Rita Laima

Rita Laima studied art and illustration in New York City and is a published children's book illustrator, translator, and writer. She is the granddaughter of Latvian refugees who escaped from the Soviet invasion of Latvia during World War II and were granted asylum in the United States. Rita Laima maintains a blog called Lingua Laima on Facebook, which is dedicated to Latvian history and culture. She also dabbles in poetry in Latvian.