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Lisa Rogers
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Lisa Rogers is an award-winning author who was inspired to write for children during her career as an elementary school librarian. One of four sisters, Lisa grew up on the beach in New Jersey. She loves to write poetry, paint, kayak, swim, run, and have adventures with her family and rescue hound dog, Rory.
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Lisa received degrees in English Literature from Boston College and The College of William & Mary, and a master's in library science from Southern Connecticut State University.
Besides her picture books, Lisa's poetry appeares in Friends and Anemones: Ocean Poems for Children and Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures (Writers’ Loft Press) and will be included in If I Could Choose A Best Day: Poems of Possibility (Candlewick, 2025). Four picture book biographies are forthcoming, including Woody's Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and "Where the Red Fern Grows," (Astra/Calkins Creek, 2025).
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A former daily news reporter and editor, Lisa lives outside Boston within cheering distance of the Boston Marathon, which she has run four times.
Beautiful Noise:
The Music of John Cage
Open this unique picture book and meet John Cage, the pioneering, inspiring composer who believed all sound—from the crash of a slamming door to the whirr of a blender to the whoosh of the wind—was music.Told in second person and paired with exciting illustrations as innovative as Cage's music, this picture book celebrates the genius of a musician who always stayed true to his artistic vision.
Winner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award for picture book text. Starred reviews from Booklist, Horn Book, and Publishers Weekly.
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Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography
This Little Golden Book about Elvis Presley—legendary movie star and the King of Rock and Roll thanks to songs like "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Hound Dog"—is an inspiring read-aloud for young children and fans of any age.
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