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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🤩📚🥳 The weather was *amazing* for the Glen Rock Children's Book Festival! Couldn't take many pics since I was so busy chatting with kids & attendees, but the after-festival meetup was oh-so-lovely! THANK YOU for bringing back this beloved event for your community! 😍🎉 #TheCuriousReader #GlenRockGuild

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🥳✨🎉 Come join us! I’ll be at the Glen Rock Children’s Book Festival this Saturday, Oct. 3 11am-3pm with TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and over 45 #Kidlit creators! Have lots of book fun, pick up swag, get books signed, plus more! 💫 #TheCuriousReader #GlenRockGuild

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🤩📚🥳 Have you read these? I’m super excited to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for NAVIGATING NIGHT, BECAUSE OF DADS, and SISTER SCRIBBLES. I am in awe of these excellent picture books, hope you love them too! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🥳🥢📙🎉 It was my joy to bring lots of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS literacy fun to Tip-Top Brain’s Sunnyside grand opening! Loved signing so many books too—thank you for inviting me & CONGRATS! 🌟 #TipTopBrain #queenschamberofcommerce @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Kim A Larson @kimalarson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's finally here! Available wherever books are sold!

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🤩🥢🥳 So honored to happy-post that TRICKY CHOPSTICKS is a picture book nominee for the 2027 North Carolina Children’s Book Award! Love how kids in NC will be reading to vote in March and having more chopsticks fun too! 🥰 @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

💫🥢📚🥳 I’m excited to share TRICKY CHOPSTICKS and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY joy in Sep/Oct with readers and supporters in NY, NJ, and PA. Will you come to any of these events? Come say hi if you go! @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hooray, so happy to share here too and support you and your book @maryhelenberg.bsky.social!! 🤩🥳

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🤩📚🌟 I’m excited to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for ENOUGH TO SHARE, THE HOUSE BEFORE FALLING INTO THE SEA, and MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Have you seen these picture books? Hope you love them too! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Whaaaaat?? Oh gosh. You are too kind. And yeah we will get better with time, just need to keep trying!! 🥰🥰🥰

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Aw @lbontigao.bsky.social, was so glad to have good company going there and back and thanks for helping too look out too as I was driving! So grateful for you and everyone!! 🥰🥰🥰

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I absolutely adored meeting and reuniting with already dear and new kidlit friends at this retreat and I am in awe of everyone's unique talents! Thank you all, I can't wait til the next time! Tags: @boydsmills.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social #GraceLin

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

An endless heartfelt thanks to Debbi & Grace for holding this extra Aug retreat for your 5th year celebration. You are both so inspiring! And a huge thanks to the whole Boyds Mills team for welcoming us so warmly!

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

😍💫🫶 Feeling super lucky that my first writing retreat ever was the 5th year anniversary Asian American Community Retreat at Boyds Mills, hosted by Debbi Michiko Florence & Grace Lin! So soul-filling meeting with AAPI creators, sharing our dreams, and cheering each other on.

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Aw… can’t wait until I can visit again!! 🥰💖💫

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Aw, was so good to stop by, thanks for all your support for my books @brick-mortar.bsky.social!!! 🥰💖

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

😍Oh my heart! Visited dearly missed friends in Seattle Eastside, and signed books at Brick & Mortar Books in Redmond (thanked Shay for her review featured for @americanbookseller.bsky.social's Jan/Feb Kids’ Indie Next List Pick) and Redmond & Kirkland Library. It was all joy, so thankful to do this!

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

💖🥳 Such a fab time! *LOVED* reuniting and meeting up with such a great #kidlit crew for happy hour in Redmond, WA! Really miss living here, so it was bubbly joy seeing you all in person and catching up. I hope you can continue meeting up, you're so lucky to be near each other!!

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hooray, you're welcome, love your book so much!!! 🤩😍

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

You're so very welcome @kelseyegross.bsky.social!! So happy to support you and your book! 🤩🥳

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🤩📚🌟 So thrilled to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for BRAVE LIKE A LION!, TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN, and THE LITTLE STONE BUDDHA. Hope you love these fantastic picture books, check them out if you haven’t already! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🥳🥳🥳 Our hearts are full! LOVED going to The World's Borough Bookshop in Jackson Heights to celebrate its 3rd year anniversary Sunday on a panel with fellow native Queens authors #HeatherEng and #AlvinEng. Thanks to all who came, hope you enjoyed and *Go Queens creatives*!!!

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Congrats on your book being out in the world Kim!!! 🥳🥳🥳

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🤩📚🥳 Happy to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature for HOT DOG!, JULIE AND THE MANGO TREE, and DOLL TROUBLE. Hope you enjoy these wonderful picture books too! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🥳 So excited—The World's Borough Bookshop in Jackson Heights has its 3rd year celebration this weekend! I'll be on a panel Sun Aug 9 @ 3:30pm with fellow native Queens authors #HeatherEng and #AlvinEng, sharing how our upbringing has shaped our work. Come join us! 🎉

Event graphic showing details for a native Queens author panel titled "From Queens with Live: Writers on the Borough that Inspired Them" with authors Alvin Eng, Heather Eng, and Sylvia Chen scheduled for Aug 9 3:30-4:30pm at The World's Borough Bookshop in Jackson Heights, NY to celebrate its 3rd year anniversary.

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Yay, super congrats to you!! 🥳🎉💫

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hooray for such great news to celebrate, thank you!! 🥳💫🎉

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🤩💫🥳I’m so very honored by the super exciting news that SPARKLES FOR SUNNY is the 2026 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner (Atlantic Division)! My heartfelt thanks to everyone who voted and a huge congrats to all the winners! *Thank you*!!!✨💖🫶 @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong @scbwi.bsky.social

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🥳💫🤩 I *love* going into NYC! This time I signed my books at McNally Jackson/Rockefeller Center, B&N/5th Ave, and the NYPL/5th & 40th (their guest book too!). Also went to the cool Menmin Made pop-up @ Pearl River Mart, Great NY Noodletown, & NEZHA show @ Sheen Center with my older son Mac. So fun!

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thank you for your lovely support, glad to hear you like this featured set! ✨

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🤩📚🌟 So thrilled to share this next #PBStudyBuddy feature: SUNSHINE IN THE MONSOONS, SARANG SAVES THE SCHOOL, and THE SHAPE OF LOVE. Hope you love these stellar picture books too! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Plus, both our books are SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalists, how cool is that?! Today, July 17, is the last day to vote at www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite. SPARKLES FOR SUNNY is in the Atlantic division, and BEFORE I LIVED HERE is in the Southeast division. Thank you if you vote!

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Crystal Kites 2026

Peer-given award to recognize great books published in 2025 from fifteen SCBWI regional divisions around the world.

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🌟💫🤩 Author friends are the *BEST*! Brilliant @stacysjensen.bsky.social kindly bedazzled SPARKLES FOR SUNNY and sent it to me with a signed copy of her BEFORE I LIVED HERE+more! 🥳✨ @penguinkids.bsky.social #holidayhousepeachtree @scbwi.bsky.social #SCBWINJ @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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