Alyson Budde is an improv artist and a children’s fantasy fiction author. Her books are inspired by her family pets and her work with Wonderland Playhouse, a children’s improvisational theater she created. She lives and writes in Silverton, Oregon.

Alyson’s imagination entertains characters who come alive for her. Readers often comment that her stories also come vividly alive for them. She uses improvisation creatively and in 2005 she founded Wonderland Playhouse, an improvisational theater that gathered inspired children who collaborated original stories she mounted into full scale productions. Children are natural improvisers and Wonderland was a house afire. The tribe thrived on a steady diet of magical adventure. Using classical story stucture, players wrote compelling stories of adventure, activism, mystery, fun, friendship, teamwork, and courage. Not completely conventional, their stories consistently lacked villains and violence, and were fueled by love. Alyson writes for these smart, curious kids who love animals, their families, and the Earth, who cannot tolerate unkindness, conflict, or the word “No”, and may be unfairly labeled.

The stories in Alyson’s genre-busting middle-grade book series, Fairies !n Space, are suspenseful rides across inner Earth, surface Earth, and space landscapes. Gutsy magical characters find friends and hidden talents in unusual places. Each is tested and revealed a hero, and earth-changing magic results.

In her Wonderland blog, Alyson explores bold creativity in the many places it shows up: in writing, in wellness, in parenting, in nature, in education, in art, in dreaming, and mostly, in improv.

Contact Alyson at alysonbudde@gmail.com