Anne Renaud

Anne Renaud is a Westmount, Quebec-based Canadian writer of nonfiction, fiction and poetry for children.

Early life and education Renaud was born in Valleyfield, Quebec. She "is a descendent of English, Irish, and French immigrants." While researching for her book Island of Hope and Sorrow, "she discovered that the ship on which her grandmother sailed to Canada in 1907 had made a stope at Grosse-Île before the family settled in Richmond, Quebec." World War II, and extraordinary life stories of actual people. Her books educate, entertain and inspire children, and have been short-listed for various awards, including the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, the Red Maple, the Silver Birch and the Red Cedar.

Awards and nominations Bank Street College of Education included Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament in their 2018 "Best Book for Kids & Teens" list, as did the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award Nominee 2018 Fania's Heart Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Children and Youth Fiction Winner 2018 Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament Janet Savage Blachford Prize Winner 2021 Albertine Petit-Brindamour déteste les choux de Bruxelles Prix Harry Black de l’album jeunesse Finalist Selected works How the Sea Came to Marissa (Beyond Words, 2006) Fania's Heart, illustrated by Richard Rudnicki (Second Story Press, 2018) Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament, illustrated by Felicita Sala (2018) The True Tale of a Giantess: The Story of Anna Swan, illustrated by Marie Lafrance (Kids Can Press, 2018) Albertine Petit-Brindamour déteste les choux de Bruxelles, illustrated by Élodie Duhameau (La courte échelle, 2020) Gwendolyn's Pet Garden, illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2021) ) Je suis un livre, illustrated by c (Bayard Canada, 2021) Les oreilles de Chester, with Félix Girard (DE L'ISATIS, 2021) Ferdinand Cheval: The Postman Who Delivered a Palace, illustrated by Ana Salopek (2022)