Christine Virnig
Co-sponsored by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.
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.
Socials: @virnigchristine
Learn more about Christine Virnig at christinevirnig.com
