Belinda Ward

 Belinda Ward  ( b . 1966 ) is a lyric i s t & long - time  SESAME STREET  write r.

Ward 1 st made contact with  SESAME STREET  in 1982 through executive producer, Dulcy Singer , who turned ou t to be her aunt ' s cousin. Ward approached her about a job in production since Ward had a job as a producer of TV & radio commercial s, but Singer said there weren ' t any. However, Singer was looking for new writing talent since SESAME STREET was airing 130 shows annually. Singer told Ward to spend a month studying the show & then write something for her. A month later, Ward returned with 4 inserts. 2 of the inserts eventually aired on the show. For 2 years, Ward essentially auditioned for a spot on the writing staff & eventually found her way into the writing rotation.

In 2008, Ward briefly became 1 of the show  ' s head writers for Season 39 with  Berger Berger. She has scripted celebrity appearances on the show, including John Goodman , Diane Sawyer , & the New York Jets.

She is also the co - creator of  The Upside - Down Show  with the comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers.

Ward is a graduate of Cornell & New York University, holding a Master ' s degree in Fiction Writing from the latter.

SESAME STREET Song Credits

 * A  GROUCHY  Place
 * At  GRUNDGETTA  ' s  GROUCH  Beauty Salon ( with  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Bark with M e ( with Carol H all )
 * The Baby of Seville ( with Dave Conner  )
 * Breakfast is the Best Meal of the Day ( with Mike Renzi  )
 * C Drives Me Crazy ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * Clean in ' Up the Lot ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * Come on & Read ( with Howard Marren )
 * A Cookie i s a Cookie ( with Mike Renzi  )
 * From Here to There ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 *  GRUMP  ( with Mike Renzi  )
 * Guy s & Dolls ( with Cheryl Hard wick  )
 *  I  Could Have  Count  e d All Night ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * I ' ll Show You the World ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 *  I  Feel Yucky ( with  Stephen Lawrence  )
 *  I   LOVE  to Say  NO  ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * I ' m a Boo k  worm , Baby ! ( with Christopher Cerf )
 *  I ' m  Takin ' a Break ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * I ' m Your Mommy Now ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * It Good Enough t o Eat ( with Michael Aarons )
 * It ' s G o nna G e t Dirty A g a i n ( with  Alan Menken  )
 *  I  ' ve Grown Accustom ed to Her Fur ( with  Mike Renzi  )
 * La La La Song ( with Mike Renzi )
 * Let the Triangles In ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * Mail It Shop Is Coming ( with Mike Renzi  )
 * Monster i n  Me  ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Monsterena ( with Fernando Rivas  )
 * O h, Look W hat Ou r Baby Can D o ! ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Nursery Rhyme Bully Blues ( with Mike Renzi  )
 * Practice Rap ( with Carol Hall & Randolph Klein )
 *  ROTTEN   GROUCHY   MOTHER  ' s Day ( with Mark Radice )
 * Shake Your Rattle & Roll ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * Sleep ! ( with Mike Renzi  )
 * Snuffle Friends ( with Alan Menken  )
 * Something  GROUCHY , Something Nice ( with  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Son g About  Elmo  ( with Mark Radice )
 * Stand By Your  CAN  ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * There ' s a Baby Coming ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Un believable ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * Waiting for the Bell to Ring ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * We Can ' t Go to Bed ( with Christopher Cerf )
 * Where Have All the Triangle Lovers Gone ( with Paul Jacobs  )

Other

 * Ace & Avery theme ( with Russell Kassoff ) ( Big Bag inserts )
 * Gink Bath ( with Joseph Carr o l l & Pete r T hom ) ( The Wubbulous World o f Dr . Seuss )
 * Wickersham Chant ( with Joseph Carr o l l & Pete r T hom ) ( The Wubbulous World o f Dr . Seuss )

Book credit s

 * The Gink