Erica Carlson

Erica Carlson is a performing author who specializes in children's books based on her magic shows featuring her live magical hedgehog, Sedgie the Hedgie. Erica is a former language arts teacher and, like Sedgie, she is a balloon sculptor with twenty-five years of experience. Erica loves sparking creativity and refueling people's joy. She loves finding adventure in the day-to-day flow of life by bike riding and eating picnics with her family, running with friends, and reading on her porch. She...See more

Erica Carlson is a performing author who specializes in children's books based on her magic shows featuring her live magical hedgehog, Sedgie the Hedgie. Erica is a former language arts teacher and, like Sedgie, she is a balloon sculptor with twenty-five years of experience. Erica loves sparking creativity and refueling people's joy. She loves finding adventure in the day-to-day flow of life by bike riding and eating picnics with her family, running with friends, and reading on her porch. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her supportive husband, three curious children, and adorable pets: Sedgie the Hedgie, Clover the Pup, and Picasso the Turtle. Boris the Tortoise is a class pet she met while doing an author visit, and she promised the students she would include Boris in her next book. As a mother of three, Erica is constantly trying to solve life's never-ending mystery: "What's for dinner?" See less