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Audrey Vernick

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in New York City, The United States

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Children's Books, Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy

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Audrey Vernick is the author of books for young readers.

Forthcoming titles:

When I Redraw the World, illustrated by Heather Fox

Homesick, written with Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Daniel Miyares

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	Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team ― A True Baseball Story, for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Steven Salerno (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 2,048 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Grade Dropout by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water Balloon 3.86 avg rating — 533 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Daniel Jennewein (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Loved Baseball: A Picture Book Biography of the First Woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Don Tate (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Steven Salerno (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Substitute by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Liz Garton Scanlon (Goodreads Author), Chris Raschka (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 363 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Won a What? by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Robert Neubecker (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unlike Other Monsters by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Colin Jack (Illustrations) 3.52 avg rating — 215 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Want to Be a Rock Star by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author), Kirstie Edmunds (Illustrations) 3.60 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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First Grade Dropout (2 books)
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