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Mary Jane Auch

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Mary Jane Auch
Born
Mineola, New York, US
OccupationAuthor, illustrator
Alma mater
GenreChildren's literature
Spouse
Herm Auch
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(m. 1967)​
Children2

Mary Jane Auch is an American author and illustrator of children's books.

Auch was born in Mineola, New York, and was a single child. She has a Bachelor of Arts in arts from Skidmore College, as well as a degree in occupational therapy from Columbia University. In 1967, she married graphic artist and cartoonist Herm Auch, with whom she eventually had two children. The family lived on their farm near Rochester, New York.[1]

Auch published her first novel, The Witching of Ben Wagner, with Houghton Mifflin in 1987,[2] and her first picture book, The Easter Egg Farm, with Holiday House in 1992.[3][4] She has since published many additional novels and picture books, including One Plus One Equals Blue, Ashes of Roses,[5] The Road to Home,[6][7] Journey to Nowhere,[8][9] and the I was a Third Grade ...[10][non-primary source needed] series of books for younger readers. The Princess and the Pizza, a collaboration with her husband, was an International Reading Association Children's Choice in 2003[11][non-primary source needed] and won the 2003 Storytelling World Award,[12][non-primary source needed] as well as being nominated for the Young Hoosier Picture Book Award and the Show Me Readers Award.[13][non-primary source needed]

Publications

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Picture books

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  • The Easter Egg Farm, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1992.
  • Bird Dogs Can't Fly, Holiday House (New York, NY),1993.
  • Peeping Beauty, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1993.[14][15]
  • Monster Brother, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1994.[16]
  • Hen Lake, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1995.[17]
  • Eggs Mark the Spot, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1996.[18][19]
  • Bantam of the Opera, Holiday House (New York, NY),1997.[20]
  • Noah's Aardvark, Golden Books (New York, NY), 1999.
  • The Nutquacker, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1999.[21]
  • The Princess and the Pizza (with Herm Auch), Holiday House (New York, NY), 2002.[22][23]
  • Poultrygeist (with Herm Auch), Holiday House (New York, NY), 2003.[24]
  • Souperchicken (with Herm Auch), Holiday House (New York, NY), 2003.[25][26]
  • Chickerella (with Herm Auch), Holiday House (New York, NY), 2005.[27]
  • Beauty and the Beaks (with Herm Auch), Holiday House (New York, NY), 2007.[28]
  • The Buk Buk Festival (with Herm Auch), Holiday House (New York, NY), 2015.[29]

Novels

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  • The Witching of Ben Wagner, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1987.
  • Cry Uncle!, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1987.[30]
  • Mom Is Dating Weird Wayne, Holiday House (New York,NY), 1988.[31]
  • Pick of the Litter, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1988.[32]
  • Glass Slippers Give You Blisters, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1989.[33]
  • Angel and Me and the Bayside Brothers, illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1989.[34]
  • Kidnapping Kevin Kowalski, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1990.[35]
  • A Sudden Change of Family, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1990.[36][37]
  • Seven Long Years until College, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1991.[38]
  • Out of Step, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1992.[39]
  • The Latchkey Dog, illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1994.[40][41]
  • Journey to Nowhere, Holt (New York, NY), 1997.[42]
  • I Was a Third-Grade Science Project, illustrated by Herm Auch, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1998.[43]
  • Frozen Summer (sequel to Journey to Nowhere), Holt (New York, NY), 1998.[44][45]
  • The Road Home (sequel to Frozen Summer), Holt (New York, NY), 2000.
  • Ashes of Roses, Holt (New York, NY), 2001.[46][47]
  • I Was a Third-Grade Spy, illustrated by Herm Auch, Holiday House (New York, NY), 2001.
  • I Was a Third-Grade Bodyguard, illustrated by Herm Auch, Holiday House (New York, NY), 2003.
  • Wing Nut, Holt (New York, NY), 2005.
  • One-Handed Catch, Holt (New York, NY), 2006.
  • A Dog on His Own, Holiday House (New York, NY), 2008.[48]

As illustrator

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References

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  1. ↑ "Auch, Mary Jane". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Witching of Ben Wagner". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 1987. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Easter Egg Farm". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 1992. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Easter Egg Farm by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. March 20, 1992. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ Rosser, Claire (March 2002). "Auch, Mary Jane. Ashes of Roses - Book Review". Kliatt. BNET. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  6. ↑ "The Road to Home". Kirkus Reviews. June 1, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Road to Home by Mary Jane Auch, Mj Auch". Publishers Weekly. July 3, 2000. Archived from the original on March 15, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Women's Studies: Fiction Books". University of Texas. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Journey to Nowhere by Mary Jane Auch, Mj Auch". Publishers Weekly. April 28, 1997. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mary Jane Auch". Random House. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Children's Choices for 2003". International Reading Association. p. 8. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 23, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  12. ↑ "2003 Award Winners". Storytelling World. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Beauty And The Beaks: A Turkeys Cautionary Tale: Mary Jane Auch". Indigo Books & Music. Retrieved June 28, 2009.[dead link]
  14. ↑ "Peeping Beauty". Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 1993. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Peeping Beauty by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. March 1, 1993. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Monster Brother by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. August 29, 1994. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Hen Lake by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. September 4, 1995. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Eggs Mark the Spot". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Eggs Mark the Spot by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. March 4, 1996. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Bantam of the Opera by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. September 1, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  21. ↑ "The Nutquacker". Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  22. ↑ "The Princess and the Pizza". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  23. ↑ "THE PRINCESS AND THE PIZZA by Mary Jane Auch, Mary Auch Jane". Publishers Weekly. January 28, 2002. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Poultrygeist". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2003. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Souperchicken". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  26. ↑ "SOUPERCHICKEN by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. February 24, 2003. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Chickerella". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2005. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Beauty and the Beaks". Kirkus Reviews. August 15, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  29. ↑ "The Buk Buk Festival". Kirkus Reviews. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Cry Uncle!". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 1987. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Mom Is Dating Weird Wayne". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 1988. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Pick of the Litter". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1988. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Glass Slippers Give You Blisters". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1989. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Angel and Me and the Bayside Bombers". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 1989. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Kidnapping Kevin Kowalski". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1990. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  36. ↑ "A Sudden Change of Family by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. January 1, 1990. Archived from the original on March 16, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  37. ↑ "A Sudden Change of Family". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 1990. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Seven Long Years Until College". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 1991. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Out of Step". Kirkus Reviews. November 1, 1992. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  40. ↑ "The Latchkey Dog". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 1993. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  41. ↑ "The Latchkey Dog by Mary Jane Auch". Publishers Weekly. January 3, 1994. Archived from the original on February 8, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Journey to Nowhere". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  43. ↑ "I Was A Third Grade Science Project". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 1998. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  44. ↑ "Frozen Summer". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 1998. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  45. ↑ "Frozen Summer by Mary Jane Auch, Mj Auch". Publishers Weekly. November 2, 1998. Archived from the original on December 15, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  46. ↑ "Ashes of Roses". Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 2002. Archived from the original on January 12, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  47. ↑ "ASHES OF ROSES by Mary Jane Auch, Mj Auch". Publishers Weekly. May 20, 2002. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  48. ↑ "A Dog on His Own". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2026. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  49. ↑ "Dumbstruck". Kirkus Reviews. April 15, 1994. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  50. ↑ "Troll Teacher". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2026.


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