Lisa M. Bolt Simons is the author of 70 nonfiction and fiction children’s books, as well as five middle grade “choose your path” novels and an adult history book. She’s twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children’s Literature (Young Adult). She's also received three Minnesota State Arts Board grants, a MNSCBWI Writing Mentorship, a Shabo Award for Children's Picture Book Writers, and an artist grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council. She's currently the Regional Advisor of the SCBWI Minnesota. Lisa is a proud and slightly jealous mom to her math- and science-minded twin daughter and son, Jeri and Anthony. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in a Minnesota town of 155 with two dogs and her husband, who also loves to read.