Anne Renaud - Author

Biography

Although books and reading have been a part of her life since early childhood, Anne Renaud didn’t actually start writing until the 1990s, when she came across a picture book by Margaret Merrifield entitled Come Sit by Me. The story was about a child in daycare whom none of the other children wanted to play with when it became known she was HIV positive.#Realizing the need for such books and, following her instinct, Anne reached out to the publisher and offered to translate the book into French. The experience and incentive also translated into Renaud’s first involvement with book publishing.#With a penchant for stories that have a Canadian and historical slant, Anne has gone on to write five non-fiction books for nine to twelve year olds on the topics of Pier 21, the Empress of Ireland, the Canadian Tulip Festival, Grosse Ile, and the Nova Scotia giantess, Anna Swan. Another outlet for her creativity is children’s picture books, which Anne first writes in English and then translates into French. This, she feels, increases her chances of publication since she can approach both English and French publishers with her work.#Along with her latest French picture book entitled La boîte à sourires, Anne’s other picture books include Mousseline vole au vent, How the Sea Came to Marissa, Missuk’s Snow Geese, Amande Lavande and Les Pierres d’Emma, which has been translated into Korean.#Anne’s readers often ask her why she writes books. She tells them it is because she likes to do creative things and finds writing to be a very creative exercise. It’s also because she can’t dance well and can’t sing well, so she tries her best at writing well. She hopes her books educate, entertain and inspire children.#Anne lives in Westmount, Quebec.

Awards

  • The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle

    2021 - The Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, K-3 Category, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, Nominee

    2021 - Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Association, Nominee

    2020 - Horned Toad Tales List, CFISD, Winner

  • The True Tale of a Giantess

    2019 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner

    2019 - Delaware Diamonds Award, Diamond State Reading Association, Commended

    2019 - Information Book Award, Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable, Commended

    2018 - Cybils Award - Elementary Nonfiction Category, Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, Finalist

    2018 - Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award, California Reading Association, Honor Book

  • Mr. Crum’s Potato Predicament

    2019 - Funniest Children’s Book Award, Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey!, Commended

    2018 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner

    2018 - Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street College, Winner

    2018 - The QWF Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Quebec Writers' Federation, Winner

    2017 - OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association, Winner

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