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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.

​To get a signed copy or to meet the author, please visit the Events/Visits page for more details.
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Lisl has more books on the way, including two new picture books in 2019 and more in 2020!
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IF YOU HAD A JETPACK
(Penguin Random House/Knopf) is available now at your favorite bookseller! The out-of-this-world illustrator is Linzie Hunter. Blast off to her 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.
       Exciting news!
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! Available for preorder now and ready to pick February 5.
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Last updated: March 1, 2019.