A is for Audra

“Women of the Broadway theater take center stage in this loving homage… . A lively introduction to a whole new cast of heroines.“—Kirkus“This is a book all kids (and many adults) will enjoy as they learn about and fall in love with the theatre.“—Playbill.com“A true necessity for any kid’s bookshelf.“—Entertainment Weekly“A thorough, eye-catching introduction to women of the theater… . budding theater lovers will get a thrill.”—Booklist“Emmerich’s flattering caricatures, paired with [Allman’s] verse, are colorful and slick, bringing Broadway’s drama to the page”—Publishers Weekly“A sure hit for thespians of all ages.“—School Library Journal 

JOHN ROBERT ALLMAN is the author of A Is for Audra- Broadway’s Leading Ladies from A to Z and B Is for Broadway- Onstage and Backstage from A to Z, plus three picture books with the American Ballet Theatre- Boys Dance!, B Is for Ballet- A Dance Alphabet, and The Night Before the Nutcracker. He lives in New York City, where is works in marketing for television and theater. John is a graduate of Northwestern University, New York University’s Stern School of Business, and BMI’s Musical Theatre Workshop.

PETER EMMERICH is the illustrator of A Is for Audra- Broadway’s Leading Ladies from A to Z and B Is for Broadway- Onstage and Backstage from A to Z. He has worked with DreamWorks and the Walt Disney Company, for which he illustrated the U.S. Postal Service’s “Art of Disney” stamp series. Peter is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology.