Lisa M. Bolt Simons is an author of more than seventy books for children. Her work has won many accolades including the Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship in Children's Literature, a Minnesota Book Awards finalist distinction, and a three-time recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board grant. As a former educator, Lisa received her MEd from the University of Minnesota and taught for twenty-five years. She has lived around the world, but currently resides in Minnesota.
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