Quail Ridge, acclaimed Raleigh children's book author team up for virtual event this week

Lyons is the author of "Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom!" and "Ty's Travels: All Aboard," the first I Can Read series that features a Black family. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m., Sept. 1, online.

The event will pair up Lyons with illustrator Nina Mata. There will be a reading and a simple art project. It's best for kids ages 3 to 6.

According to the description of the event, Lyons aimed to make something that "embodied Black Boy Joy" with the series that follows a young boy named Ty.