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Author photos by Amy Morrison.
Biography
SHORT VERSION:
Lisl H. Detlefsen is the author of a growing number of picture books, including her latest, AT THE END OF THE DAY (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illust. by Lynnor Bontigao), a free-verse story about how even a day filled with frustration can end with love and the promise of tomorrow. She lives on a family-owned cranberry marsh near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and two cats. Visit her on the web at www.lislhdbooks.com.
FULL VERSION:
Lisl H. Detlefsen is the author of a growing number of picture books. Her first, TIME FOR CRANBERRIES (Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press, illustrated by Jed Henry) was a Junior Library Guild selection, a 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (K–2), and the 2017 Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Book of the Year.
IF YOU HAD A JETPACK (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illustrated by Linzie Hunter) was a Spring 2018 Kids’ Indie Next pick, an ALA LITA 2019 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Picture Book and listed on the 2019 Edition of the Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year.
Other titles include: RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE (Feeding Minds Press, illustrated by Renée Kurilla), the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s 2019 Book of the Year; 1, 2, 3, JUMP!, a humorous book about swimming lessons (Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press, illustrated by Madeline Valentine); CATKWONDO (Capstone, illustrated by Erin Hunting), in which Kitten persistently practices taekwondo; and ON THE GO AWESOME (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illustrated by Robert Neubecker) a book for vehicle-lovers which was a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year choice.
Lisl’s most recent titles are FARM BOOTS (March 2023, Feeding Minds Press, illust. by Renée Kurilla), a lyrical celebration of work and play on a variety of farms throughout the four seasons, and AT THE END OF THE DAY (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illust. by Lynnor Bontigao), a free-verse story about how even a day filled with frustration can end with love and the promise of tomorrow. Fall of 2024 will bring STILL THERE WAS BREAD (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, illust. by David Soman); and EACH DAY IS A GIFT (Beaming Books, illust. by Natalia Vasilica.)
Lisl lives on a family-owned cranberry marsh near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and two cats. When not in her office or on the marsh, you can find Lisl on the web at www.lislhdbooks.com, on Twitter and Instagram @lislhd, or on Facebook @lislhdbooks. She is represented by agent Jennifer Mattson of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Lisl H. Detlefsen is the author of a growing number of picture books, including her latest, AT THE END OF THE DAY (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illust. by Lynnor Bontigao), a free-verse story about how even a day filled with frustration can end with love and the promise of tomorrow. She lives on a family-owned cranberry marsh near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and two cats. Visit her on the web at www.lislhdbooks.com.
FULL VERSION:
Lisl H. Detlefsen is the author of a growing number of picture books. Her first, TIME FOR CRANBERRIES (Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press, illustrated by Jed Henry) was a Junior Library Guild selection, a 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (K–2), and the 2017 Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Book of the Year.
IF YOU HAD A JETPACK (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illustrated by Linzie Hunter) was a Spring 2018 Kids’ Indie Next pick, an ALA LITA 2019 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Picture Book and listed on the 2019 Edition of the Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year.
Other titles include: RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE (Feeding Minds Press, illustrated by Renée Kurilla), the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s 2019 Book of the Year; 1, 2, 3, JUMP!, a humorous book about swimming lessons (Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press, illustrated by Madeline Valentine); CATKWONDO (Capstone, illustrated by Erin Hunting), in which Kitten persistently practices taekwondo; and ON THE GO AWESOME (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illustrated by Robert Neubecker) a book for vehicle-lovers which was a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year choice.
Lisl’s most recent titles are FARM BOOTS (March 2023, Feeding Minds Press, illust. by Renée Kurilla), a lyrical celebration of work and play on a variety of farms throughout the four seasons, and AT THE END OF THE DAY (Penguin Random House/Knopf, illust. by Lynnor Bontigao), a free-verse story about how even a day filled with frustration can end with love and the promise of tomorrow. Fall of 2024 will bring STILL THERE WAS BREAD (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, illust. by David Soman); and EACH DAY IS A GIFT (Beaming Books, illust. by Natalia Vasilica.)
Lisl lives on a family-owned cranberry marsh near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and two cats. When not in her office or on the marsh, you can find Lisl on the web at www.lislhdbooks.com, on Twitter and Instagram @lislhd, or on Facebook @lislhdbooks. She is represented by agent Jennifer Mattson of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
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