Background
Whipple, Judith Roy was born on May 14, 1935 in New York City. Daughter of Edwin Paul and Elizabeth (Levis) Roy.
Whipple, Judith Roy was born on May 14, 1935 in New York City. Daughter of Edwin Paul and Elizabeth (Levis) Roy.
AB, Mount Holyoke College, 1957.
Head library, American School Lima (Peru), S.A., 1957-1959; assistant editor children's books, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York City, 1959-1962; associate editor, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York City, 1962-1968; editor, Four Winds Press, 1968-1975; editor-in-chief, Scholastic General Book Division, 1975-1977; public, Four Winds Press subsidiary Scholastic Inc., New York City, 1977-1982; public, vice president, Macmillan Public Company. New York City, 1982-1989; executive editor, Macmillan Public Company. New York City, 1989-1994; editorial director, Benchmark Books and Cavendish Children's Books, Tarrytown, New York, since 1994.
Member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Children's Book Council (president 1977, board directors 1970-1979), Women's National Book Association, Society Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Married William Whipple, October 26, 1963.