REFITA IKA INDRAYATI WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BANDUNG. HER INTEREST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS BEGAN TO EMERGE WHEN SHE TOOK A COURSE ON CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION AT BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. AFTER EARNING HER MASTER'S DEGREE WITH A TOPIC ON DEATH IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS, REFITA DEVOTED HERSELF TO TEACHING AS A LECTURER AT VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN, SUMATERA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. BESIDES TEACHING, REFITA ALSO WORKED ON SEVERAL CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLISHERS, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, OR INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. SOME OF THE BOOKS SHE HAS ILLUSTRATED ARE "LILI DAN KOLAM MISTERIUS", "PENARI IRAW", "GELANG UNTUK BUNDA", AND "PACU ITIAK", WHICH CAN BE READ ONLINE FOR FREE.