Lola M. Schaefer

Author of Mittens

273 Works 13,197 Members 319 Reviews

About the Author

Lola Schaefer is an author, teacher, speaker and writing consultant who is passionate about helping children learn the tools of writing so they can express themselves. Lola is the author of more than 200 books for children including picture books, easy readers, classroom books and informational show more texts. Her book Frankie Stein, published by Marshall Cavendish in 2007, was awarded the Children's Choice Book Award in 2008 and the Mockingbird Award in 2009. As an educational consultant, Lola has worked in dozens of schools across the country. She shares effective classroom strategies on writing workshop, the craft of writing, and genre structures. Lola offers demonstration lessons, as well as general presentations on craft mini-lessons and the art of writing. She is the author of ten Scholastic Professional Resource books for teachers that focus on strategies to improve student writing. Lola lives with her husband Ted in the mountains of north Georgia. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Also includes: Lola M.; Saunders-Smith Schaefer, Gail (editor) (1), Gail Saunders-Smith Lola M. Schaefer (1)

Works by Lola M. Schaefer

Popular Recent

Mittens (2006) 1,344 copies, 4 reviews

Follow Me, Mittens (2007) 932 copies, 4 reviews

Loose Tooth (2004) 771 copies, 44 reviews

What's That, Mittens? (2008) 661 copies, 4 reviews

Because of an Acorn (2016) 620 copies, 11 reviews

This Is the Sunflower (2000) 542 copies, 8 reviews

Happy Halloween, Mittens (2010) 457 copies, 2 reviews

Mittens at School (2012) 445 copies, 1 review

Some Kids Use Wheelchairs (2000) 280 copies, 13 reviews

Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives (2013) 230 copies, 12 reviews

An Island Grows (2006) 198 copies, 9 reviews

Arrowhawk (2004) 187 copies, 14 reviews

What's Up, What's Down? (2002) 172 copies, 25 reviews

Frankie Stein (2007) 158 copies, 5 reviews

Some Kids Are Blind (Pebble Books: Understanding Differences) (2000) 140 copies, 9 reviews

This Is the Rain (2001) 137 copies, 10 reviews

Some Kids Are Deaf (Pebble Books: Understanding Differences) (2000) 135 copies, 14 reviews

One Special Day (A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters) (2012) 133 copies, 7 reviews

Some Kids Wear Leg Braces (2001) 123 copies, 10 reviews

Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower Bloomed (2003) 117 copies, 2 reviews

Mothers (Pebble Books: Families) (1998) 111 copies, 2 reviews

Just One Bite (2010) 111 copies, 19 reviews

Sea Stars (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 100 copies

Brothers (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 98 copies, 1 review

Turtle Nest (Books for Young Learners) (1996) 91 copies, 1 review

Crabs (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 90 copies, 1 review

Grandmothers (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 88 copies

We Need Mail Carriers (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 85 copies

Look Behind!: Tales of Animal Ends (2008) 84 copies, 5 reviews

Start and Stop (Pebble Books: The Way Things Move) (1999) 69 copies

Mittens, Where Is Max? (2011) 67 copies

What Is an Insect? (Animal Kingdom) (2001) 66 copies

A Rainy Day (What Kind of Day is it?) (1999) 63 copies

What Is a Fish? (The Animal Kingdom) (2001) 62 copies

Sisters (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 62 copies, 1 review

Cousins (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 62 copies, 1 review

Aunts (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 59 copies

A Hot Day (What Kind of Day Is It) (1999) — Author — 59 copies

Honey Bees and Hives (1998) 59 copies

What Is a Bird? (The Animal Kingdom) (2001) 57 copies

We Need Police Officers (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 53 copies

We Need Fire Fighters (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 53 copies

Rosa Parks (First Biographies: Reformers and Civil Rights Heroes) (2002) 52 copies, 1 review

Simple Machines (Early Connections) (2001) 52 copies

Sea Anemones (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 52 copies

What Is a Mammal? (Animal Kingdom) (2001) 52 copies

We Need Veterinarians (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 51 copies, 1 review

