Lita Judge
Artist StatementBiography Born in Ketchikan, Alaska, Lita Judge grew up immersed in all aspects of nature as she lived in remote areas of Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and Wisconsin. Since her grandparents were both wildlife biologists, the summers spent with them included banding hawks and rehabilitating falcons. Her extensive travels with her parents involved photographing all sorts of wildlife. She studied geology in college, and spent two field seasons working on dinosaur digs for the Tryell Museum of Paleontology in Canada. Now she translates all of these experiences into writing and illustrating children’s books. She lives in Peterborough, NH with her husband and two clever cats.
Lita had three books released in 2007. She wrote and illustrated "One Thousand Tracings", she illustrated "S is for S'mores", written by Helen Foster James, and she illustrated and co-authored "D is for Dinosaur". In 2006 she illustrated "Ugly", written by Donna Jo Napoli. She just finished illustrations for "Mogo", written by Donna Jo Napoli, and she is starting on a new book called "Pennies for Elephants" which she is writing and illustrating.