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Casey Lyall

@caseyklyall

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🇨🇦 kidlit author/library staffer Latest: WHALE, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED, I USED TO BE A DINOSAUR, & THE BAND OF BIGS Rep: Molly Ker Hawn, Icon: boooworth

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Photo by Casey Lyall on July 08, 2026.Pinned 3 items, carousel

Extremely cool news alert! Whale, That was Unexpected is one of the top ten bestselling Canadian children's…

Photo by Casey Lyall on May 16, 2026.Pinned 2 items, carousel

Dino-sized news! @sljournal gave I USED TO BE A DINOSAUR a starred review! ⭐ Thank you so much for the kind…

Photo by Casey Lyall on May 07, 2026.Pinned 2 items, carousel

Exciting news! @shelf.awareness gave Whale, That was Unexpected a starred review!!! ⭐ Thanks, Shelf…

Photo by Casey Lyall on September 21, 2026. May be an image of magazine, poster and text.

So excited to be a part of the Guelph Comics Jam this Saturday, September 26th! This event is FREE to attend…

Photo by Author' Booking Service 🇨🇦 on September 18, 2026. May be an image of ‎magazine and ‎text that says '‎Trending Bontje, Laura (London, ON) ه Ontario) Natalia (Burlington, Cacao, Joanna (Winnipeg, MB) Weisfeld, Oren (Toronto, Ontario) Lyall, Casey (Strathroy, ON) ا Butt-Hussain, Ambreen (Milton, Ontario)‎'‎‎.

Trending on Authors' Booking Service today. Book these and other talented Canadian kidlit creators to visit…

Photo by Casey Lyall on September 06, 2026. 2 items, carousel

Today is a very cool day. It's the TENTH anniversary of the publication of my first book, Howard Wallace…

Photo by The Dragon on August 24, 2026. May be an image of text. 4 items, carousel

GUELPH COMICS JAM GUEST SPOTLIGHTS! Guelph Comics Jam is back for its eighth year! Join us and these amazing…

Photo by Casey Lyall on August 02, 2026. May be an image of orca, poster and text that says 'WHALE, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED STORYTIME & ACTIVITY WHALE THAT WAS UNEXPECTED CaseyLyali Casey Lyalt alt የ Ka6ry Durst TYPE JUNCTION 2887 DUNDAS ST WEST SUNDAY, AUG 9 回 PM'.

One week away! 💙🐳💙 On Sunday, August 9th, join me and @kathryndurst at @typebooksjunction (2887 Dundas…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 30, 2026. 2 items, carousel

So very awesome to see Whale, That was Unexpected onto the @cbcbooks list of bestselling Canadian kids books…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 22, 2026. 2 items, carousel

So awesome to see Whale, That was Unexpected back on the CBC Books list of bestselling Canadian kidlit this…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 20, 2026. 10 items, carousel

Thank you to @takecoverbooks for hosting @kathryndurst and I on Sunday for a Whale, That was Unexpected…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 18, 2026. May be an image of ‎orca, poster, book, magazine and ‎text that says '‎A GREAT REVIEW FOR WHALE, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL! "IN THIS EXUBERANTLY WACKY ADVENTURE AT SEA, A FISHERWOMAN'S MISFORTUNE BECOMES A GLEEFUL SEND-UP OF THE ART OF STORYTELLING ITSELF." WHALE, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED Oasey Lyalt هنه Kathryn Durst "VERDICT: HILARIOUS METAFICTIONAL ROMP, RECOMMENDED FOR ALL HUMOR COLLECTIONS."‎'‎‎.

Thank you, @sljournal for this wonderful review of Whale, That was Unexpected! "In this exuberantly wacky…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 16, 2026. May be an image of orca, poster and book.

This Sunday, July 19th come and hang out with me and @kathryndurst at @takecoverbooks from 12:30 PM to 2:00…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 14, 2026. 4 items, carousel

Calling all storytime practitioners! 📣 Are you a Canadian library or bookstore that plans to read one of my…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 12, 2026. May be an image of orca, dolphin, whale, poster and book.

Thank you to Booklist for the kind words about Whale, That was Unexpected! "A silly whale of a tale and a…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 10, 2026. 2 items, carousel

Whale, That was Unexpected is #8 on The Vancouver Sun's list of new releases! Awesome news to cap off the…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 05, 2026. May be an image of card and magazine.

Pictures to come at some point, but first I wanted to say THANK YOU!!! What an amazing launch party! Thank…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 04, 2026. 2 items, carousel

A little sneak peek at some of the giveaways that we'll have at the launch party tomorrow: Giveaway #1: a…

Photo by Casey Lyall on July 03, 2026. May be a cartoon of poster, book and magazine.

It's been a little bit bonkers (in the best way) having three books out in June and the extra upside is that…

Photo by Casey Lyall on June 30, 2026. 2 items, carousel

Bust out your party hats! Light up the sandwiches! Time to celebrate because... Whale, That was Unexpected…

Photo by Tundra Books on June 30, 2026. May be an image of poster and book.

A classic but contemporary tale for 3-to-7-year-olds featuring a hilariously grumpy seafarer and her trusty…

Photo by Casey Lyall on June 29, 2026. 2 items, carousel

Very excited to share that the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books gave Whale, That was Unexpected a…

Video by Heather Macht on June 23, 2026.Video

A whale-sized THANK YOU to @tundrabooks for sending me some amazing books to review! 📚 I adore everything…

Photo by Casey Lyall on June 23, 2026.

This wise pickle arrived at my door today and it was exactly as delightful as I'd hoped. The kind of book…