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Welcome, educators! Now is the perfect time to book Lisl for a visit to your school or library! Click on the Events/Visits page for more details.

Lisl's picture books TIME FOR CRANBERRIES and IF YOU HAD A JETPACK are available now in hardcover and ebook for your Nook, Kindle, or iBook devices. RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE is also now available in hardcover. To get a signed copies or meet the author, please visit the Events/Visits page for more details. And stay tuned: Lisl has more books on the way in 2020 and 2021!
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IF YOU HAD A JETPACK
(2018, Penguin Random House/Knopf) has been named one of Bank Street College's Best Children's Book of the Year! Blast off to out-of-this-world 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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DIVE IN ON MAY 14, 2019:
​Not sure what to expect at swim​ming lessons? Grab your goggles and head to the pool for 1, 2, 3, JUMP!, to be publis​hed by Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press and illustrated by the awesome Madeline Valentine! Dive into her website here. Available for preorder now from your favorite bookstore.
RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE, the launch title for Feeding Minds Press, written by Lisl and featuring the delicious artwork of Renée Kurilla, has been named the 2019 American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Book of the Year!
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Last updated: April 18, 2019.