Storytime with Kellie DuBay Gillis

Your Neighbor Wrote a Book (Two, Actually)

Kellie DuBay Gillis lives in Fairview Park, works as an environmental scientist, and spent 2025 publishing two picture books with two different major publishers. She's been wanting to visit The Wandering Lantern since the day we opened — and on April 18th, just two days before Earth Day, she finally comes to story time.

She'll be reading both books, and each one is its own world.

The Books

Big Bike, Little Bike (HarperCollins, illustrated by Jacob Souva) A warm, joyful story about the simple pleasure of riding bikes together — the big kid leading the way, the little one pedaling to keep up. Perfect for siblings, for new riders, and for anyone who remembers that feeling of wind and wheels and someone you love beside you.

If You Find a Fawn: A What-to-Do for Wild Wanderers (Disney's Planet Possible, illustrated by Wazza Pink) What should you do if you find a baby deer alone in the yard? Kellie's background as an environmental scientist comes through here — this is a genuinely useful, beautifully illustrated guide for curious kids who care about the animals around them.

What to Expect

• Two storytimes in one — Kellie reads both books, so bring the whole family
• Q&A — ask about what it's like to be a scientist AND an author, and what really happens when someone finds a fawn
• Signing — get your copies signed by a real live neighbor

Books & More

Both Big Bike, Little Bike and If You Find a Fawn will be available to purchase. With Earth Day on April 22nd, these make a wonderful gift for the nature-loving kid in your life.

This is a free drop-in event during our regular Saturday Story Time slot. All ages welcome.