Family Pets (Pebble Books: Families) (1998) 49 copies, 2 reviews

Toolbox Twins (2006) 48 copies, 2 reviews

Fathers (Pebble Books: Families) (1998) 48 copies

Octopuses (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 48 copies

We Need Nurses (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 47 copies

Sea Urchins (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 46 copies

We Need Farmers (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 46 copies

Corals (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 46 copies

A Cold Day (What Kind of Day is It?) (1999) 45 copies

The Pledge of Allegiance (Heinemann First Library: Symbols of Freedom) (2001) 44 copies

Abraham Lincoln (Famous Americans) (1998) 44 copies, 1 review

Sea Horses (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 44 copies

A Snowy Day (What Kind of Day is it?) (1999) 43 copies, 1 review

We Need Doctors (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 43 copies

Cinco de Mayo (Holidays and Celebrations) (2000) 43 copies, 1 review

Costumes (Fall Fun) (1998) 42 copies

Grandfathers (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 42 copies

A Windy Day (What Kind of Day is it?) (1999) 41 copies

What Is a Reptile? (The Animal Kingdom) (2001) 40 copies

One Busy Day (A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters) (2014) 40 copies, 7 reviews

What Is an Amphibian? (Animal Kingdom) (2001) 39 copies, 1 review

Masks (Fall Fun) (1998) 39 copies

George Washington (Famous Americans) (1998) 38 copies

Alexander Graham Bell (First Biographies: Scientists and Inventors) (2003) 38 copies

A Sunny Day (What Kind of Day Is It?) (1999) 37 copies

Frederick Douglass (First Biographies: Reformers and Civil Rights Heroes) (2002) 37 copies

Chinese New Year (Holidays and Celebrations) (2000) 37 copies, 1 review

The U.S. Capitol (Heinemann First Library: Symbols of Freedom) (2001) 37 copies

Christopher Columbus (First Biographies: Trailblazers and Legends) (2002) 36 copies, 2 reviews

Thomas Edison (First Biographies: Scientists and Inventors) (2002) 36 copies, 2 reviews

Parrotfish (Pebble Books: Ocean Life) (1998) 35 copies

The Red-Tailed Hawk (Books for Young Learners) (1999) 35 copies, 1 review

Hanukkah (Holidays and Celebrations) (2000) 34 copies

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Famous Americans) (1998) 34 copies

Earthworms (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 34 copies, 1 review

Pocahontas (First Biographies: Trailblazers and Legends) (2002) 33 copies

Booker T. Washington (First Biographies: Writers, Artists, and Athletes) (2003) 33 copies, 1 review

Swamp Chomp (2014) 32 copies, 6 reviews

Johnny Appleseed (First Biographies: Trailblazers and Legends) (2003) 32 copies, 10 reviews

We Need Dentists (Helpers in Our Community) (1999) 31 copies, 3 reviews

Honey Bees (1999) 31 copies

Erosion (Early Connections) (2001) 29 copies

The Washington Monument (Heinemann First Library: Symbols of Freedom) (2001) 28 copies

The Bear and the Star (2019) 28 copies, 2 reviews

Hermit Crabs (Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 28 copies, 2 reviews

Jellyfish (Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 27 copies

Circular Movement (Pebble Books: The Way Things Move) (1999) 27 copies

Jane Goodall (First Biographies: Reformers and Civil Rights Heroes) (2004) 26 copies

Uncles (Pebble Books: Families) (1999) 26 copies

The Wright Brothers (Famous People in Transportation) (1999) 26 copies

Kwanzaa (Holidays and Celebrations) (2000) 25 copies

Lobsters (Read and Learn: Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 25 copies

Cesar Chavez (Famous Americans) (1998) 25 copies

Vibrations (Pebble Books: The Way Things Move) (1999) 24 copies

Jackie Robinson (First Biographies: Writers, Artists, and Athletes) (2002) 24 copies, 4 reviews

Run for Your Life!: Predators and Prey on the African Savanna (2016) 24 copies, 1 review

Hidden Dangers: Seek and Find 13 of the World's Deadliest Animals (2017) 24 copies, 1 review

Scarecrows (Fall Fun) (1998) 24 copies

Mother Teresa (First Biographies: Reformers and Civil Rights Heroes) (2003) 23 copies

