Meet Lisa Caprelli • author • creator • speaker
Helping children find their voice through stories, music, and belonging.
Lisa Caprelli is an award-winning children’s author, keynote speaker, songwriter, and creator of Unicorn Jazz™—a colorful story world that helps children feel seen, express themselves, and celebrate what makes them unique.
Emotional well-being begins in childhood
Stories that help children grow—emotionally and intellectually.
Through meaningful stories, music, literacy, creativity, and interactive learning, Lisa helps children build confidence, express themselves, connect with others, and celebrate what makes them unique.
Her Unicorn Jazz™ programs bring together reading, writing, music, art, science, technology, and social-emotional learning to inspire children at school, at home, and throughout their communities.
“We are all unique, just like a unicorn. Uni-que.”Lisa Caprelli
From a shy child to a champion for young voices
Lisa found her voice through writing.
As a shy child, Lisa discovered a way to express herself through words. Today, she encourages children to find and use their own voices through storytelling, music, movement, conversation, and creative expression.
With a background in social psychology, business, communications, branding, and public relations, Lisa creates heart-centered programs that help children feel seen, understood, valued, and inspired to grow.
Her books, songs, school assemblies, and literacy programs combine joyful entertainment with meaningful lessons about confidence, kindness, creativity, resilience, teamwork, and belonging.
Purpose put into action
Building confidence, community, and joyful learning.
Lisa’s work reaches beyond the page through book donations, school programs, technology, music, puppetry, and community partnerships.
Social-emotional learning
Confidence, kindness, resilience, empathy, teamwork, and belonging become part of the story.
Literacy and expression
Reading, writing, storytelling, conversation, and creative expression help children find their voices.
STEAM connections
Art, science, technology, music, and imagination create multiple pathways into learning.
PBIS support
Positive choices and inclusive community-building reinforce schoolwide behavioral goals.
Music and movement
Original songs and interactive participation help key lessons become memorable.
Community partnerships
PTA events and all-inclusive fundraisers unite families around education and shared experiences.
Experience across business and education
Heart-centered ideas, brought to life with real-world expertise.
Lisa’s experience includes representing more than 150 CEOs and entrepreneurs across industries. She draws on that foundation to create dynamic programs bridging Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), literacy, and STEAM education.
Her leadership book, SKIP A STEP, also informs her mission to nurture children’s emotional and intellectual growth while building real-life skills.
- Children’s author and songwriter
- Keynote speaker and school-program creator
- Social psychology, communications, branding, and public-relations background
- Literacy, SEL, PBIS, and STEAM program connections
Culture, language, and representation
Celebrating Lisa’s Hispanic heritage and reaching bilingual communities.
Drawing on her Hispanic heritage, Lisa’s work promotes kindness, belonging, creativity, teamwork, and resilience while fostering literacy and STEM skills. Because of the need for more dual-language learning, Unicorn Jazz™ continues working to reach English- and Spanish-speaking children, families, educators, and communities.
Innovation beyond the page
Stories became a show when teachers and children needed connection.
During the pandemic, Lisa used technology to create Unicorn Jazz Presents The Thing I Do. Puppets, storytelling, music, and engaging lessons offered teachers and students a joyful way to learn and connect.
Her programs have been highlighted in news outlets and celebrated by school principals and teachers. Today, the show’s spirit continues through music videos, character voices, school assemblies, and creative learning experiences.
Meet the team
Matthew Vasquez
Puppeteer and Partner
Matthew helps children smile, play make-believe, and learn through Unicorn Jazz Presents The Thing I Do. He performs Trezekke the Zebracorn and brings warmth, authenticity, humor, and a natural ability to connect with others to the Unicorn Jazz team.
Matthew is Lisa’s son and a registered nurse with experience in telemetry, cardiology, neurology, and neuroscience care. His nursing career reflects the same empathy, education, and commitment to helping people that he brings to children through puppetry and storytelling.
“I help kids smile, play make-believe, and learn with our kids show—and yes, I get to work with my mom, Lisa Caprelli, the creator.”
Acknowledgements
The people who believe in us can change our lives.
“I have had so many ‘Woof the Crows’ in my life—people who believed in me. I invite others to give gratitude to those who have helped them along the way. Perhaps you are the one who believes in another and shows it. That can be life-changing to someone.”
Special thanks to the editors, parent bloggers, mompreneurs, collaborators, friends, and family who continue contributing ideas, encouragement, stories, and heart to the growing Unicorn Jazz brand.
“My writing helps parents and educators have important conversations with children that include compassion and understanding. Through social skills and communication, children can do much more than they ever realized. Some top takeaways from my children’s books have been: ‘I am different, and that’s awesome.’ ‘We’re all different as human beings.’ ‘We all strive for friendship, kindness, and love in our lives.’” — Lisa Caprelli
Celebrate the unicorn in each of us
Come along on the next adventure.
Explore the books, sing the songs, or bring Lisa Caprelli and Unicorn Jazz™ to your school community.
Unicorn Jazz™ is a licensed trademark of Happy and Fun Lifestyle, LLC. U.S. Registration No. 5905166; U.S. Serial No. 88266266. Dun & Bradstreet company profile.
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