Happy (late) 80th, Judi Barrett! (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, 1978)

[Lenona]

Her birthday was on April 5th. She lives in Brooklyn.

Many of her books were illustrated by her former husband, Ron Barrett, including Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing (1970).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Barrett
(booklist)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Judi-Barrett/1103891
(some book covers)

https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/academic-and-educational-journals/barrett-judi-1941
(about her work)

http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80034403/
(synopses)

[Lenona]

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/judi-barrett/
(Kirkus reviews)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5336.Judi_Barrett
(reader reviews)

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/76309-judi-and-ron-barrett-follow-up-their-1970-classic.html
(long 2018 interview with Judi and Ron)

https://picturingmeteorology.com/home/2017/9/8/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-1978
(about Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs)

https://www.bookconnections.org/tb.cgi?aid=412
(includes audio interview)

And there are several read-alouds on YouTube.