Audrey Wood facts for kids
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Audrey Wood
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| Born | Susan Brewer August 12, 1948 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Napping House |
| Spouse | Don Wood |
Audrey Wood (born August 12, 1948) is a well-known American author who writes books for children. She is famous for her book The Napping House. As of 2015, this book had sold over 2.1 million copies around the world. Audrey Wood lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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About Audrey Wood
Audrey Wood's first memories of telling stories come from Sarasota, Florida. Her father worked for the Ringling Brothers Circus. He painted the big circus tents and murals. Audrey became friends with the circus performers. She heard many stories from a family of "little people" who lived next door.
Audrey was the oldest of three sisters. She started telling stories to her younger sisters. She would use her parents' art books and invent tales about the paintings. By the time she was in fourth grade, she knew she wanted to be an author and an illustrator.
How She Creates Stories
Audrey Wood uses children's literature to explore different arts. She combines art, music, drama, dance, and writing in her work. Her books are full of imagination and excitement. She especially loves "step-and-repeat" stories. These stories have a rhythm and flow, almost like music. Her famous book, The Napping House, is a great example of this style.
Working with Her Family
Audrey's husband, Don Wood, illustrates many of her books. One of their books, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, received a special award called a Caldecott Honor. They started working together on children's books seven years after they got married. Their first book together was called Moonflute.
Don has illustrated almost 20 of Audrey's books. Their son, Bruce Robert Wood, also became an illustrator. This means that art has been a tradition in their family for five generations!
In an interview, Audrey shared how writing brought her and Don closer. She said she read him a children's book during their honeymoon. She had always been interested in children's books. However, she truly started writing after her son Bruce was born. Don did not like the pictures in her first book when it was published in England. So, he decided to illustrate her next book, Moonflute, when it was published in the United States. He has loved illustrating children's books ever since.
Books by Audrey Wood
Here is a list of some of the books Audrey Wood has written:
- Alphabet Adventure (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- Alphabet Mystery (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- Alphabet Rescue (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- Balloonia
- Birdsong (illustrated by Robert Florczak)
- The Birthday Queen (illustrated by Don and Audrey Wood)
- Blue Sky
- A Book for Honey Bear: Reading Keeps the Sighs Away (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- Bright and Early Thursday Evening: A Tangled Tale (illustrated by Don Wood)
- The Bunyans (illustrated by David Shannon)
- The Deep Blue Sea (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- Detective Valentine
- A Dog Needs a Bone!
- Elbert's Bad Word (illustrated by Don and Audrey Wood)
- The Flying Dragon Room (illustrated by Mark Teague)
- The Full Moon at the Napping House (illustrated by Don Wood)
- Heckedy Peg (illustrated by Don Wood)
- It's Duffy Time! (illustrated by Don Wood)
- Jubal's Wish (illustrated by Don Wood)
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub (illustrated by Don Wood)
- The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear (co-authored by Don Wood, illustrated by Don Wood)
- Little Penguin's Tale
- Magic Shoelaces
- Moonflute (illustrated by Don Wood)
- The Napping House (illustrated by Don Wood)
- Oh My Baby Bear
- Orlando's Little While Friends
- Piggies (co-authored by Don Wood, illustrated by Don Wood)
- Piggy Pie-Po (illustrated by Don Wood)
- Presto Change-O
- The Princess and the Dragon
- Quick as a Cricket (illustrated by Don Wood)
- The Rainbow Bridge (illustrated by Robert Florczak)
- The Red Racer
- Rude Giants
- Scaredy Cats
- Silly Sally
- Sweet Dream Pie (illustrated by Mark Teague)
- Ten Little Fish (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- Three Sisters, illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman
- The Tickle-Octopus (illustrated by Don Wood)
- The Tooth Fairy
- Tugford Wanted to Be Bad
- Twenty-Four Robbers
- Weird Parents
- When the Root Children Wake Up, illustrated by Ned Bittinger
Holiday Books
- The Christmas Adventure of Space Elf Sam (illustrated by Bruce Wood)
- A Cowboy Christmas: The Miracle at Lone Pine Ridge (illustrated by Robert Florczak)
- The Horrible Holidays, illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman
- Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear (illustrated by Don Wood)
See also
In Spanish: Audrey Wood para niños
