"Four noted artists bring the seasons to life through bright, splashy pictures and an easy-to-memorize text in this book to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation. Full color."
Heron Street(1st Edition) by Ann Warren Turner, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1989 by Harpercollins Childrens Books ISBN-13: 978-0-06-026184-9, ISBN: 0-06-026184-6
"Exploration of a marsh near the sea that used to be home for many animals and birds, but that men have slowly destroyed and turned into a noisy city"
Northwoods Cradle Song(1st Edition) From a Menominee Lullaby by Douglas Wood, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1996 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-689-80503-5, ISBN: 0-689-80503-9
"A poetic adaptation of a Menominee lullaby follows a mother's bedtime song to her little warrior, which describes the whisper of the night winds, the call of the whippoorwill, the silken wings of moths, and other natural images."
Spot The Fire Dog by LisaDesimini Hardcover, 34 Pages, Published 2001 by Scholastic Reference ISBN-13: 978-0-439-23322-4, ISBN: 0-439-23322-4
"Dot the dalmatian, who lives at a firehouse, accompanies the firefighters when they rush to a burning house, in a tale which includes fire safety tips at the back of the book."
She Sang Promise The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader by Jan Godown Annino, Moses Jumper, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2010 by National Geographic Children's Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4263-0592-4, ISBN: 1-4263-0592-3
"She Sang Promise is the compelling and inspiring story of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, one of modern America’s first female elected tribal leader. With its lyrical, poetic text, and rich, vibrant illustration, this is a book to charm and amaze young readers.Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was born in 1923, the daughter of a Seminole woman and a white man. She grew up in the Everglades under dark clouds of distrust among her tribe who could not accept ..."
"After secretly gathering stinky socks from the neighborhood, two witches play a smelly Halloween prank on trick-or-treaters.Delia and Ophelia are witches. They're cooking up a particularly naughty spell for Halloween, and the main ingredient is super-stinky socks. That night, when the neighborhood children go trick-or-treating, the only words they can say are "Smell my feet!" Of course, no one gives them any candy, much to the delight o ..."
"Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and award-winning illustrator Lisa Desimini celebrate the beauty of America. This vibrant, inspiring picture book captures a fun-filled drive across the country. A young man and his dog, Tulip, marvel at the farms in Iowa, the skies in Nebraska, the wind in Wyoming, and many more exquisite visions of America the beautiful. Full color."
Love Letters(1st Edition) by Arnold Adoff, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Blue Sky Press ISBN-13: 978-0-590-48478-7, ISBN: 0-590-48478-8
"A poetry collection enhanced by lavish collages and paintings places secret admirers, klutzes, friends, enemies, moms and dads, and dogs and cats as the objects of humorous and amorous valentines."
Poem-Making(1st Edition) Ways to Begin Writing Poetry by Myra Cohn Livingston, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 1991 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-024019-6, ISBN: 0-06-024019-9
"What makes a poem a poem? is it simply a matter of taking words and writing them out in verse form and making them rhyme? Or is it actually much more than that-the use of rules about meter, form, and rhyme to create a framework for the expression of special observations and ideas?POEM-MAKING is a handbook of the mechanics of writing poetry. In a clear, understandable tone it introduces children to the different voices of poetry; types o ..."
The Fleatastics by LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2017 by Boyds Mills Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62979-303-0, ISBN: 1-62979-303-5
"Serafleana loves to jump, and when her family joins the traveling acrobatic troupe the Fleatastics, she dreams of having her own act. But her family wants her to be part of their parasite pyramid, and nobody gives small Serafleana the chance to show how high she can soar. But on the first day that Serafleana’s family performs, someone in the audience says the forbidden T” wordtreat, which no dog can sleep through! When their host dog ..."
"A collection of poems each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject so that the poem looks like whatever it's about."
In a Circle Long Ago A Treasury of Native Lore from North America: Native American; ALA Notable Book by Nancy Van Laan, Illustrator-LisaDesimini Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1995 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-679-95807-9, ISBN: 0-679-95807-X
"Retells the Finno-Ugric legend of how Bear descended from the stars in a basket of goldcoins on a silver chain and learned how to live in the forest and find a ..."
My House(1st Edition) by LisaDesimini Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1994 by Henry Holth & Co (J) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-3144-7, ISBN: 0-8050-3144-8
Moon Soup(1st Edition) by LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Hyperion (Juv) ISBN-13: 978-1-56282-463-1, ISBN: 1-56282-463-5
"Moon soup contains fantastic ingredients, and when it's ready it must be eaten while sitting on the moon."
Famous by Naomi Shihab Nye, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2015 by Wings Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60940-449-9, ISBN: 1-60940-449-1
"Naomi Shihab Nye is one of the most beloved poets in America, and the poem “Famous” is literally her most famous poem. It has been used in countless commencement speeches—from elementary school to university graduations. At once simple and profound, this illustrated version of the poem is a charmingly ironic take on what it means to be “famous.” It is a perfect gift book for people of all ages—for those who need encouragement, who are a ..."
"Just what exactly is the "thing"? It is green—great and gorgeous green, dark and dangerous green, real mean green. And it's got green things—broccoli and praying mantises, watermelons and waves of mountains. It's green, green, green all over . . . except where it's blue. The Great Big Green is, of course, our earth. Both a riddle and an ode to the earth, this ingenious picture book arrives just in time for Earth Day. Perfect for budding ..."
After Dead(1st Edition) What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2013 by Ace ISBN-13: 978-0-425-26951-0, ISBN: 0-425-26951-5
" Dead Ever After marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse novelsa series that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show True Blood. It also stoked a hunger that will never die a hunger to know what happened next. With characters arranged alphabeticallyfrom the Ancient Pythoness to Bethany Zanellibestselling author Charlaine Harris takes fans into the future of their favorite residents of Bon Temps and en ..."