Honey Bees and Flowers (1999) — Author — 23 copies, 1 review

Baron, Rescue Dog (Books for Young Learners) (1999) 23 copies

Henry Ford (Famous People in Transportation) (1999) 23 copies

Bicycles (Read and Learn: Wheels, Wings and Water) (2000) 22 copies, 1 review

Mount Rushmore (Heinemann First Library: Symbols of Freedom) (2001) 22 copies

Cotton Plant to Cotton Shirt (2001) 21 copies, 1 review

Echidnas (Read and Learn: Tiny-Spiny Animals) (2003) 21 copies

Slugs (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 21 copies

Legs, Knees, Feet And Toes (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 21 copies, 1 review

Clara Barton (First Biographies: Scientists and Inventors) (2002) 21 copies, 2 reviews

Honey Bees and Honey (1999) 20 copies

Zigzag Movement (Pebble Books: The Way Things Move) (1999) 19 copies

Horseshoe Crabs (Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 19 copies

Robert Fulton (Famous People in Transportation) (1999) 19 copies

Robert Goddard (Famous People in Transportation) (1999) 19 copies

My Neck and Shoulders (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 18 copies, 1 review

Amelia Earhart (First Biographies: Trailblazers and Legends) (2002) 18 copies

Musty-Crusty Animals 123 (Read and Learn: Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 18 copies

Leeches (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 18 copies

Ooey-Gooey Animals 123 (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 17 copies

Arms, Elbows, Hands, and Fingers (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 17 copies, 1 review

Hair (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 17 copies

Who Makes the Rules? (Early Connections) (2001) 16 copies, 1 review

Lift, Mix, Fling!: Machines Can Do Anything (2022) 16 copies, 2 reviews

Easter Surprises (2009) 16 copies

Frankie Stein Starts School (2010) 16 copies, 2 reviews

Aircraft (Read and Learn: Wheels, Wings and Water) (2003) 16 copies

Newts (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 16 copies

Crayfish (Read and Learn: Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 15 copies

Body Pairs (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 15 copies

We Are All Alike (2001) 15 copies

Barnacles (Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 15 copies

My Head (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 15 copies, 1 review

What is Matter? (Early Connections) (1999) 14 copies

Giraffes: Long-Necked Leaf-Eaters (Wild World of Animals) (2002) 13 copies

Sea Horses (Read and Learn: Musty-Crusty Animals) (2002) 13 copies

Guess Who?: A Foldout Valentine's Adventure (2009) 13 copies

It's My Body ABC (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 13 copies, 2 reviews

Oils (Heinemann First Library: Food Groups) (2007) 13 copies

Airplanes in Action (First Facts: Transportation Zone) (2012) 12 copies

10 Writing Lessons For The Overhead (2002) 12 copies

Sea Anemones (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 12 copies

Houseboat (Read and Learn: Home for Me) (2002) 12 copies

Albert Einstein (First Biographies: Scientists and Inventors) (2003) 12 copies, 1 review

Welcome Home (2001) 12 copies

Please Pass the Manners!: Mealtime Tips for Everyone (2009) 11 copies, 1 review

Ooey-Gooey Animals ABC (Read and Learn: Ooey-Gooey Animals) (2002) 11 copies

Milk (Heinemann First Library: Food Groups) (2007) 11 copies

Grains (Heinemann First Library: Food Groups) (2007) 11 copies

Zebras: Striped Grass-Grazers (Wild World of Animals) (2001) 11 copies

What Grows from a Tree (2000) 11 copies

Out of the Night (1995) 11 copies

Tractor Trailers (Transportation Library) (2000) 10 copies

Letter to a Friend (2001) 10 copies

Porcupines (Read and Learn: Tiny-Spiny Animals) (2003) 10 copies

Spark, Shine, Glow!: What a Light Show (2023) 10 copies

Hands-On Science: Matter (2023) 10 copies

Homes ABC (Read and Learn: Home for Me) (2002) 10 copies

Zap! (Seedlings) (1998) 10 copies

Rhinos: Horn-Faced Chargers (Wild World of Animals) (2001) 10 copies

Armadillos (Read and Learn: My Big Backyard) (2004) 10 copies

Mobile Home (Read and Learn: Home for Me) (2002) 9 copies

Sea Urchins (Read and Learn: Tiny-Spiny Animals) (2003) 9 copies

Tiny-Spiny Animals 123 (Read and Learn: Tiny-Spiny Animals) (2003) 9 copies

Sharks: Hunters of the Deep (Wild World of Animals) (2001) 9 copies

Marie Curie (First Biographies: Scientists and Inventors) (2004) 9 copies, 1 review

