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Baje Whitethorne, Sr. | Author & Illustrator Biography

Residence
Flagstaff, AZ


Baje Whitethorne, Sr., is a member of the Reed clan. Originally from Shonto, Arizona, he is the author of Sunspainters: Eclipse of the Navajo Sun, Father’s Boots: Azhé’é Bikénidoots’osii, and the illustrator of native American legends including Monster Birds, Monster Slayer and Sika and the Raven. His watercolor paintings appear at the Heard Museum, The Smithsonian Museum, The Field Museum, the Gallup Indian Ceremonial, and the Museum of Northern Arizona. In 1998 he was named by the Arizona Library Association as an Outstanding Contributor to Children’s Literature.