Sandy Asher: Hello, my name is Sandy Asher. Sandy is a nickname. I started out as Sandra, and Asher is my husband's last name. I started out as Sandra Fenichel, F as in Frank, E-N as in Nancy, I-C-H-E-L. Every first day of school my new teacher would call roll and say, "Sandra Fenikel" and I would have to say, "It's pronounced Fenichel, F as in Frank, E-N as in Nancy, I-C-H-E-L, easy when you know how. I write plays for young audiences as Sandra Fenichel-Asher, but for my books I keep it simple, Sandy Asher.