As far as she can recall, Anne Villeneuve always held a crayon or a brush in her hands. She tries to draw every day, even on travel and vacation, curious of her surroundings and eager to observe every aspect of her environment. Colors, landscapes, facial expressions... Her imagination knows no boundaries when comes the time to lay on paper the countless encounters of her day-to-day life. This passion of hers for image and storytelling was the starting point for her career as author and illustrator, which she has now been fulfilling for over 30 years. 

She has written and illustrated close to 40 books, created illustrations for magazines and newspapers and she designed cake boxes for a bakery. She's also worked on scenography for Cirque du Soleil and created  posters for the Dairy Farmers of Canada. 

Over the years, her work has earned her many recognitions, such as the Governor General's Literary Award and the Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles Literary Award in 2000, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2005 and 2009, and the Mr. Christie book Award in 1998. She's met with hundreds of kids across Canada with whom she shared her passion for literature and art.  She also gave watercolour sessions at the Fine Arts Museum of Montreal. 

She now lives in the beautiful Laurentian region in Quebec, where she shares her home with her husband and two lazy cats.  She is the young grandmother of two marvellous and energetic grandsons to whom she loves to read stories.

Learn more at annevilleneuve.com.