About Lisa Rogers
Author of books for Children
Lisa Rogers became inspired to write for children during her career as an elementary school librarian.
She is the award-winning author of the picture book biographies Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage, illustrated by Il Sung Na (Random House/Anne Schwartz Books); 16 Words: William Carlos And “The Red Wheelbarrow”,” illustrated by Chuck Groenink (Random House/Schwartz & Wade): Joan Mitchell Paints A Symphony: La Grande Vallée Suite, illustrated by Stacy Innerst (Astra/Calkins Creek) and Woody’s Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where The Red Fern Grows, illustrated by Susan Reagan (Astra/Calkins Creek).
Awards
Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony: La Grande Vallée Suite
- Starred review from Kirkus Reviews
- California Reading Association Eureka! Silver Honor Award for Nonfiction
Beautiful Noise: The Music of John cage
- SCBWI Golden Kite Honor, 2024
- SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalist, 2024
- Starred reviews from Booklist, Horn Book, and Publishers Weekly
- Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
- Boston Authors Club Notable Book
- Bank Street Best Book
16 Words: William Carlos Williams and “The Red wheelbarrow”
- Julia Ward Howe Award Winner, Boston Authors Club
- SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalist, 2024
- Starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly
- Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
- Bank Street Best Book
- Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice
- Featured in The New York Times
She’s also the author of the rhyming picture book Hound Won’t Go, illustrated by Meg Ishihara (Albert Whitman), inspired by her rescue dog: Ronald Reagan: A Little Golden Book Biography (Random House); Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography (Random House); and Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces, coauthored with Jean Leibowitz, (Chicago Review Press).
Lisa was selected to serve as a PB Rising Stars Mentor for 2026 and also mentored in 2024. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from The College of William & Mary and an M.A. in English Literature from Boston College. She also holds a master’s in library science from Southern Connecticut State University. She lives near Boston and is a four-time runner of the Boston Marathon.
Lisa is represented by Erzsi Deak of Hen&ink Literary Studio.
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