Lisa Rogers

Award-winning author LISA LaBANCA ROGERS was inspired to write for children during her career as an elementary school librarian. BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE invites readers to listen to the sounds around them, like the innovative composer John Cage. With stunning illustrations as unique as Cageʻs music by the award-winning Il Sung Na, this picture book received starred reviews from Booklist, The Horn Book Magazine, and Publisher's Weekly. Beautiful Noise received The Society of Childrenʻs Book Writers and Illustratorsʻ Golden Kite Honor Award for Picture Book Text, is an SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalist, and is a Boston Authors Club Notable Book. ★ "A good introduction to Cage and a reminder that hearing things differently can be a very good thing." —Booklist, starred review ★ “Onomatopoeic lines create a sense of Cage’s unconventional music…and underscore his determination to explore sound despite criticism.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ “Readers will likely be curious to experiment themselves and ‘be like John Cage…” —The Horn Book, starred review "A great introduction to a composer who was a disruptor and pioneer; this is a solid addition to school libraries and music departments." —School Library Journal Next up is ELVIS PRESLEY: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK BIOGRAPHY, out 9/3/2024; JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY: LA GRANDE VALLEE SUITE, about the monumental works of the abstract artist, in February 2025; and WOODYʻS WORDS: WOODROW WILSON RAWLS AND "WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS," about the man behind the classic story of a boy and his hounds, in fall 2025. Lisaʻs debut 16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND "THE RED WHEELBARROW," is about the inspiration for Williams' famous 16-word poem. Honors include: starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, a review in The New York Times Book Review, a Julia Ward Howe Award, a Junior Library Guild Selection and a 2020 Bank Street Best book, and a 2016 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award. Her rhyming picture book, HOUND WON'T GO, inspired by her sweet, stubborn, rescue hound and perfect for young dog lovers, was selected a Massachusetts Must-Read by Mass Center for the Book. DISCOVER HER ART, WOMEN ARTISTS AND THEIR MASTERPIECES profiles 24 women artists. Lisa holds degrees in English Literature from William & Mary and Boston College and a master's in library science from Southern Connecticut State University. She is a former daily newspaper reporter and editor. Lisa grew up at the Jersey shore and lives in Massachusetts near the halfway point of the Boston Marathon, which she's run four times. She loves to run, garden, kayak, paint, and have adventures with her hound.