Sheri Radford is a British Columbian through and through. Born in New Westminster and raised in Ladysmith, she also called Victoria home for several years. She graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing. Currently, she lives with her husband and three cats in Vancouver. A freelance writer, she is also the editor of the visitor magazines Where Vancouver and Where Whistler.

Sheri can't remember a time in her life when she wasn't writing: stories, poems, plays, TV scripts, articles, essays. She started writing stories for children after reading at least a zillion picture books out loud to her younger siblings.

Her first children's picture book, Penelope and the Humongous Burp, was published in spring 2004. The second book in the series, Penelope and the Monsters, came out in spring 2005. The third book, Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party, became available in spring 2009. Sheri is currently hard at work on more Penelope books. Seven books in total are planned for the series.

Several family members have commented that Penelope looks an awful lot like Sheri did as a child—even though illustrator Christine Tripp never saw any of Sheri's childhood photos. What do you think? Do you see a similarity between young Sheri and mischievous Penelope?

This short profile of Sheri appeared on the Scholastic website.

In 2006, Sheri wrote a segment of an episode of Roll Play, which is broadcast on Treehouse TV and SRC (Société Radio-Canada).

Check out some of the many articles Sheri has had published in the past few years:

• BC Ferries by the Numbers (Where Vancouver, Jul 2010)
• You Are Here: Homer Street (Where Vancouver, Jul 2010)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jul 2010)
• Hot Entertainment (Where Vancouver, Jul 2010)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jun 2010)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, May 2010)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Apr 2010)
• Olympic Winter Sports 101 (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2010)
• Paralympic Winter Sports 101 (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2010)
• Hot Entertainment (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2010)
• Top 10 Reasons to Return (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2010)
• Building the Games (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2010)
• You Are Here: City Centre (Where Vancouver, Jan 2010)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jan 2010)
• Take It Outside (Where Whistler, 2010)
• Designed for the Future (The Essential Vancouver, 2010-2011)
• Yaletown (The Essential Vancouver, 2010-2011)
• Gastown (The Essential Vancouver, 2010-2011)
• Good Neighbours (Journeys West, 2010)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Dec 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Nov 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Oct 2009)
• Truly Unconventional (Where Vancouver, Sep 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Sep 2009)
• 99 Things We Love About the PNE (Where Vancouver, Aug 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Aug 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jul 2009)
• Walk This Way (Where Vancouver, Jun 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jun 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, May 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Apr 2009)
• And the Juno Goes to... (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Feb-Mar 2009)
• Hot Stuff (Where Vancouver, Jan 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jan 2009)
• Hot Dates (Where Whistler, 2008-2009)
• High-End, High Up (The Essential Vancouver, 2009-2010)
• Yaletown: Living the Good Life (The Essential Vancouver, 2009-2010)
• Gastown: Let's Go Down in History (The Essential Vancouver, 2009-2010)
• Gourmet Kayaking (Journeys West, 2009)
• Best of the Fests (The Essential Vancouver, 2008-2009)
• Yaletown: Living the Good Life (The Essential Vancouver, 2008-2009)
  Gastown: Let's Go Down in History (The Essential Vancouver, 2008-2009)
  
• Going to the Dogs (Journeys West, 2008)
• Steeped in History (Journeys West, 2008)
• Canadian, Eh? (Journeys West, 2008)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Feb 2008)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jan 2008)
• 5 Ways to Conquer Your Fear of Heights (Where Vancouver, Jul 2007)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jul 2007)
• Yaletown: Living the Good Life (The Essential Vancouver, 2007-2008)
• Gastown: Let's Go Down in History (The Essential Vancouver, 2007-2008)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, Jun 2007)
• You Are Here: Granville Street (Where Vancouver, Jun 2007)
• Glass Blowing (Where Vancouver, May 2007)
• You Are Here: Whistler (Where Vancouver, May 2007)
• Hot Dates (Where Vancouver, May 2007)
• Postcards from the Edge (Where Vancouver, Apr 2007
• Hot Tips: This Month (Where Vancouver, Apr 2007)
• Hot Tips: Galleries & Museums (Where Vancouver, Apr 2007)
• Zombie Zone (Where Vancouver, Mar 2007)
• Hot Tips: This Month (Where Vancouver, Mar 2007)
• King Coal's Castle (Journeys West, 2007)
• Canadian, Eh? (Journeys West, 2007)
• Monsters Among Us (Journeys West, 2007)
• Hot Tips: This Month (Where Vancouver, Feb 2007)
• It's a Dog's Life (Where Vancouver, Feb 2007)
• Hot Tips: This Month (Where Vancouver, Jan 2007)
• Best Holiday Bets (Where Vancouver, Dec 2006)
• Hot Tips: Galleries & Museums (Where Vancouver, Dec 2006)
• Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall (Where Vancouver, Nov 2006)
• Hot Tips: Galleries & Museums (Where Vancouver, Nov 2006)
• What's My Style? (Georgia Straight Living, Oct 12, 2006)
• For the Love of Cheese (Swerve, Jul 28, 2006)
• What Makes Vancouver Tops? (The Essential Vancouver, 2006-2007)
• Stringing Them Along (The Globe and Mail, May 12, 2006)
• Century Flower (Journeys West, 2006)
• Animal Nature (Journeys West, 2006)
• Waiting for Godiva's (Where Vancouver, Feb 2006)
• Where the Stars Are (The Essential Vancouver, 2005-2006)
• Vancouverisms (The Essential Vancouver, 2005-2006)
• Heavenly Paddle (Journeys West, 2005)
• Wild at Heart (Journeys West, 2005)
• Ultimate Vancouver (The Essential Vancouver, 2004-2005)
• How to Spot a Vancouverite (The Essential Vancouver, 2004-2005)
• Urban Wildlife (The Essential Vancouver, 2004-2005)
• Operation Chocolate (The Essential Vancouver, 2004-2005)
• A Whale of a Time (Journeys West, 2004)
• Wildlife Up Close (Journeys West, 2004)
• High-Wire Act (Journeys West, 2004)
• Head Over Heels (Homemakers, Feb-Mar 2004)
• Big Box Shopping (The Dollar Stretcher, Feb 2004)
• Mr. Shifty’s Car Had a Long and Happy Life (The Vancouver Sun, Jul 4, 2003)

A member of SCBWI, CANSCAIP, CWILL BC, and Federation of BC Writers, Sheri is available for readings, talks, panel discussions, school or library visits, and media interviews. To see photos of some of Sheri's readings, click here. For more information, contact Sheri.

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