ten trading cards are fanned out to display them. There is one card for each character and a blank card for readers to fill out. The cards have a white background and a coloured border. Each card has an image of the character's face as well as their details and fun facts.
A poster for the All in One Writers' Workshop. There is a graphic at the top with a blank notebook and writing utensils. The text on the poster says: Join author Casey Lyall for a mini-conference experience. Focused on both craft and business, you'll learn everything you need to start your publishing journey. The workshop takes place on Saturday, March 22 from 10 am to 2 pm. Registration is required: please register online or contact the Strathroy library. At the bottom of the poster, the Middlesex County Library logo is shown on the left, a stylized image of a yellow sun over green hills. The website is listed in the centre: library.middlesex.ca. And the Strathroy Library address and phone number is shown on the bottom right: 34 Frank Street. 519-245-1290. The poster has a green background.