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Janet Taylor Lisle
Janet Taylor Lisle (b. 1947) is an author of children’s fiction. After growing up in Connecticut, Lisle graduated from Smith College and spent a year working for the volunteer grou...view moreJanet Taylor Lisle (b. 1947) is an author of children’s fiction. After growing up in Connecticut, Lisle graduated from Smith College and spent a year working for the volunteer group VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) before becoming a journalist. She found that she loved writing human interest and “slice of life” stories, and honed the skills for observation and dialogue that would later serve her in her fiction. Lisle took a fiction writing course in 1981, and then submitted a manuscript to Richard Jackson, a children’s book editor at Bradbury Press who was impressed with her storytelling. Working with Jackson, Lisle published her first novel, The Dancing Cats of Applesap, in 1984. Since then she has written more than a dozen books for young readers, including The Great Dimpole Oak (1987) and Afternoon of the Elves (1989), which won a Newbery Honor. Her most recent novel is Highway Cats (2008).view less
Books by Janet Taylor Lisle
The Lost Flower Children Forest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Art of Keeping Cool Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAfternoon of the Elves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gold Dust Letters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gold Dust Letters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lampfish of Twill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dancing Cats of Applesap Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Message from the Match Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lampfish of Twill Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Quicksand Pond Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Audiobooks by Janet Taylor Lisle
Highway Cats Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Quicksand Pond Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5