Megan has written and published over 60 books for children in 22 languages, including the hilarious Judy Moody adventures, which are largely inspired by her childhood memories of growing up with four older sisters.
Megan says, “I am lucky to be a writer, because I get to live in my imagination. (And I get to go to work in my pajamas!) I spend my days thinking like a hermit crab or a little blue penguin or a girl who loves bugs. Or pretending I’m a bossy big sister with a little brother named Stink. Or traveling back in history as a young girl who journeys across the Santa Fe Trail in 1848. Or solving a mystery in 17th century Jamestown. I spend my days looking at things upside down, inside-out, sideways, wondering, imagining, questioning everything, always wanting to see the inside.
I first got to thinking about moods as a story idea when I visited bookstores, schools, and libraries, talking with kids of all ages. “Are you ever in a bad mood? Can you write books when you’re in a bad mood?” they'd ask. This inspired me to dream up Judy Moody, a character with a whole range of moods, good and bad, happy and sad.
From Megan McDonald’s website