Lisa Rogers
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Lisa Rogers

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Award-winning author LISA LaBANCA ROGERS was inspired to write for children during her career as an elementary school librarian. She writes about hound dogs, artists, musicians, and writers -- books to inspire and delight. Her latest picture book biography, WOODYʻS WORDS: WOODROW WILSON RAWLS AND "WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS," tells the story of the author of the classic tale of a boy and his hounds, with heart-rending, beautiful illustrations by Susan Reagan. Selected for the Texas Library Association's Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List. JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY brings readers into the abstract artist's creative process and aims to inspire them to create something uniquely their own. Stacy Innerst's illustrations are gorgeous, vibrant, and full of energy. Recipient of the California Reading Association Eureka! Silver Honor Award for Nonfiction. ★ "Simply marvelous. " —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Lyrical, exuberantly colorful -- Booklist BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE invites readers to listen to the sounds around them, like the innovative composer John Cage. With stunning illustrations as unique as Cageʻs music by the award-winning Il Sung Na, this picture book received starred reviews from Booklist, The Horn Book Magazine, and Publisher's Weekly. Beautiful Noise received The Society of Childrenʻs Book Writers and Illustratorsʻ Golden Kite Honor Award for Picture Book Text, is an SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalist, and is a Boston Authors Club Notable Book. Beautiful Noise has been translated into Korean. ★ "A good introduction to Cage and a reminder that hearing things differently can be a very good thing." —Booklist, starred review ★ “Onomatopoeic lines create a sense of Cage’s unconventional music…and underscore his determination to explore sound despite criticism.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ “Readers will likely be curious to experiment themselves and ‘be like John Cage…” —The Horn Book, starred review "A great introduction to a composer who was a disruptor and pioneer; this is a solid addition to school libraries and music departments." —School Library Journal ELVIS PRESLEY: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK BIOGRAPHY, an Amazon best-seller, is an introduction to the King of Rock n' Roll for young readers and Elvis fans of any age. Dazzling illustrations by Luke Flowers will have you singing and dancing to Elvis' hits! Amazon best-seller! Lisaʻs debut 16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND "THE RED WHEELBARROW," is about the inspiration for Williams' famous 16-word poem. Honors include: starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, a review in The New York Times Book Review, a Julia Ward Howe Award, a Junior Library Guild Selection and a 2020 Bank Street Best book, and a 2016 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award. Her rhyming picture book, HOUND WON'T GO, inspired by her sweet, stubborn, rescue hound and perfect for young dog lovers, was selected a Massachusetts Must-Read by Mass Center for the Book. DISCOVER HER ART, WOMEN ARTISTS AND THEIR MASTERPIECES profiles 24 women artists from the 16th to the 20th century, including Mary Cassatt, Rosa Bonheur, Alma Thomas, and Laura Wheeler Waring. Lisa holds an B.A. from William & Mary and an M.A. from Boston College, both in English Literature, and a master's in library science from Southern Connecticut State University. She is a former elementary library teacher and daily newspaper reporter and editor. Lisa grew up at the Jersey shore and lives in Massachusetts near the halfway point of the Boston Marathon, which she's run four times. She loves to run, garden, kayak, paint, and have adventures with her rescue hound.
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