Florence Nightingale (First Biographies: Reformers and Civil Rights Heroes) (2004) 9 copies

Deer (Read and Learn: My Big Backyard) (2004) 8 copies

House (Read and Learn: Home for Me) (2002) 8 copies

Meat and Protein (Heinemann First Library: Food Groups) (2007) 8 copies

Barges (Transportation Library) (2000) 8 copies

Boo Who?: A Foldout Halloween Adventure (2009) 8 copies

Writing Lessons for the Interactive Whiteboard Grades 5 & Up (2009) 8 copies

A Fun Day at Fun Park: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 (Sprinkles and Swirls) (2021) 8 copies, 1 review

A Cool Day at the Pool: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 (Sprinkles and Swirls) (2022) 8 copies, 1 review

Your Heart (2001) 8 copies

Shapes to Go (Read and Learn: Wheels, Wings and Water) (2003) 8 copies

Tow Trucks in Action (First Facts: Transportation Zone) (2012) 8 copies

Leopards: Spotted Hunters (Wild World of Animals) (2002) 8 copies

Airplanes (Transportation Library) (2000) 8 copies

Horned Toads (Read and Learn: Tiny-Spiny Animals) (2003) 8 copies

Tugboats (Transportation Library) (2000) 8 copies

Elaboration (Teaching the Craft of Writing) (2006) 8 copies

Frogs: Leaping Amphibians (Wild World of Animals) (2001) 8 copies

Jack-o-Lanterns (Fall Fun) (1998) 7 copies, 1 review

Boats (Read and Learn: Wheels, Wings and Water) (2003) 7 copies

Fruits (Heinemann First Library: Food Groups) (2007) 7 copies

Writing Lessons For The Overhead Grades 5 And Up (2003) 7 copies

Spiders: Spinners and Trappers (Wild World of Animals) (2001) 7 copies

Voice (Teaching the Craft of Writing) (2006) 7 copies

My Body (Early Connections) (2001) 7 copies

Javelinas (My Big Backyard) (2004) 7 copies

Apartment (Read and Learn: Home for Me) (2002) 7 copies

Wheels, Wings And Water (Read and Learn: Wheels, Wings and Water) (2003) 7 copies

Ferries (Transportation Library) (2000) 6 copies

Vegetables (Heinemann First Library: Food Groups) (2007) 6 copies

Wolves: Life in the Pack (Wild World of Animals) (2001) 6 copies

Writing Lessons for the Overhead Grades 2-3 (2006) 6 copies

First Lessons for Beginning Writers (2010) 6 copies

Teaching Narrative Writing (Grades 4-8) (2001) 6 copies

Trilobites (Books for Young Learners) (2001) 6 copies

Cable cars (2000) 5 copies

Fire Station (Who Works Here?) (2001) 5 copies

Squirrel (Read and Learn: My Big Backyard) (2004) 5 copies

Library (Who Works Here?) (2001) 5 copies

Lunch (What's on Your Plate?) (2006) 5 copies

Hospital (Who Works Here?) (2000) 5 copies

Independence Hall (Heinemann First Library: Symbols of Freedom) (2005) 5 copies

Models (Yellow Umbrella Early Level) (2000) 5 copies

Writing Lessons for the Interactive Whiteboard Grades 2-4 (2011) 5 copies

Airport (Who Works Here?) (2000) 5 copies, 1 review

Ideas (Teaching the Craft of Writing) (2006) 5 copies

Lizards (Read and Learn: My Big Backyard) (2004) 5 copies

Organization (Teaching the Craft of Writing) (2006) 5 copies

Homes 123 (Read and Learn: Home for Me) (2002) 5 copies

How Did This City Grow? (2001) 5 copies

Dinner (What's on Your Plate?) (2006) 4 copies

Trains (Read and Learn: Wheels, Wings and Water) (2003) 4 copies

Dangerous Wildfires (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Earth in Danger) (2022) 4 copies

