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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

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. If life was easy, I'd be out of a job.
Learn more about Eric Wight
My life in 8 words: "Play, eat, play, eat, play, eat, play, sleep."
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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
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Feb 11, 2010
Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 will be released on February 09, 2010 in Paper Over Board, eBook
Feb 09, 2010
Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 is now available in Paper Over Board, eBook
Feb 09, 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’s your fantasy profession? A. Boy wizard 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. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Voldemort Learn more about Eric Wight

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PhillyBurbs.com, May 16, 2012
...coach at Upper Moreland and Lower Moreland high schools. Information: 215-357-7378; jpkilmer!@verizon.net. More about Author ARTICLE: Author-illustrator Eric Wight is Bucks County Illustrators Society's featured speaker ARTICLE: Best-selling author Lisa...
Wausau Daily Herald, April 15, 2012
...Title: “Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom” Author/illustrator: Eric Wight Genre: Early chapter book Rating: 5 Pages: 96 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Website: series.simonandschuster.com/Frankie-Pickle Filed Under Will...
Doylestown Buckingham New Britain Patch, March 29, 2012
...2, 2012 Time: 7:30 pm–9:30 pm The Bucks County Illustrators Society hosts award-winning author and illustrator Eric Wight, who will speak on Monday, April 2 at 7:30 PM in Doylestown.  Eric is the author and illustrator of “Frankie Pickle,” a...
Zimbio, February 10, 2012
...Violet Blue. Thirdly, for a little something different, the TokyoPop graphic novel My Dead Girlfriend, Vol. 1 by Eric Wight. This little used book is not in perfect shape, but I think you will enjoy its sweetly paranormal, gleefully Gothic teen romance....
Baltimore's Child, December 15, 2011
...make this book a great choice for early chapter book readers. Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace By Eric Wight, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2011 Frankie Pickle is in a pickle. With only three days before a makeup math quiz, he...
Montgomery Media, November 8, 2011
...journey (even though I never left my Philadelphia studio).” Leading the workshop “Pictures Telling Stories” with fellow illustrator Eric Wight, Phelan will teach children how to create stories using pictures, encouraging their interests. Along with...
PublishersWeekly.com, October 6, 2011
...Lion,' Candlewick); bookseller Trish Brown; Lee Harper ('The Emperor's Cool Clothes,' Marshall Cavendish); bookseller Ellen Klein; and Eric Wight ('Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace,' S&S).Its not clear how much the changes contributed to the...
Globe and Mail, February 14, 2012
...or shoots over the side of a cliff into a tree well what'ya going do? You call Eric Wight, ski finder and detective. Wright like any professionally trained detective is on call and will arrive on scene, secure the site and then begin to deconstruct the...
Zimbio, February 10, 2012
...Violet Blue. Thirdly, for a little something different, the TokyoPop graphic novel My Dead Girlfriend, Vol. 1 by Eric Wight. This little used book is not in perfect shape, but I think you will enjoy its sweetly paranormal, gleefully Gothic teen romance....
Zimbio, January 26, 2012
...Every week we'll pick a handful of awesome comics from the thousands available through Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. From creator spotlights to editor's picks and more, this'll be your spot to find something new and cool. Next week, on Wednesday...
The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log, September 28, 2011
...graphic novels and a bit of a comics jam with artists George O’Connor, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and Eric Wight: SLJ Summit 2011: Reading Graphic Literature from School Library Journal on Vimeo...
teach mama, September 26, 2011
...asked by a sweet little girl from the crowd.  Tomie dePaola getting real about his favorite word:   Eric Wight (graphic novelist who wrote “The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist” and more), Tom Angleberger (“The Strange Case of Origami...
Bermudaonion's Weblog, August 6, 2011
...were helping him study since they involved real life math situations. Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace , by Eric Wight,  is an absolutely adorable middle grade graphic novel that a lot of young people will relate to.   So many young...
laugh make nurture organise play » Blog, July 18, 2011
...by Gary Paulson, Spaceheadz (Book #1) by Jon Scieszka and Frankie Pickle and The Pine Run 3000 by Eric Wight. MAKE YOUR OWN HOME LIBRARY Borrow some of Wearstler’s style know-how. Read more in LMNOP Magazine, Issue 15 . Download it now      ...