October Speaker

Lisa Frenkel Riddiough is the author of a middle grade novel — Elvis and the World As It Stands (Amulet 2021); and several picture books — Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention (Running Press Kids 2022), Pie-Rats! (Viking 2024), Embarrassed Ferret (Disney 2025), and Furious Turtle (Disney 2026). She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in 2018 and is a writing mentor for Society of Young Inklings. For more info, visit https://lisariddiough.com/.is a Story-theme Consultant and Platform-building Coach. Teresa’s mantra is “Reach out, not stress out. Help your fans find you!” Visit her blog via http://ourbeautifulbrains.com, and her YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos.