About Audrey Wood

Audrey Wood was born to a couple of professional artists in 1948 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her earliest memory is of being around the Ringling Brothers circus, where her father was employed to paint murals. Many members of the circus would tell her stories about the circus animals.

When Audrey was two years old, she moved to Mexico, where her parents studied art. Spanish became her second language. Audrey's mother read to her every single day, igniting her love for literature. She soon became the oldest of three children, all girls. Audrey fell more in love with storytelling as she shared stories with her two younger sisters. The arts played a big role in the lives of Audrey and her sisters. They were all trained in the arts: music, dance, art, and drama. Audrey wanted to become an artist like her father. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were also professional artists. It was when she was in the fourth grade that Audrey dreamed of becoming a children's author instead.

Audrey Wood met her husband, Don Wood, while he was attending the California College of Arts and Crafts as an artist. They had only known each other for six months before getting married. On their honeymoon, Audrey read children's stories to Don and remembered her childhood dream of becoming a children's author. It was when their son Bruce was born that Audrey put forth the effort to publish her stories and delve more into writing.

Audrey, Don, and Bruce have recently lived in Hawaii and Santa Barbara, California. Bruce is now a professional artist, becoming the fifth generation of Audrey's family to carry on the traditional career. Most of the illustrations for Audrey's books have come from Don and Bruce.