Hello students! We just heard that you have read a book by Audrey Wood. Do you know who Audrey Wood is? Do you know where she lives? Do you know what her job is? Do you know any other books she has written? Today, you have been specially selected to become the Audrey Wood expert. We will explore who Audrey Wood is, and even play some fun games. Are you ready? Here we go….

Biography of Audrey Wood

When Audrey was in fourth grade, she decided that she wanted to be an author when she grew up. She started writing stories all of the time. When she was in her twenties, she published her first book, 24 Robbers. That was in 1978!

Audrey writes a lot from experiences that she had when she was a child, when she thinks about her son, her grown-up life and her daydreams. One of her books, The Napping House , was written from experiences that she had in her own house! She even models the characters about people she knows.

This is the drawing of the napping house This is her real house!

Don’t they look alike?

Audrey Wood has her own studio in her house. She writes everyday because she loves it so much. She can write anywhere and anytime. She says that she can write, “on a bench, in my bed, on a plane, in a car, with people around me or alone. When I need to write I do it no matter where I am or who’s around me.”

Audrey Wood is such a great author that she has won many awards and honors for her books. The books that have won awards are King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, Heckedy Peg, Silly Sally, Elbert’s Bad Word, The Napping House, Oh My Baby Bear, Piggies, and Weird Parents. For more information about the awards, go to www.audreywood.com/mac_site/awards.awards.htm .

Task: To become and Audrey Wood expert!!!

Here are the pictures of some of the book Audrey wrote. Your job is to look at the cover and guess what the book is about. What the book is about is written below the book. After guessing what the book is about, have an adult read to you what the book is about.

A tale about a cozy bed, a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, and a snoozing cat. One by one the characters snuggle up in a pile until a tiny unwelcome guest appears on the scene.

A stubborn king refuses to leave his bathtub. After all, why should he? He can dance, sing, fish, play, and even eat in his wonderful tub. The queen, the duke, the knight, and the entire court try to coax the unruly king out with no success. Why King Bidgood finally leaves his tub is the surprise ending to this tale.

Seven children named Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday encounter a witch who intrudes on their peaceful cottage. Their mother returns home and, through her courage and wit, solves a riddle to rescue her children.

Beatrix the butter maid and her best friend, Gerda the cow, live in a cozy cottage in a happy valley. Life is peaceful... until the day two rude giants move into a nearby castle. When Gerda is snatched up by the giants, Beatrix must rescue her. The spunky butter maid devises a plan to save Gerda and teach those unruly giants a lesson.

You may know that Paul Bunyan was taller than a redwood tree and stronger than fifty grizzly bears- but you may not know that he also had a wife and two children who helped him create some of the most striking natural wonders of North America.

Pie is delicious, but if you eat too much, especially if it's Ma Brindle's Sweet Dream Pie,things may get out of hand.

Now that you know about six of her books…it’s time to learn about more books. Go to Audrey’s official website: www.audreywood.com and find four more books written by Audrey.

Evaluation:

I worked well with my partner?	yes	no
I listened to my partner's ideas?	yes	no
I found other books by Audrey Wood?	yes	no
I was able to match up the books to the overview?	yes	no
I joined the Audrey Wood fan club?	yes	no
I did my best?

Conclusion

So now that you have become an official expert of Audrey Wood, and have explored some of her work, you might want to visit her own site. To go to the Audrey Wood website, click on www.audreywood.com . There, you can also sign up to be an official member of the Audrey Wood Clubhouse!

Now, for your final task! Since you are an expert on Audrey Wood, you can go share all of your new knowledge with all of your friends. Good luck!

Resources

www.audreywood.com

www.amazon.com