Lisa Desimini

Lisa Desimini is the author and/or illustrator of over 35 books for children. Her book My House was one of the New York Time's Best Illustrated Books of the Year. Some of her most successful title are: Dot the Fire Dog, Anansi Does the Impossible, How the Stars Fell into the Sky, She Sang Promise, and The Great Big Green. Lisa also illustrated the covers for the Sookie Stackhouse Series, and Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams, Pigs in Heaven and The Bean Trees. A second grader once wrote: "Dear Ms. Desimini, Your books are exciting. I love your books because I can't stop thinking about them." Lisa and her husband live in southern CA. www.lisadesimini.com