School Visits with Author/Illustrator Lisa Thiesing
Lisa is available to visit your school. Please feel free to contact her with questions!
- New & Noteworthy:
- Lisa's latest book, The Scarecrow's New Clothes, is the fourth entry in her own early reader series, the Silly Thrillers with Peggy the Pig. The Viper, the first book about Peggy, has been honored with state awards from both Michigan and Delaware.
- Profile:
- Lisa Thiesing grew up in New York City and knew from an early age that she wanted to write and illustrate children's books. She spent many happy hours reading, but what she liked most were the pictures! Lisa attended Parsons School of Design where she received her B.F.A. in Illustration.
- After graduating, Lisa was a Montessori pre-school teacher for a few years. She enjoyed learning from the kids about what is interesting, important, funny and engaging for young readers.
- Lisa's first books were ones that she illustrated for other authors. She always hoped to be able to write books as well, and was able to realize that goal with Me & You, an illustrated "photo" album about her and her daughter. Since then Lisa has devoted herself to writing and illustrating many fun books for children.
- Program:
- Programs are usually more successful if the students are familiar with the guest. Please prepare students by reading some of Lisa's books beforehand.
- In Lisa's presentation, she will read one (or two) of her books and explain the process of how a book is made. Some of her stories are perfect for audience participation, which is always fun. Lisa will talk about the writing of a manuscript, how the text gets broken up into pages, character development and making a dummy. She will discuss the differences between the author's job and the illustrator's job. She will show how a rough sketch becomes a finished illustration. Lisa will also give a participatory drawing lesson about how to make a pig using basic geometric shapes. Finally, Lisa will be happy to answer any questions students might have about publishing, writing and illustrating.
- Curriculum Subject Areas:
- Animals & Nature
- Fiction
- Mystery
- Arts
- Careers
- Drawing
- Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Writing
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- Willing to Travel:
- New England
- Mid-Atlantic
- Perhaps other places. Please Ask!
- Preferred Audience:
- Kindergarten
- Elementary Grades 1-3
- Preferred Venue:
- Classroom
- Small Groups
- Medium Groups
- Arrange Booking:
- Please contact Lisa directly. CONTACT