Lizann was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She´s the author of over 12 nonfiction books and numerous short stories and poems. Her picture book "Let´s Go! The Story of Getting from There to Here" was named the 2009 TD Grade One Giveaway title, which means the book was given to every grade one child in Canada-nearly 500,000 kids. Her work has appeared in Ladybug, Babybug, and Highlights for Children magazines.

Lizann is a former editor of Canadian children´s magazine Chickadee. She has an Honours English degree. When she´s not writing, Lizann gardens, bakes, works as a part-time library circulation clerk, and photographs the flora and fauna in her backyard. (She´s almost embarrassed to say it but, as the exception that proves the rule, she actually does have beavers in her backyard.)