Kelly Riera

Kelly writes books your kids are sure to love.

Kelly Riera is a children's book author who brings imagination and adventure to life. Her first book, WHAT TRUCKS LOVE TO DO: WRECK AND BUILD CONSTRUCTION CREW, featuring a mighty team of construction trucks, launches the "What They Love" series, where excavators, diggers, cranes, cement trucks, bulldozers, wreckers, and more big trucks, work together to build something grand.

Her second picture book WHAT TRUCKS LOVE TO DO 2: HELP AND SERVE CREW brings fire trucks, ambulances, police cruisers, buses, garbage trucks, ice cream trucks, food trucks and more fun vehicles to life and reminds kids to be thankful to our community helpers.

Her third book coming late 2026 expands the series with a funny Christmas holiday story -- WHAT SANTA LOVES TO DO.

She loves writing playful, rhyming stories that kids, and the adults reading them, can enjoy reading again and again.

Praise for books in the What They Love series:

- "A cute and colorful tale of trucks" - Kirkus Reviews

- "[A] fun read, and it’s the kind of book that’s bound to become a story time favorite—whether you’re reading it at home or in a busy classroom full of curious little minds." -- Readers' Favorite

- "Vibrant... delightful... Fun and informative, with plenty of puns" - Kirkus Reviews

Kelly is available for author visits to schools, libraries, daycares, fairs, summer camps, and other children’s events. If you’re looking to inspire young readers through fun, interactive story times, we’d love to connect!