Sylvia Chen 余愛莉

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.

🌟🧧🧧🌟 I'm so excited for a very special Double the Stories, Double the Luck: Lunar New Year Storytime and Crafts event I'm having with fellow local NJ author (and illustrator!) @joycewanbooks.bsky.social at #IndigoShortHills! Please join us if you can!

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong

📣 Excited to share the announcement that I'm a 2026 @PBRisingStars mentor for the 5th and final year! See pbrisingstars.com/mentors for more info on this incredible program, and my full mentor profile at pbrisingstars.com/sylvia. Good luck if you submit! 💫

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🤩🧧🌟 It was such an honor to have a special SPARKLES FOR SUNNY storytime + craft at The Strand on Saturday, and sign in their Autograph Alley too (with my editor and fellow author also—wow!). Always feeling grateful.

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong @strandbooks.com

Hooray! Looking forward to our double storytime at Indigo, it's going to be super fun!!! 🥰🥳

I’ll be out and about the NYC & NJ area sharing Lucky New Year: Colors including a special double storytime with author pal @sylviaichen.bsky.social on January 31st! Let’s welcome the Year of the Horse together! 🎉
#LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheHorse #kidlit #kidlitart

Thanks so much Rebecca, it was such a fun event to do! 🥰

Hello! I am currently reworking my #PBStudyBuddy format, so will post on social media once I'm ready to share on how it will work going forward for author inquiries like this. Thank you!

💫🧧🫶 I had the best time at my Meet & Greet+Signing for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY at the oh-so-wonderful Yu & Me Books in NYC Chinatown!!! So many warm highlights to share here, loved it so very much!! Thank you to all who came and supported! 🥳

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong #YuandMeBooks

🥳🧧💫UPDATE! *More* Jan/Feb events through Lunar New Year—in NYC, NJ + Boston if you want to join the cheery fun for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY.

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong
#YuandMeBooks @strandbooks.com #IndigoShortHills #ParksideBookshop #BeaconHillBooks
#ParsippanyLibrary
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🎁 It's a Super Review Giveaway for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY! Want to ask your own AMA question & see answers for all Qs submitted -PLUS- a chance to win your choice of a 3-PB-ranking w/high-level notes, 1:1 AMA, or even 30-min virtual class visit? Enter by January 14, 2026. Thanks for your super support!🥳

🎉🧧🌟 I’m excited to share some Jan/Feb event info for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY, with NYC bookstore visits, #WRAD (virtual), and even a LNY event in NJ! Please join if you can—I’d love to see you!

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong #YuandMeBooks @strandbooks.com #ParsippanyLibrary

Love your #PictureBookPostcard venture, thank you for featuring Sparkles for Sunny with it!! 😍🥳💌

Oh, happy day! We've got mail! Our first #PictureBookPostcard has arrived! Please enjoy this postcard from @sylviaichen.bsky.social 's new book, Sparkles for Sunny. ✨

See the full postcard blog post here:

🖊️🇯🇵 💫🎉YAY! I signed copies of SPARKLES FOR SUNNY at Books Kinokuniya in Tokyo! Such an honor to sign my second book at this amazing, super-welcoming bookstore! Want a signed copy with a special gold seal? It’s near Takashimaya Times Square!
@kinobkt.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong

PBParty Contest News + Critique Train Guest Crit Master & Giveaway with Sylvia Chen! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland Write a new PB draft to receive a critique from the passenger above & give one to the person below PLUS everyone can enter Sylvia's giveaway.

This post is packed with awesomeness! 💗

🎉2026 #PBParty contest dates!
🎉PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train happening NOW
🎉Celebrate Guest Crit Master @sylviaichen.bsky.social
🎉Huge giveaway!
🎉Tips for writing a new PB draft
🎉Holiday critique specials

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"I'm a super SPARKLES FOR SUNNY reviewer!" Did you submit a review for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or elsewhere (e.g. Edelweiss)? If so, YAY! You can say "I'm a super SPARKLES FOR SUNNY reviewer!" AND you can ente...

