Sylvia Chen 余愛莉

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TRICKY CHOPSTICKS {‘24 @SimonKIDS} 🌟 SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story {‘25 @PenguinKids} 🌟 #SCBWI #12x12PB #PBParty #PBRisingStars #PBStudyBuddy Rep: @AgentHenkin 💜 food +☕+ writing STEAM PBs

Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: SUNSHINE IN THE MONSOONS, SARANG SAVES THE SCHOOL, and THE SHAPE OF LOVE.
Quick reel showing a bedazzled copy of SPARKLES FOR SUNNY, sent in book mail to author Sylvia Chen from fellow author friend Stacy S. Jensen. The package included the bedazzled book and sweet swag for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, along with a personalized, signed copy of Stacy’s BEFORE I LIVED HERE and assorted swag for her book. Close-ups show the bedazzled book with 1189 sparkly crystals.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: MAC WEARS A HAT, EVERY PEACH IS A STORY, and FALL: A Seasons Story.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen holding up her picture book TRICKY CHOPSTICKS in Hawaii with a rainbow and palm trees behind, celebrating that it is a 2026-2027 Gosling Award nominee in Hawaii. The reel shows her signing books and bookplates at Barnes & Noble Kahului and Kapalua Golf Shop in Maui, for both her books.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: CHOPSTICKS ARE, WE ARE AMERICAN, TOO, and NOOR AND THE STORYTELLER.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: POST OFFICE BAY, MONKEY’S SWEET SURPRISE, and LOWRIDER FOR SALE.
Short reel showing how author Sylvia Chen signed 20+ copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and 26+ copies of SPARKLES FOR SUNNY for 33 NJ libraries in the BCCLS system. The group picture in the reel is of the author with Millburn Library librarians, who helped support the signing initiative.
Quick recap reel of the 2026 SCBWI NJ conference, with pictures of attendees and author Sylvia Chen presenting two workshops.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON, WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL, and BROKEN.
Light yellow sparkly graphic showing that picture book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY is up for the 2026 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award in the Atlantic Division, with the 1st round of voting open through June 22, midnight PST.
Promo graphic of author Sylvia Chen in a bright red top and black with info for her upcoming workshops at the SCBWI NJ in-person conference on Sunday, June 7th, 2026.
Promo graphic of author Sylvia Chen in a heart-patterned light top and bright red and pink pants holding up her picture books TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY in front of Chatterbox Books in South Orange, NJ. The graphic has invite info for her upcoming event at the bookstore on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 at 10am, where she’ll read both picture books, run chopsticks challenges, hand out swag, and sign books too.
Short reel showing author Sylvia Chen’s storytime visit for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS with STEM activities at Millburn Library in NJ on Thursday, May 28th, 2026. The reel shows the author in a cherry red top and white and black striped skirt with jumbo chopsticks and festive balloons arriving, reading her book, and running chopsticks challenges and a 3D lucky star origami station.
Invite graphic showing details for author Sylvia Chen’s upcoming author visit for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS with STEM activities at Millburn Library in NJ on Thursday, May 28th from 4-5:15pm. The graphic includes a picture of the author smiling in a heart-patterned light top and colorful red and pink pants, holding up a copy of Tricky Chopsticks and a pair of chopsticks in front of Millburn Library.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a dark sparkly red top and gold speckled skirt hosting a double storytime for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY with paired activities after for kids at Words on Warren in NYC.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: BECOMING BOBA, MY AMERICA BLOOMS and TOGETHER WE REMEMBER.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a light gold sparkly top and red and gold brocade skirt attending and presenting a storytime at The Gold Coast Book Fair in Oyster Bay, New York.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a colorful striped top and a bright red skirt at Norwood Public Library holding a Tricky Chopsticks storytime followed by chopsticks challenges for attendees.
Quick reel showing upcoming event dates for author Sylvia Chen for her picture books SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, at Norwood Public Library in NJ, Gold Coast Book Fair in Oyster Bay, NY, Words on Warren in NYC, Millburn Library in NJ, Chatterbox Books in South Orange, NJ, and the SCBWI NJ Conference.
Sparkly red and gold-themed reel showing upcoming book events in May 2026 for author Sylvia Chen and her picture books Sparkles for Sunny and Tricky Chopsticks at Hudson Children's Book Festival, Gold Coast Book Fair, Words on Warren, and Millburn Library.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: MR. CHOW’S NIGHT MARKET, IGGY WHO BREATHES FIRE, and I’M SORRY YOU GOT MAD.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: JIM! Six True Stories About One Great Artist: James Marshall, SQUAWK OF SPANISH, and NOODLES ON A BICYCLE.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: A RAKHI FOR RAKESH, ONLY, and GOOD BOOKS FOR BAD CHILDREN.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen visiting 9 stores in lower NYC to sign copies of her picture book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY (illustrated by Thai My Phuong, published by Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House).
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: MAYBE JUST ASK ME!, THE SHADOW AND THE GHOST, and SONG AFTER SONG: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews.
Celebration graphic with a teal and gold color scheme showing author Sylvia Chen in a black top and metallic skirt showing info how her picture book TRICKY CHOPSTICKS (illustrated by Fanny Liem and published by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster) was chosen as the Primary Winner by students in PA for the 2025-2026 Keystone to Reading Book Award.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a gold sparkly sleeveless top, bright red skirt, and gold shoes participating in the 2026 Poughkeepsie Children's Book Festival with her picture books TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY. The author hosted book-based activities for kids including a chopsticks challenge and also a DIY Create a Sparkly Keychain activity, signed books, and took selfies with fellow #Kidlit creators.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, WILL AND KRILL, and AND THEN CAME YOU.
