Christine Virnig
Co-sponsored by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. This event is presented in person only.
Get ready for laughs, learning, and a whole lot of “eww!” as author CHRISTINE VIRNIG dives into the stinkiest, slimiest, and most surprising jobs from history featured in her book Waist-Deep in Dung: A Stomach-Churning Look at the Grossest Jobs Throughout History. From poop scoopers to grave robbers to TP holders, Christine brings history to life through gross-out fun and fascinating facts.
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CHRISTINE VIRNIG is a children’s author who combines her child development expertise as a former pediatric allergist with her experience working in a children’s library to craft stories that make kids laugh, scream, and feel seen. On the fiction side, Christine’s spooky middle grade novels include A Bite Above the Rest and Phantom Academy. Christine also writes gross-but-educational middle grade nonfiction, including Dung for Dinner and Waist-Deep in Dung. Her first picture book launches in 2027. Christine lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her family, an exorbitant number of dust bunnies, and one incredibly lazy cat.
Learn more about Christine Virnig at christinevirnig.com
