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Birth
Baby Audrey Brewer was born in Little Rock Arkansas -
First Memory
Bouncing on the knee of the tallest man in the world and rocking in the arms of the fattest womanwho could not stand up. They would tell her stories about Chi Chi the chimpanzee, an elephant named Elder, and Gargantua the Gorilla. -
True Love
At the age of 3, Audrey would listen to her mother read her books every day and fell in love. She also began reading books on her own. -
It's A Boy!!
New edition to Audrey and Don's life ws there baby boy, Bruce Wood. -
First Publication
24 Robbers.
Published by the British Publisher Child's Play. Funny book by Audrey Wood about 24 robbers who continuously break into the same house. They spread their joyful cooking skills and relays that not all robbers are only bad. -
The Napping House
Add and repeat cylce of a cuddly animal infested nap time that is distrupted by a wakeful flea -
Heckedy Peg
Inspired by a game that children would play in medieval times. The witch is named Heckedy Peg and the children are named Monday-Sunday. The witch then kidnaps the children until they are all gone...Read to see how the children disappear and what happens to their mother -
Piggies
Adorable story the introduces each finger on our hands. The story bring a few perspectives on the seasons and daily routines people live through. Fun and detailed illustrations support te storyline. -
OH NO, A BAD WORD!?!?
When Audrey wrote Elbert's Bad Word she left the bad word that is talked about in the story to the readers imagination. Everyone knows a bad word, so depending on the readers age depends on the type of bad word that is imagined.In the end there is a comical way Audrey Wood fixes the bad word problem. -
Bright and Early Thursday Evening
A tangled tale, whimsical paradoxes and playful contradictions. If you are sitting down to dance with a poor billionaire while attending your own funeral, then it must be Bright and Early Thursday Evening. -
A Dog Needs A Bone
Story of what really goes through a dogs mind -
More Fun Bibliography Info
When Audrey was 2 years old her parents moved her Mexico where Spanish ecame her 2nd language. Audrey was the oldest of 3 girls in her family who all attended a performing arts school.They were all trained in music, dance, painting, and drama. The Brewer family had a miniature stage in the basement, complete with light-bulb floodlights and a dusty red velvet curtain. Admission for the plays they produced cost one quarter. -
Fun Bio infor CONTINUED
When Audrey was in the first grade, she wanted to grow up to be an artist like her father, grandfather and great grandfather. Then, in the fourth grade, she decided she'd like to be a children's book author. in school she once got in trouble for crossing out her favorite author's name and putting her name--Audrey Brewer instead of Dr. Seuss! -
Interview 2
Q: It appears you and Don both have a keen enthusiasm for reaching early readers. How did the two of you cultivate an interest in writing books for children? Did your writing evolve along with your relationship?
A: Don should have known what he was getting into. during our honeymoon I rad him the story At the Back of the North Wind. I was always very interested in children's literature (even on my honeymoon), but it was the birth of my son that really made me serious -
Interview 3
Q:Have you done much research regarding rhythmsand rhyming?
A: As a child I was fascinated by cumulative and step-and-repeat stories.These stories have the simplicity, the comforting repetition, the musical qualities that attract and hold children and introduce them to the magic of language.
When I was writing The Napping House, I definitely went after a step-and-repeat story. My research consisted simply of reading cumulative and step-and-repeat stories over and over. -
Fraction of her books
Oh My Baby Bear
Elbert's Bad Word
Rude Giants
Silly Sally
Little Penguin's Tale
Tugford Wanted To Be Bad
The Red Racer
Weird Parents
Alphabet Adventure (Illustrated by Rhianna Piper)
Alphabet Mystery
Alphabet Rescue
Balloonia -
Website
AudreyWood.com *Parent/teacher info
*Secrets
*Family bios -
Interview
Q: Congratulations on the release of the twentieth anniversary edition of The Napping House. What is the history of the book?
A: The Napping House was inspired by my young son's unusual napping habits. Bruce was very active and refused to nap. We learned we could get him to sleep was to walk him to his granny's house. Everything there was restful and calm, and granny (my mother) always loved to take an afternoon. That was his daily napping house
