Presenters for childrens program
Lisa’s debut young adult novel, Mercy Lily, released from Flux in October 2011. Lisa also writes nonfiction for teens and holds the distinction of having written the very first biography on Stephenie Meyer. Published by Enslow Publishers, Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga is Lisa’s third nonfiction title. Her other books Read more…
Mark Crilley was raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he began drawing “almost as soon as I could hold a pencil in my hand.” While at Kalamazoo College, Crilley was befriended by children’s book writer/illustrator (and 2001 Caldecott award winner) David Small. Crilley recalls that this friendship was pivotal in shaping Read more…
Sheila Griffin Llanas has written many books for children and teens. She authored three volumes of the series Easy Cookbooks for Kids, Enslow Publications. Each page includes food for the body and the brain, with tidbits about the recipes’ country of origin and unique ingredients.
Kathleen Ernst’s Chloe Ellefson/Historic Sites mysteries are rooted in her time as a curator at Old World Wisconsin, the historic site near Eagle. Old World Murder (2010) and The Heirloom Murders (2011) will soon be followed by The Lightkeeper’s Legacy, set in Door County. Kathleen’s fiction for young readers includes eight historical Read more…
Ilsa J. Bick is child/adolescent and forensic psychiatrist, film scholar, surgeon wannabe, former Air Force major—and an award-winning, best-selling author of short stories, e-books and novels. Her first published story, “A Ribbon for Rosie,” was also the Grand Prize winner in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds competition in 1998; Read more…
Joseph J. Foy is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, Law, and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Foy is the editor of the books Homer Simpson Goes to Washington: American Politics through Popular Culture and SpongeBob SquarePants and Philosophy: Soaking Up Secrets Under the Sea. Read more…