Author Archives: Audrey Vernick

About Audrey Vernick

Audrey Vernick writes books for young readers.

Stockpiling

Posted on November 5, 2012

These are strange times. This week has felt more like four months. We stockpiled before the storm–water, flashlights, canned foods–and also enjoyed some strange serendipity. My daughter’s soccer team fundraiser was selling Yankee Candles, which were delivered the day before … Continue reading →

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PiBoIdMo: The Promise

Posted on October 25, 2012

Last year I participated in the kind of event I normally run from: PiBoIdMo (picture book idea month). The prospect of coming up with a new picture book idea every day for a 30-day month was, of course, horrifying. I … Continue reading →

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The Goat, the Hero, and the Yankees

Posted on October 11, 2012

I once heard Bernie Williams talk about how quickly you can go from goat to hero in baseball. (As someone who wants a baby pet goat, I paid attention.) But what stuns me more, as a generally well-rounded person, is … Continue reading →

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Literary Comfort Food

Posted on October 3, 2012

We have a winner! My random number generator, aka my firstborn, was asked to select a number from 1 to 27. If you knew that he was a big Don Mattingly fan, you’d have left the 23rd comment and you’d … Continue reading →

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Where the Road Takes Me: Amy Hill Hearth Interview

Posted on September 24, 2012

Full disclosure: I love Amy Hill Hearth. When I moved to New Jersey sixteen years ago, I did not have a friend in the state–it was a slightly random move based on which post-grad-school job my husband chose. Not too … Continue reading →

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Tease

Posted on September 24, 2012

I am so excited about the interview I’m posting tomorrow. So excited that I’m teasing it right now. Also, you can win a book, one that’s not yet available….one for actual grown-up readers. See you tomorrow!

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August

Posted on August 20, 2012

It is the time of year when I again feel the need to look up the word fallow in the dictionary: fal·low[fal-oh] adjective 1.(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated. 2. not in use; inactive: … Continue reading →

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