Writing Lessons for the Overhead Grade 1 (2006) 4 copies

Dangerous Volcanoes (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Earth in Danger) (2022) 4 copies

SAT 8 Candlelight Service Is (Literacy 2000 Stage 8) (1995) 4 copies

Tow Trucks (Transportation Library) (2000) 4 copies

Oh, What a Show!: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 (Sprinkles and Swirls) (2022) 4 copies

It's Me, Clover (A Jump-Into-Chapters Book) (2017) 4 copies, 1 review

Zoom! Zoom!: Ready-to-Read Ready-to-Go! (2024) 4 copies

Dangerous Droughts (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Earth in Danger) (2022) 3 copies

Teaching Young Writers (2001) 3 copies

Hands-On Science: Geology (2023) 3 copies, 1 review

El Nido de La Tortuga (Books for Young Learners) (Spanish Edition) (1998) 3 copies

Snacks (What's on Your Plate?) (2006) 3 copies

Dangerous Hurricanes (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Earth in Danger) (2022) 3 copies

Writing Lessons for the Overhead: Responding to Literature (2009) 3 copies

¿Cómo creció esta ciudad? (2011) 3 copies

Police Station (Who Works Here?) (2000) 3 copies

Construction Site (Who Works Here?) (2000) 3 copies, 1 review

Roadrunners (Read and Learn: My Big Backyard) (2004) 3 copies

Head (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2004) 2 copies

Human-Like Robots (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Robotics) (2020) 2 copies

Hands-On Science: Motion (2024) 2 copies

Bot Battles (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Robotics) (2020) 2 copies

Dental Office (Who Works Here?) (2000) 2 copies

Legs and Feet (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2003) 2 copies

Semitrucks in Action (First Facts: Transportation Zone) (2011) 2 copies

Supermarket (Who Works Here?) (2000) 2 copies

Dangerous Blizzards (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Earth in Danger) (2022) 2 copies

Dangerous Tornadoes (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Earth in Danger) (2022) 2 copies

Nonfiction Writing: Lessons That Work (2012) 2 copies

Flying Robots (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Robotics) (2020) 1 copy

Water for You and Me! (2015) 1 copy

Read and Learn: It's My Body Set: Arms and Hands / Legs and Feet / Hair / Head / Neck and Shoulders (2004) 1 copy

What's on Your Plate?: Compilation (Raintree Perspectives: What's on Your Plate?) (2006) 1 copy

Flowers (2003) 1 copy

George Washington Carver 1 copy

Families 1 copy

Sprinkles and Swirls Oh What A Show 1 copy

El Halcon De Cola Roja (Books for Young Learners) (Spanish Edition) (2001) 1 copy

Somos Iguales 1 copy

Fomas En Movimiento (Ruedas, Alas y Agua) (Spanish Edition) (2003) 1 copy

Courthouse (Who Works Here?) (2001) 1 copy

Car Dealership (Who Works Here?) (2001) 1 copy

animales espinosos 123 1 copy

What Does Your Pet Do? (Science about Me) (2007) 1 copy

I Know My Telephone Number (Living in My World) (2007) 1 copy

Beep-beep! Honk! (Living in My World) (2007) 1 copy

Mittens 2 Pack: Mittens / Follow Me, Mittens (My First I Can Read Book) (2009) 1 copy

Arms and Hands (Read and Learn: It's My Body) (2004) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 20th Century
Gender: female
Nationality: USA

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Lift, Mix, Fling!: Machines Can Do Anything by Lola M. Schaefer

A cute rhyming book that teaches the basics of simple machines.

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sloth852 | 1 other review | May 1, 2024 |

It's my body ABC by Lola M. Schaefer

Reading level- K-3
No awards

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amaveritt | 1 other review | Apr 22, 2024 |

Loose Tooth (My First I Can Read Book) by Lola M.; Wickstrom Schaefer, Sylvie

Family

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BooksInMirror | 43 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters by Lola M. Schaefer

Mx really liked this book prior to Ms being born and I feel like he embodied the "Quiet and waiting" on the day he met Ms. This book will always have a special place in momma's heart.

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Mx2018 | 6 other reviews | Feb 7, 2024 |

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