Tasha Tudor

Renowned children's book illustrator Tasha Tudor has died at the age of 92. The New York Times' obituary is here.

Tudor illustrated almost 40 books and used the proceeds to fund her life on a Vermont farm, where she lived in the manner of an early 19th century farmer, growing much of her own food and weaving her own clothing. Reports the LA Times, "In the early 1990s, Tudor announced that she was quitting public appearances, partly because it was hard to find someone who could watch the house and knew how to milk a goat."--David E