1. Welcome Families and Friends of our Second Graders!!! Ms. Ruhlman & Ms. Zaharoff

2. Lisa Wheeler A WONDERFUL Michigan Author! 3. GrowInG Up. She LOVED to READ Only owned one book And lived in a town with NO library. 4. wHeelers scHoolInGI was so shy, I spent my lunch periods in the library, hiding behind a book! 5. Lisas Life Journey Lisa moved to Michigan when shewas 15 years old. Married her high school sweetheart. Lisa still resides in Michigan 6. wHeelers FamIlyLisa Wheeler and her husband, Glen have three beautiful childrentogether in Brownstown, Michigan. 7. Books, Books, BOOKS!!!Writtenover two dozen books!Frightened by farm animals, but still uses them as her characters.Varies in book topics, including series and holiday books. 8. Dino-Sports Series One of Lisas series is about dinosaurs playing various sports. 9. Holiday BooksLisa hasseveral holidaystories,includingWhere, OhWhere, IsSanta Claus? 10. Many of Lisas books can be found withinour very own St. Clair County LibrarySystem. Forever Books also sellsmany of Lisas books, itis located in SaintJoseph, Michigan. 11. Michigan MittenAward 2008 Theodore SeussGeisel Honor (2008) The Parents ChoiceRecommended Seal(2006) 12. What do You and Lisa have inCommon? Lisa has never had the Chicken Pox Her favorite flower is a Daisy Her favorite color is yellow Lisas favorite sport to watch is football Her favorite sport to participate in is swimming 13. Why Lisa Wheeler? Shes an author who has shownperseverance We want to support our Michigan authors! Great variety of stories, all with unique, fun,and creative subjects and characters! 14. www.lisawheelerbooks.com Complete list of Lisas published stories Activities and guides for many of her books Links to helpful websites Information about writing services Lisa providesAdditional ParentsChoice Award Seal Information can be found athttp://www.parents-choice.org/awardlevels.cfm