Janice Burgess

source: www.nickjr.com

Backyardigans

Janice Burgess is the creator of the The Backyardigans on Nick Jr.  She is celebrated on Pom-Poms and Armor today because my nephew simply can't get enough of this show.  It is easy to understand why he hearts the characters; as his imagination, like most babies is growing at a rapid rate. 

Janice was inspired by her childhood in her hometown in Pennsylvania.  She sees herself in each of the characters, although she admits she relates with Pablo, she wishes she could say Uniqua.  Janice states, "Like him, I've always been wound up a little too tight." 

Pom-Poms- her upbringing. Armor- her broad imagination and her backyard, of course.


It is a happy talent to know how to play.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson