Lisa LaMonica is an 
author and illustrator in 
upstate New York who 
has received awards for 
her artwork. She was 
nominated for Artist of 
the Year in 2002 by the 
Columbia County Council 
on the Arts. Lisa teaches 
art privately, at her local 
community college, and 
at the Hudson Youth 
Department. She has 
attended the Hudson 
Children’s Book Festival, 
the largest of its kind in 
the Northeast, every year 
since its inception. 
Books include Haunted Catskills/The History Press and Images of America:Hudson/Arcadia Publishing and is a recipient of a grant from Furthermore, a program of the JM Kaplan Fund.