To enter:

* Submit a review for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY on Goodreads, Amazon, and/or Barnes & Noble

* Fill out the form to enter and ask your 1+ AMA Qs (1 per site review): forms.gle/pa37RJX28Cj6...

* Complete the above by Wednesday, January 14, 2026 11:59pm ET

🎁 It's a Super Review Giveaway for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY! Want to ask your own AMA question & see answers for all Qs submitted -PLUS- a chance to win your choice of a 3-PB-ranking w/high-level notes, 1:1 AMA, or even 30-min virtual class visit? Enter by January 14, 2026. Thanks for your super support!🥳

Aw thanks sooo much Cathy!! 🥳✨

🤩💫😍SPARKLES FOR SUNNY is a January/February Kids’ Indie Next List Pick! A super sparkly *THANK YOU* to @americanbookseller.bsky.social and all the wonderful bookstores nationwide who chose this book. My heart is bursting—this is such an absolute honor!

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong #Kidlit

Aw thank you!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing Sparkles for Sunny here!! 🥰🥳

Happy December, gente! To celebrate the season we will be highlighting picture books on giving, winter, and holiday celebrations from different cultures.

6. SPARKLES FOR SUNNY , 2025
Author: @sylviaichen.bsky.social
Illustrator: www.instagram.com/thai.phuong....

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🥳😍✨ Here’s the recap for my SPARKLES FOR SUNNY launch at Watchung Booksellers! I *adored* holding the very first storytime, seeing sweet fans craft sparkly lucky red envelopes, and signing with smiles. Thank you to all who came and those who cheered with us in spirit too!

@penguinkids.bsky.social

⭐️ Calling all 2026 #PBRisingStars applicants! ⭐️ Make sure to check your eligibility before preparing those applications! In order to apply you: ⭐️ Must be 18 years or older ⭐️ Must be a PICTURE BOOK creator ⭐️ May be Unagented OR agented but must not have a PICTURE BOOK deal sold by an agent ⭐️ Must not have been or be scheduled to be a PICTURE BOOK MENTEE in another program any time between January 2025 and September 2026 ⭐️ Must not use AI engines to create art, text, or application responses Any questions about eligibility? Drop them in the comments below and we’ll answer them! 💫And don’t forget to mark your calendars with our application window: February 27 - March 13 2026. This is our LAST year at PB Rising Stars, so don’t miss your final chance to apply! 💫 #kidli #kidlitart #picturebooks #kidlitillustration #kidlitpostcard

⭐️ Interested in being a 2026 #pbrisingstars Mentee for our fifth and FINAL year? ⭐️

Check your eligibility below and let us know if you're applying!

Any questions? Leave a comment, and we’ll answer them!

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This month’s featured author, @leahmoserwrites.bsky.social, offers a bit of encouragement for fellow writers:

“All it takes is one YES to go from the long waiting game to the stage of happy waiting.”

📚 Read the full post: buff.ly/G5A9fXX

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🤩✨💫 Look at this “Highly Recommended” review by School Library Journal for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY! This is such an honor when industry reviews can feel elusive to receive—let alone a stellar recommendation like this one. *Thank you* to @slj.com! 🥳🌟

@penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong

Thank you sooo very much for your super support!! Hope you all love reading this new and shiny book!! 😍🤩🥳

Happy Book Birthday to #12x12PB member @sylviaichen.bsky.social!, 📚SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A LUNAR NEW YEAR STORY, illustrated by Thai My Phuong, published by Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, hit shelves today!

Check it out!
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Check here to see more info and RSVP for this exciting event at Watchung Booksellers: www.watchungbooksellers.com/events. If you're able to RSVP, this will help us to plan as best possible for the event for space and materials including fun swag, etc. Thank you!

✨📕🧧🥳You're invited to my launch party for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY this Sunday 12/7 2pm at #WatchungBooksellers with storytime+sparkly craft, shiny swag plus book signing. Perfect for a fun kid outing or to get a cheery holiday gift! RSVP if you can/walk-ins welcome! @penguinkids.bsky.social #ThaiMyPhuong