Author Jerry Pallotta visits Taylor

Author Jerry Pallota is Coming to Taylor on September 10th!

Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children’s alphabet books, imaginative fiction, and the Who Would Win series. He combines interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere.

Jerry spent his teenage years in the fishing town of Scituate, Massachusetts, where he kept lobster traps, harvested seaweed, and rode on fishing draggers. He wanted to share the creatures of the seashore with his children, but he couldn’t find an alphabet book that was both fun and exciting. This inspired him to write his first book, The Ocean Alphabet Book, which presented oceanic creatures in a creative format.

When Jerry began writing, he was a full-time insurance salesman. He wrote, edited, and produced his first book out of his garage and sold 5,000 copies to the New England Aquarium, where it became a bestseller. Jerry then devoted himself full-time to writing and making school and library appearances. Jerry has written many books for Charlesbridge, including The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, Dory Story, and Butterfly Counting.