Rick Charette

Author, Translator

Rick Charette is a published author and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Rick Charette include Alligator In The Elevator, The Mouse Bride: A Chinese Folktale, A Little Peace and Quiet, and Chickens on Vacation.

With a background in education and music, and a passion and talent for writing for children from a child's perspective, Rick has been writing and performing for children for 30 years. Published in 1983, his first collection of songs, "Bubblegum" was followed in 1985 by "Alligator in the Elevator."

The success of these early collections launched a full-time career of writing and performing for young audiences.

As a family man with three children of his own, early inspirations came from home and children in the neighborhood. From school classrooms, gyms and auditoriums, concert venues large and small, parks, fairgrounds, and campgrounds. Rick shares his songs, songs that delight in the joys of childhood. From school-age children and preschoolers to grownups who first heard the songs when they were kids, his audiences are all inclusive where generations enjoy the music together.