Audrey Wood

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Audrey Wood

• Heather Smith
• Rachel Kemp
• Sara Roberts
• Skye Collins

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A Little Bit about the Author

• Born Little Rock, Arkansas
• Father was an art student who earned extra income
  by repainting circus murals. Her mother would
  take her to watch the circus and she loved
  hearing her mother make up wonderful stories
  about the circus people.
• Audrey is the eldest of three sisters. When they
  were younger she took the role as storyteller by
  making up stories to paintings in their parents
  art books.
• She decided she wanted to become an artist by 1st
  grade and then to become an childrens book
  author in 4th grade.
• First female artists of four consecutive family
  generations.
• Met Don Wood at Berkely College in 1969 where she
  was studying art, and 6 months later they were
  married.
• Audrey and Don had one son, Bruce Robert.

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Interesting Facts

• Audreys first language was Spanish
• Some of her favorite books growing up were The
  Rescuers and The Borrowers.
• She began experimenting with her own art while
  teaching children's art part time and through
  that began writing stories.
• Her first babysitters were a family in the
  circus.
• When she was little, she was able to swim before
  she could walk.
• When she was a child, she got in trouble at
  school for crossing Dr. Seusss name out of a
  book and writing her own name as the author.
• After reading picture books to her son, she then
  began to write childrens books more seriously.

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About Her Works

• 47 books published
• Both Don and Audrey would submit illustrations
  for her books and the art director would choose
  which one he liked best.
• Her first book was "24 Robbers" published by
  Child's Play.
• Her first book with her husband was "Moonflute.
• Her book, "Heckedy Peg", took two and a half
  years to illustrate and four months to write.
• Her favorite book that she was written is
  "Heckedy Peg.
• She used herself as the inspiration for the
  mother in "Heckedy Peg.
• Audrey used her mothers house as the model for
  "The Napping House.

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Work Cited

• http//www.audreywood.com/mac_site/audrey_bio/ring
  _bros/ring_bros.htm
• http//www.audreywood.com/mac_site/auds_jumpstatio
  n/aud_jumpstation.htm