“The best part of my work is connecting with children to create connection, harmony, and happiness combined with story, art and song that focus on social aspects like friendship, kindness, and love.”

Lisa Caprelli is an award-winning author of the unicorn book series, Unicorn Jazz. She is the host of the kids show on Amazon TV, Unicorn Jazz Presents The Thing I Do.  which is described as a modern day “Sesame Street meets Mickey Mouse Club” where kids can send in their own video content, music, talent and more! She is also an author of 21 books and counting; she’s been featured in FORBES magazine, and many media outlets. 

She grew up with humble beginnings in the sun city of El Paso, Texas. She is proud of her Latin roots and culture.  She always wanted to live near the ocean and today lives in Huntington Beach, California. She has made Orange County, California her home for the past 20 years.  Lisa has experience presenting to elementary, middle and high school students and has taught at Long Beach State, California.   

In a heartwarming TV interview, Children’s author Lisa Caprelli showed first graders a vibrant puppet performance, sing-along, and book reading session in a pleasant TV interview, so illustrating her original technique to make learning entertaining. Caprelli, well-known for her hit Unicorn Jazz series, aims to encourage young brains; during her visit, she made sure these pupils understood not only that reading is fun but also that writing can be too.

Caprelli is evidence of the strength of imagination and diligence having 20 novels in both English and Spanish. Growing up in the Lower Valley of El Paso from modest beginnings, she was greatly inspired by a teacher who urged her to read. As a prominent writer now, Caprelli is returning to classrooms all throughout the nation to convey the idea that, with will, anything is possible.

Caprelli told her visit how the epidemic inspired her to be creative, resulting in puppet versions of her characters and original song writing. When in-person meetings were not feasible, these artistic endeavors helped her to keep interacting with pupils online. Caprelli is more driven than ever about engaging young readers and inspiring their creativity now she can go back to classrooms.

Declaring Caprelli’s visit the “best day ever,” the first graders at this specific school were obviously delighted. She clearly enjoys these times as much as the kids do as she sung, read, and interacted with them. The youngsters Caprelli encounters are inspired to dream big and explore their own creative potential by her ability to bring stories alive—on the page and through her lively presentations.

Caprelli’s path from a timid El Paso girl to a popular novelist touring colleges around the country teaches young people a great lesson: they too can fulfill their aspirations with a little effort and a lot of imagination.