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Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illustration for Keyana Loves Halloween, by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers). © 2025 Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Special Storytime: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

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Free with Museum admission

Join Author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley as she shares her new picture book, Keyana Loves Halloween! 

It’s time to trick-or-treat! It’s Halloween, and Keyana can’t wait to have some fun! She’s got a great costume—and she plans to show it off, too. But when an eager pup makes a mess of her brother’s outfit, Keyana will need a BIG idea—and some help from the people she loves—to save the day and have a truly magical Halloween! Bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley’s fabulously creative character, Keyana, celebrates the power of creative problem-solving and the joy of working together in this spectacular book. 

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
Natasha Tarpley

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Natasha Tarpley is an acclaimed children’s book author and content creator whose work affirms the power of kids to choose who and what they want to be. Her classic, bestselling picture book, I Love My Hair!, is a staple on national school and library reading lists, and a favorite among readers around the world. I Love My Hair! also inspired Natasha’s most recent picture book series, Keyana Loves… A multi-media creator, Natasha is the writer and Co-Creator of the award-winning children’s narrative podcast, Opal Watson: Private Eye, and is currently developing new children’s podcast and television series.

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