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Eric Wight
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Eric Wight

Eric Wight is an author, illustrator, and animation director. His first book, My Dead Girlfriend (Tokyopop), was nominated for the 2008 Best Graphic Novel of the Year Award by the Young Adult Library Services Association. In 2004, Wight won the Russ... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. If life was easy, I'd be out of a job.
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    2. Author Eric Wight Discusses His Frankie Pickle Series
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News:
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom has won an award
Aug 22, 2012
News:
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom has won an award
Aug 22, 2012
News:
Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace has won an award
Aug 22, 2012
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Aug 18, 2011
Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace will be released on July 26, 2011 in Paper Over Board, eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace is now available in Paper Over Board, eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace
Jul 21, 2011
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom will be released on May 18, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
May 18, 2010
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
May 18, 2010
News:
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom has won an award
May 05, 2010
News:
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom has won an award
Apr 07, 2010
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Feb 21, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000
Feb 20, 2010

Eric Wight Revealed

Eric Wight Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. If life was easy, I'd be out of a job. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Being a father Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Voldemort Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Batman Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Castle hopping through the hills of Scotland. Learn more about Eric Wight

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TheDay.com, April 14, 2013
...BOOKS TO BORROW "Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom" written and illustrated by Eric Wight, Simon & Schuster, 90 pages Read aloud: age 7, 8 and older Read yourself: age 8, 9 and older Frankie Pickle has an amazing imagination, and because of...
Connecticut Post, April 11, 2013
...book is available at many public libraries. "Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom" written and illustrated by Eric Wight, Simon & Schuster, 90 pages Read aloud: age 7-8 and older. Read yourself: age 8-9 and older. Frankie Pickle had an amazing...
Bloomfield Patch, March 26, 2013
...The Bloomfield Public Library  Children’s Department announced the arrival of 46 new children’s titles in March. According to an announcement on the library's Facebook page , the additions to the children's department were made possible by the...
Tulsa World, January 28, 2013
...Judy Blume "Babymouse" series by Jennifer & Matt Holms "Stink" series by Megan McDonald "Frankie Pickle" series by Eric Wight "How to Eat Fried Worms" by Thomas Rockwell For more book suggestions, go to ReadKiddoRead.com Colleen Almeida Smith...
Aving USA, July 4, 2012
...Steve Rude, Scott McCloud, Art Adams, Eric Shanower, Dan Brereton, Jeff Smith, Gene Ha, Alexander Maleev, Goran Sudzuka, Eric Wight, David Petersen, Cathy Malkasian, Eleanor Davis, and Marion Churchland. The 2012 nominees are: - Craig Cermak, artist...
Salt Lake City Weekly, December 12, 2012
...Pennsylvania-based artist/illustrator Eric Wight doesn’t sport the résumé of your typical “kids book” creator. In addition to funky, nerd-beloved manga work like My Dead Girlfriend, Wight had drawn the graphic-novel versio...
Salt Lake City Weekly, December 7, 2012
...Gift Guide Dining Guide Winter Outdoor Rec Guide City Guide Artys Coldest Beer Summer Outdoor Rec Guide Green Guide Summer Guide...
Washington Post, September 14, 2012
...Eric Wight, the creator of the Frankie Pickle series, is one of the authors participating in the annual Alexandria Story Festival this weekend. There will also be a puppet show and...
PhillyBurbs.com, September 14, 2012
...10:30 a.m.); a Gourmet Tasting by Olive Oil Etcetera (11 a.m. to noon); book-signing with Eric Wight, author of the "Frankie Pickle" series (noon to 1 p.m.); book-signing with Fred Moll, author of “Pennsylvania’s Covered Bridges” (noon to 2 p.m.);...
Washington Post, September 14, 2012
...Eric Wight, the creator of the Frankie Pickle series, is one of the authors participating in the annual Alexandria Story Festival this weekend. There will also be a puppet show and...
Old Town Alexandria Patch, September 12, 2012
...Love ( You are My Wonders ), Amy Reichert ( Take Your Mama to Work Today ), Bob Shea ( Dinosaur vs. Santa ), Eric Wight ( Frankie Pickle series), Dee Wright ( Little Ruth books), Adam Gidwitz ( A Tale Dark and Grimm ), Katy Kelly ( Melonhead and the...
Pique News Magazine, August 3, 2012
...and comes up with a canoe full of garbage. From his every-day summertime perch on Whistler's waterways, Eric Wight watches thousands of people float down the River of Golden Dreams and it's not often he does a double take. But when you see a drifting...