About Lindsay

Lindsay Ward is the author and illustrator of over thirty books for kids. Her work has been reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, School and Library Journal, and the New York Times. Her book, Please Bring Balloons, was produced into a play by the New York City Children’s Theater. Originally from San Jose, California, Lindsay now lives in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula, Ohio, with her husband, author Frank Tupta, their three boys, dog, Sally, and a flock of ducks. Most days you can find her writing and drawing at home or running Lucky Duck Books, the publishing company she co-owns with her husband. Follow her on Instagram @lindsaymward.

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS…

Ice cream: Country Maid Banana
Punctuation:
em dash
Color: blue
Dessert: Tie between…
Dobos Torte and Hot Cross Buns
Picture Book:
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrator:
Mary Blair

City: New Orleans
Food:
crab, tacos, french fries
Hobbies: reading, baking, interior design, embroidery, and hiking

INTERVIEWS + PRESS

People Magazine 10 Election Books to Read to Your Kids (November 2024)

Cleveland Magazine Most Interesting People 2017

Literary Agent Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez’s Blog Interview

Cracking the Cover Interview

Mother Daughter Book Club Interview

Celebrate Picture Books Interview

Children’s Book Review - Inside the Studio Interview

Children’s Book Council Interview

Red Jellies Interview

The TufFish Show YouTube Interview

Beyond the Shelf with Orrville Public Library

CLIENTS

Penguin Random House, Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Two Lions (Amazon), Kane Miller, HarperCollins, Scholastic, Magination Press Children’s Books, Kazoo Magazine + KiwiCo

AWARDS + ACCOLADES

Library of Congress Center for the Book “Great Reads from Great Places” 2025 - The White House

Ohio Book Award Finalist 2025 - Pockets for Two

The Children’s Book Council Favorites Awards 2025 - Scooper + Dumper: The Pumpkin Parade

Good Reads Choice Award Nominee 2020 - This Book Is Gray

Good Reads Choice Award Nominee 2019 - Vacation for Dexter!