Contact Information
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lisawestbergpeters.com
Book Category: Children’s Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Children’s Poetry
Books
We Are a Garden. Penguin/Random House, 2021.
Push-Pull Morning. Boyds Mills Kane.
Volcano Wakes Up! Square Fish, 2016.
Fractured Land: The Price of Inheriting Oil. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014.
Frankie Works the Night Shift. Illus. by Jennifer TaylorGreenwillow Books, 2010.
Sleepyhead Bear. Illus. by Ian Schoenherr. GreenWilBk, 2006.
We’re Rabbits!. Illus. by Jeff Mack. Harcourt, 2004.
Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up. (Children’s poetry.) Illus. by Cathie Felstead. Greenwillow, 2003.
Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story. Illus. by Lauren Stringer. Harcourt, 2003.
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck. Illus. by Sam Williams. Greenwillow, 2000.
Getting Ready for Grandma. (Reading assessment story.) Illus. by Leslie Bowman. Minneapolis Public Schools, 1999.
Keesha’s Sandwich. (Reading assessment story.) Illus. by Leslie Bowman. Minneapolis Public Schools, 1998.
The Bottom of Winter. (Reading assessment story.) Illus. by Leslie Bowman. Minneapolis Public School, 1997.
October Smiled Back. Illus. by Ed Young. Henry Holt, 1996.
Meg and Dad Discover Treasure In the Air. Illus. by Deborah Desaix. Henry Holt, 1995.
The Hayloft. Illus. by K. D. Plum. Dial, 1995.
When the Fly Flew In . . . Illus. by Brad Sneed. Dial, 1994.
This Way Home. Illus. by Normand Chartier. Henry Holt, 1994.
Purple Delicious Blackberry Jam. Illus. by Barbara McGregor. Arcade/Little Brown, 1992.
Water’s Way. Illus. by Ted Rand. Arcade/Little Brown, 1991.
Good Morning, River! Illus. by Deborah Kogan Ray. Arcade/Little Brown, 1990.
The Condor. Crestwood/Macmillan, 1990.
Tania’s Trolls. Arcade/Little Brown, 1990.
Serengeti. Crestwood/Macmillan, 1989.
The Sun, The Wind And The Rain. Illus. by Ted Rand. Henry Holt, 1988.
Highlights
Lisa Peters recently sold the electronic rights to three science picture books: The Sun, the Wind and the Rain (National Geographic); Volcano Wakes Up! (Pearson Education); and Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up (National Geographic).
Awards
Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up Riverbank Review of Children’s Books of Distinction Award for 2004 (poetry); School Library Journal Best Book for 2003 (poetry). Our Family Tree Riverbank Review Children’s Books of Distinction Award for 2004 (nonfiction); Minnesota Book Award, 2004.
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck ALA Notable for 2001 and IRA Children’s Choices for 2001 When the Fly Flew In . . . IRA Children’s Choices, 1995.
This Way Home. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 1995.
Water’s Way. IRA Children’s Choices, 1992. Good Morning, River! Notable Children’s Trade Books in Social Studies, 1990. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 1990. The Sun, The Wind And The Rain Notable Children’s Trade Books in Social Studies, 1988. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 1988.