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2005 Women Writing the West WILLA Literary Award Finalist
What the WILLA Judges said: "E IS FOR ENCHANTMENT is the best children's book about New Mexico written to date. It is both educational and entertaining and full of interesting, fun facts that cover many aspects of nature and life in this great state. The illustrations are lovely and the rhymes simple enough for even the youngest reader."
"This book was beautifully crafted, showing the highlights of New Mexico in an interesting and colorful manner. One to pass on to children of all ages!"E IS FOR ENCHANTMENT was named to the Land of Enchantment Book Award Booklist for 2006-2007.
Explore the free Teacher's Guide packed with classroom-tested ideas for use with this book.
E is for Enchantment was selected by the New Mexico Library Association to be their 2007 "Legislative Day." Gift Book!
The Summer issue of The California Reader featured S is for S’mores: A Camping Alphabet and an article by me. Here’s the article! Click on the cover to see a larger version.
I love visiting schools and sharing my books and talking about my writing. Read some of my favorite thank you notes from my readers!
The July 2007 issue of BookLinks featured an article I co-wrote with my friend Teri MacDonald, the librarian at San Pasqual School. It showcases the book The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs and reminds all of us to find the everyday wonders around us. Here’s the article!
S is for S’mores: A Camping Alphabet has a Teacher’s Guide.
Lita Judge is the illustrator of S is for s’mores: A Camping Alphabet. You’ll want to visit her website at http://www.litajudge.com to learn about her terrific books!
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