Prerequisites

Recursion: Before dealing with Lisp, you should have a

firm grasp of recursion. The best resource I've found for
exploring recursion is the book The Little Schemer.
Basic Lisp: It is helpful if you've downloaded a Lisp
interpreter like Dr Racket and typed in a few commands.
You don't need extensive knowledge, but an hour noodling
around with the interpreter would be beneficial. Once
again, I recommend The Little Schemer if you want a
thorough introduction.