Audrey Vernick writes nonfiction and humorous fiction picture books and middle-grade fiction. Her books include the New York Times Notable Book Brothers at Bat, She Loved Baseball, First Grade Dropout, and Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? She is also co-author of seven books—five with Liz Garton Scanlon – including Five Minutes (That’s a Lot of Time) (No, It’s Not) (Open, It Is); Bob, Not Bob, and Gryphon Award Honor Book Dear Substitute; as well as two with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich—Two Naomis and Naomis Too. Audrey has received three fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, most recently in 2019. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages. A frequent presenter at schools throughout the country, she lives near the ocean with her family.
Open to work for hire and IP work in picture book fiction, picture book nonfiction, and chapter book fiction. Special interests in baseball.
