Amy Sklansky's love affair with books
began long before she could read, continued
through the "reading under the covers with a
flashlight after lights out" years, then found a
career outlet at HarperCollins Children's Books
in New York City and at Studio Goodwin Sturges
in Boston. After editing for several years, Amy
began writing her own books.
Amy's first book, From the Doghouse: Poems
to Chew On, explores the canine world with 25
poems told from a dog's point of view. It was
praised by School Library Journal for its "easy
rhymes and bouncy rhythm." The Journal also
praised the beadwork illustrations by Karla
Firehammer, Cathy McQuitty, Sandra Koeser, and Karen Dismukes as
"innovative and attractive, lending glimmer, texture, and dimension
to the book."
Her second book, Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans: Poems for
Halloween, celebrates the spooky and silly aspects of Halloween.
With more beaded illustrations by Karen Dismukes, this poetry
collection was called "engaging" by School Library Journal and
"a treat" by Kirkus.
Amy's first nonfiction picture book, Where Do Chicks Come From?
(illustrated by Pam Paparone), introduces the development of an egg
into a chick. Booklist wrote: "neither flowery nor clinical, Sklansky's
straightforward presentation hits just the right tone for young children
who will find the details of life inside the egg fascinating."
Amy's fourth book, My Daddy and Me (illustrated by New York Times
bestselling artist Ard Hoyt), is a universal story of love between father
and child. "Forget the tie and the 'No. 1 Dad' mug," wrote The Florida
Times-Union. "[The book] is a sweet but not cloying story that makes
a great Father's Day gift."
Amy's latest book, The Duck Who Played the Kazoo (illustrated by
Tiphanie Beeke), tells the story of a lonely, kazoo-playing duck on a
quest for companionship and joy. Booklist described it as a "sensitive,
upbeat picture book" featuring "rhyming couplets, punctuated with an
onomatopoeic kazoo-blast refrain" and "graceful, lulling rhythms."
Amy lives with her husband and two children in St. Louis, Missouri.
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