Quick reel with an intro graphic of author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses and a colorful lined paper design showing a 3x3x3 #PBStudyBuddy feature. The post showcases 3 POVs for readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators with 3 reasons why they will love, can use, and may rave over the 3 featured picture books: Jeong is Jeong, A Season for Fishin’, and Before I Lived Here.
Quick reel wishing a sweet and happy 2nd birthday to TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, written by Sylvia Chen and illustrated by Fanny Liem. The montage shows pics and videos from the book launch to storytimes and many firsts, with red and gold-themed festive balloons at each event.
Quick demo reel showing the new 3x3x3 format for #PBStudyBuddy, with examples for author Sylvia Chen's TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY. The format shows 3 key reasons each for why readers, teachers, and #Kidlit creators will love, use, and rave over the picture books.
Short news clip showing 6ABC featuring author Sylvia Chen in a red top and black and gold-speckled skirt visiting Pine Road Elementary in PA to present her picture book TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, with a cameo of her second picture book, SPARKLES FOR SUNNY.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a red top and gold speckled black skirt visiting Pine Road Elementary in PA for an author visit. She presented multiple assemblies for Tricky Chopsticks along with some additional small group sessions, and signed nearly 200 copies total of her picture books TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY. After the visit, she signed additional copies at nearby Doylestown Bookshop.
Promo graphic with a teal and green ombre color scheme showing details for the Poughkeepsie Children's Book Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 10am-3pm. The graphic shows that author Sylvia Chen will be joining the festival with 100+ amazing authors and illustrators, with her picture books SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and TRICKY CHOPSTICKS.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a sparkly red and gold qípáo hosting a table at Pearl River Mart's 2026 Lunar New Year Extravaganza, where she showcased her picture books TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY, paired with fun activities like a chopsticks challenge and a deco-create a lucky red envelope.
Colorful red and gold-themed Lunar New Year graphic showing a headshot of author Sylvia Chen and info for her upcoming double storytime event at Barnes & Noble Morris Plains, NJ on Saturday, February 21st at 11am. She'll read, host activities, give swag, and sign books too.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a sparkly red and gold qípáo going to Beacon Hill Books in Boston, MA for a special storytime for her picture books Tricky Chopsticks and Sparkles for Sunny. She read, signed books, handed out lucky red envelopes (hongbao) plus extra swag, and also ran a chopsticks challenge station for attendees.
Quick reel of author Sylvia Chen in a red and gold brocade Asian top, gold skirt, sparkly tights, and gold sequin shoes taking the T to host a storytime event for her picture books Tricky Chopsticks and Sparkles for Sunny at The MIT Press Bookstore in Cambridge, MA. The event had good attendance and the author handed out fun swag like stickers and balloons to attendees, and signed books as well.
Quick reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a red and black Asian top and gold and red brocade skirt at Boston Public Library as a special guest author to read her books TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY.
Short reel with a 29-sec recap of author Sylvia Chen in a black chinese-style top and black and gold skirt, hosting a double storytime event at Parkside Bookshop for her picture books SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and TRICKY CHOPSTICKS. The author provided attendees with chopsticks challenge stations, swag choices, and balloons to-go.
Quick reel sharing info for author Sylvia Chen's author visits soon in Boston and Cambridge for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY, with some TRICKY CHOPSTICKS too depending on the venue. Venues include Parkside Bookshop, Boston Public Library, The MIT Press Bookstore, and Beacon Hill Books. More event info can be found at sparklesforsunny.com/events
1-min reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a red and gold sparkly qípáo hosting a storytime + crafts session at the Parsippany Library's 2026 Lunar New Year Celebration, along with many performances by Morris Chinese Academy and Hope Sing and Dance Art Troupe. The event wrapped up with a pipa performance and a lion dance performance by Vizzio's.
Red and gold toned promo reel with an invite to Parsippany Library's 2026 Lunar New Year Celebration, where author Sylvia Chen will be sharing her newest picture book, Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story and hosting a lucky red envelope craft for attendees.
Short reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a bright red top reading her picture books SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and TRICKY CHOPSTICKS to students at various schools for the 2026 World Read Aloud Day (WRAD).
Short reel showing author-illustrator Joyce Wan and author Sylvia Chen hosting a Double the Stories, Double the Luck: Lunar New Year Storytime + Craft event at Indigo Short Hills. The #Kidlit creators wore matching t-shirts with a Lunar New Year horse design by Joyce Wan. The bookstore had their board books and picture books available and the #Kidlit creators handed out fun swag including stickers and balloons to attendees.
Bright orange and red-themed graphic showing event details for Double the Stories, Double the Luck: Lunar New Year Storytime and Crafts with author Sylvia Chen and author/illustrator Joyce Wan, Saturday, January 31st 11am at Indigo Short Hills in NJ.
Orange and yellow graphic announcing that author Sylvia Chen is a 2026 #PBRisingStars mentor, with some wish list info and links to see the website for more details.
Short reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a black and red Asian-style top and red and gold brocade skirt having a storytime+craft event at the Strand Union Sq. location, and signing the Autograph Alley with her editor and fellow author Claire Tattersfield.
Short reel showing author Sylvia Chen in a dark magenta and gold brocade top and gold skirt going to her Meet & Greet + Signing event at Yu and Me Books in NYC Chinatown for her picture book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY. She went for coffee at a cute shop nearby, then signed copies of the book for bookstore customers, fans, and friends.
Short reel with author Sylvia Chen in a red and gold Chinese brocade top and gold skirt holding up her picture book SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and sharing 2026 Jan/Feb events through Lunar New Year for the book in NYC, NJ, and Boston.