Born:
  Little Rock, Arkansas,
United States Of America

Current Home:
Santa Barbara, California,
United States Of America

Audrey Wood

Biography

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My love of storytelling has been an integral part of my life since I was a child. My first memories are of Sarasota, Florida, at the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus. There my father, a young art student, earned extra money by repainting the big top and sideshows. My mother often took me to watch him work and made up wonderful stories about the people in the brightly colored murals of the tallest man in the world, the snake woman, and the fat lady who couldn't stand up.

Later, as the eldest of three sisters, I naturally fell into the role of storyteller. With my sisters as an audience, I would open one of my parents' colorful art books and make up stories about the paintings.

By the time I reached fourth grade, I had two burning ambitions: I wanted to live in Dr. Dolittle's house, and I wanted to write and illustrate children's books. I am proud to have accomplished the latter, and although I do not live in Dr. Dolittle's house, I am sure he would feel quite at home in mine. We enjoy the company of numerous animal friends, many of whom are characters in my books.

For me, the creation of a children's picture book provides so many creative possibilities. Each book combines many disciplines — art, music, drama, literature, and even dance. Writing and illustrating picture books is, for this reason, a demanding art, but it is also rewarding, because every project carries its own unique sense of wonder and excitement into my daily life.

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  Silly Sally by Audrey Wood Includes a Big Book, 6 standard paperbacks, a storage bag, and a Teaching Guide. This unit includes an audiocassette! A hilarious story with cumulative, rhyming text about a silly woman and all the characters she meets on her way to town. ?Wee ones will love the singsong rhyme and enthusiastically chant the nonsensical refrain.? - Booklist. $43.00 You save: 35% Big Book | Grades K-2

  
  Silly Sally
  Grades K-2 $43.00
  
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  When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood and Ned Bittinger Did you ever wonder how the seasons change? It all begins in the spring - when the Root Children wake up! Newly illustrated with Ned Bittinger's stunning artwork, Audrey Wood's new version of a timeless classic picture book, originally published in Germany, is the perfect read aloud for all year round. $16.95 Hardcover Book | Grades Pre-K-1

  
  When the Root Children Wake Up
  Grades Pre-K-1 $16.95