Belinda Ward

 Belinda   War d  ( b . 1 9 66  ) i s a lyric i s t & long - time  SESAME STREET   write r.

Ward 1| 1 st made contact wit h  SESAME STREET  i n  1 9 8 2  through executive  produce r ,  Dulcy Sing er  , who turned ou t to b e her  aunt  ' s  cousin. Ward approached her  about a job in production since Ward had a job as a producer of T V & radio commercial s, but  Singer  said there were n ' t any. How eve r, Singer  was looking for new writing talent since  SESAME STREET  was airing 1 3 0 shows annually. Singer told Ward to spend a month studying t he  show  & then write something for  her. A month late r, Ward returned with 4| 4 insert s. 2| 2 of the insert s eventually aired on the  show. For 2| 2 year s, Ward essentially auditioned for a spot on the writing staff & eventually found her way into t he writing rotation.

In 2 00 8 , Ward brief l y became 1| 1  of the  show  ' s head writers for  Season 3 9  with  Lou Berger. She has scripted celebrity appearance s o n t he show , including  John Good man  ,  Diane Sawyer  & t h e  New York   Jet s.

She is also the co - creator of  The   Upside - Down   Show  with the comedy duo T h e Umbilical Brother s.

Ward is a graduate o f Cornell & New York  University, holding a Master ' s degree in Fiction Writing from t h e latter.

SESAME STREET Song  Credit s

 * A  GROUCH Y  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 o f t he Day ( with  Mike Renzi  )
 * C Drive s Me Crazy ( w it h  Christopher Cerf  )
 * Clean in ' Up the Lot ( wit h  Christopher Cerf  )
 * Come o n &amp; 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 &amp; Dolls ( with  Cheryl Hard wick  )
 *  I  Could Have  Count  e d All Night ( w it h  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 ! ( wit h  Christopher Cerf  )
 *  I  ’ m Getting Married in the  TRASH   CAN  ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 *  I ’ m  Takin ' a Break ( with  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * I ’ m Your Mommy Now ( wit h  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * It Good Enough t o Eat ( with  Michael Aarons  )
 * I t ' s G o nna G e t  DIRTY  A g a i n ( with  Alan Menken  )
 *  I  ’ ve Grown Accustom ed to Her Fur ( wit h  Mike Renzi  )
 * La La La Song ( with  Mike Renzi  )
 * Let the Triangles In ( with  Christopher Cerf  )
 * Mail I t Shop I s Coming ( with  Mike Renzi  )
 * Monster i n  Me  ( with Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Monster en a ( with  Fernando Rivas  )
 * Oh, Look W hat Ou r Baby Can Do ! ( wit h  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Nursery Rhyme Bully Blue s ( wit h  Mike Renzi  )
 * Practice Rap ( wit h  Carol Hall  &  Randolph Klein  )
 *  ROTTEN   GROUCHY   MOTHER  ’ s Day ( with  Mark Radice  )
 * Shake You r Rattle &amp; Roll ( wit h  Christopher Cerf  )
 * Sleep ! ( w it h  Mike Renzi  )
 * Snuffle Friend s ( with  Alan Menken  )
 * Some thin g  GROUCHY , Some thin g Nice ( with  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Son g About  Elmo  ( with Mark Radice  )
 * Stand By Your  CAN  ( with Christopher Cerf  )
 * T here ’ s a Baby Coming ( wit h  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * Un believable ( wit h  Christopher Cerf  )
 * Waiting for the Bell to Ring ( wit h  Stephen Lawrence  )
 * We Can ’ t Go to Bed ( with  Christopher Cerf  )
 * Where Have All t he Triangle Lover s Gone ? ( with  Paul Jacobs  )

Other

 * Ace & Avery theme ( wit h Russell Kassoff  ) (  BIG  Bag  inserts )


 *  T h e Wubbulous World o f D r . Seuss 
 * Gink Bath ( with Joseph Carr o l l  &  P e t e r T hom  )
 * Wicker s ham Chant ( w i t h Joseph Carr o l l & P e t e r T h o m )

Book credit s

 *  The G ink 

External l ink s

 * Belinda Ward o n I M D b
 * " Belinda War d, W rite r , Wed " ,  T h e   New York   Time s  , August 2 7 , 1 99 0.
 *  SESAME  Workshop Announce s New Development Slate Led by C h i l d r e n ' s T V Vet Liz Nealon, press re lease , April 6 , 2 00 5.