I grew up in a very creative, book-loving family. My father was a photographer, and my mother was a librarian. They read to me constantly, especially poetry. When I was seven, they built me a puppet theater and I gave my first performance, "The Three Wishes." In college I studied literature, and afterwards I became a children's librarian. A few years later, I set out on my own as a puppeteer, quickly joining forces with another puppet artist, who became my husband. We studied traditional puppetry in Indonesia, and traveled all over the U.S. as teachers and artists-in-residence. About twenty years ago, I combined what I had learned as an avid reader and writer, as a librarian and children's entertainer, and began writing books for children. All of my books are meant to be read aloud and dramatized.

Books by Judy Sierra

Make Way for Readers

by Judy Sierra and G. Brian Karas - Children's 4-8, Fiction, Picture

EIEIO: How Old McDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help from a Hen

by Judy Sierra and Matthew Myers

Wild About You!

Written by Judy Sierra, Illustrated by Marc Brown - Children's, Family, Fiction, Humor