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Welcome, educators! Now is the perfect time to book Lisl to visit your school, library, or bookstore. Lisl also enjoys speaking at conferences.
Click on the Events/Visits page for more details.

Lisl's picture books 1, 2, 3, JUMP!, IF YOU HAD A JETPACK, and TIME FOR CRANBERRIES are available now in hardcover and ebook for your Nook, Kindle, or iBook devices. RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE is also available in hardcover. To get a signed copies or meet the author, please visit the Events/Visits page for more details.

IF YOU HAD A JETPACK
(Penguin Random House/Knopf) has been named a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year for 2019! See the complete reading list here.

Blast off to illustrator Linzie Hunter's website here and Instagram here.

Want to make your very own jetpack? Click on the image below to download a file with photos and step-by-step instructions!

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1, 2, 3, JUMP!
​(Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press)
Not sure what to expect at swim​ming lessons? Grab your goggles and head to the pool for Lisl's newest book! Swim over to illustrator Madeline Valentine's website here.
RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE
(Feeding Minds Press' launch title) is the 2019 American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Book of the Year! Feast on illustrator Renée Kurilla's website here.

Stay tuned: Lisl has more books on the way soon, including ON THE GO AWESOME, to be illustrated by the (awesome!) Robert Neubecker and scheduled to launch fall of 2020 from Penguin Random House/Knopf.

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Last updated: September 17, 2019.