← Judi Logan

Writing Credits

Judi Logan  ·  Judith Logan Lehne


Juvenile Markets

Published as Judith Logan Lehne and Judi Logan

Books

  • The Never-Be-Bored Book: Things to Do When There's Nothing to Do – Sterling Publishing Co., 1992
  • When the Ragman Sings – HarperCollins, 1993; Schoolwide Inc., 2015
  • Coyote Girl – Simon & Schuster, 1995; Schoolwide Inc., 2015
  • Kangaroos for Kids – NorthWord Press, 1997; Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2000
  • The Wonder of Kangaroos – Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2001
  • The Busy Mom's Book of Quick Crafts for Kids – Sterling Publishing Co., 2004

Contributing Author

  • Celebrate Reading – Scott Foresman, 1993–2009
  • The Blue Darter – Boyds Mills Press, 1994
  • Success Stories – ICL Publication, 1994
  • Jack's Best Boots – Boyds Mills Press, 1993
  • Sports, Prime Time – Essential Learning Products, 1992

Children's Periodicals

Highlights for Children – “The Ragman's Music” (March 1989, Pewter Plate Award), “Cheryl Miller: Meteor on the Court” (1990), “Ernie Davis: The Express” (1990), “Althea Gibson: Breaking the Tennis Barrier” (1991), “The Blue Darter” (1992), “A Style of My Own” (1994), and others
Cricket – “Grandma's Great Escape” (March 1991)
Spider – “Escape to Honolulu” (January 1998)
Fun for Kidz – “Yummy Burned Biscuits” (August 2013)
Children's Playmate – “One Very Green Day” (1990)
Turtle – “When I Grow Up” (1991)
Children's Album – “Making a Doll,” “Tin Punch Art,” “Monkey Tails and Commas,” “Summer Nights Sky Sights,” “Rappin' About Rhythm” (1988–1992)
Spark! – “Animals, Art & Anna Hyatt Huntington” (1993)
Merlyn's Pen – “Finding the Feelings, Putting Them on the Page” (1991)
And others – Shoe Tree, Creative Classroom, Instructor, U*S*Kids, Wee Wisdom, Hopscotch, The Friend, and more – with reprints as recently as May 2023.
Schoolwide Virtual Library – reprint rights to Coyote Girl and When the Ragman Sings (2014–2018); “Grandma's Great Escape” and “Escape to Honolulu” (2014–2023)

Children's Plays

Produced and performed by various educational and community groups

  • Barney's Balloon (1988)
  • The Invasion of the Sugar Bugs (1989)
  • Train Ride to Adventure (1990)
  • A Special Gift for Matthew (1991)
  • Little Red Riding Dude (1991)
  • Reflections on Ice (1994)

Adult Markets

Published as Judi Logan or Judith Logan Lehne unless otherwise noted

Books & Contributing Author

  • Exploring God's Promises: Peace – Guideposts Publishing, 2024 (Contributing Author)
  • Serving Many Needs, Creating One Community – special project for the YMCA, 2011 (as Judith Logan Welch)
  • Speaking of Journals, by Paula Graham – Boyds Mills Press, 1999 (Contributing Author)

Adult Periodicals

Guideposts Publications – Feb 2022, June 2022, Nov 2022, July 2025, Dec 2025
Redbook – “Discipline Advice” (1988)
Children's Writer – “Writers: Bravest of the Brave,” “A Crafty Point of View,” “YA Fiction: Alive or Dead?,” “Teen Nonfiction: A Lamp to Light the Way,” and more (1992–1995)
Writer's Institute Publications – “Cookin' Up a Meal for Your Muse” (2011); “Loosening the Ligaments: A Writer's Journal” (2012)
And others – Writer's Forum, Teacher Update, Twins, Complete Woman, My Weekly (Scotland), Once Upon a Time, Night Roses, and newspapers in Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Instructor, Institute of Children's Literature (1991–2015) – Basic, Advanced, and Gifted Youth courses
  • Instructor, University of Wisconsin's annual School of the Arts
  • Instructor, Hofstra University Summer Writing Program – graduate and undergraduate courses
  • Develops and presents writing workshops for children and adults
  • Member, Authors Guild
  • Member, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators – past member of the regional Steering Committee
  • Past Board Member, Children's Album Advisory Board
  • Member of judges' panels for Children's Writer and WRWA writing contests