Arlene Alda Biography

Arlene Alda is an American musician, writer, and photographer, best known for writing bestselling children’s books, such as ‘Sheep, Sheep Sheep, Help Me Fall Asleep’ (1992), ‘Arlene Alda's 1,2,3’ (1998), ‘Hurry Granny Annie’ (1999), ‘The Book of ZZZs’ (2005), and ‘Except the Color Grey’ (2011). Her latest book, ‘Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History,’ was released in 2015. She has written 15 children’s books, and most of them have been successful. Her work as a photographer has been highlighted in well-known publications such as ‘Vogue,’ ‘Life,’ ‘People,’ ‘The Saturday Evening Post,’ and ‘New York Times.’ Her photos have also been exhibited at the ‘Nikon House’ in New York City and the ‘Mark Humphrey Gallery’ in Southampton, New York. As a musician, she learned playing the clarinet and performed as a member of the ‘Houston Symphony Orchestra.’ She later performed with the ‘Ridgefield Orchestra,’ until she met her husband, actor Alan Alda, and quit her music career to focus on her married life. However, her love for photography and writing continued. She also co-wrote a book titled ‘The Last Days of Mash’ with her husband. She was honored with the ‘Chicago Graphics Communications Award’ for her photo essay ‘Allison's Tonsillectomy.’