Barbara Herkert

Birds are my muses. I write fiction, non-fiction, and middle grade novels about birds.

Welcome To The Website of Author/Illustrator Barbara Herkert!

(From "The Crow, The Fox, and The Woodsprite)

On this website, I'll tell you about my book Birds in Your Backyard.
I'll show you some of my artwork.
I'll tell you about what I'm working on now.
I'll let you know how you can contact me for a school visit.
So click on any of the links above to get going...

Selected Works

Children's Nonfiction Picture Book

Birds in Your Backyard
A picture book for ages 4-10 that introduces children to the joys of birdwatching, including how to provide food, water and shelter for backyard birds, and how to identify common backyard birds.

Quick Links

To purchase books and see reviews

National Wildlife Federation's Backyard and Schoolyard Habitat Program

Audubon Adventures

Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Classroom FeederWatch

E-mail me

Authors Guild

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