" If I Couldn't Be Anne" - a bookwrap

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"A beautiful read-aloud picture book about the power of the imagination, inspired by the best-selling Anne of Green Gables"

If I Couldn't Be Anne

Authored by Kallie George

Illustrated by Geneviève Godbout

* Ages:  3-7
* Grade Level:  PS-2
* Hardcover:  40 pages
* Publisher:  Tundra Books
* Pub. Date: May 12, 2020
* Language:  English



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The Book

This is a beautiful book with whimsical, gorgeous illustrations.  Anne with an "e", who is the beloved superstar of the books, "Anne of Green Gables',  imagines what she would do if indeed she wasn't Anne herself.  

The author skillfully implements scenarios from the original book and recasts them in this shorter version which will give the younger generation a taste of this endearing character who is loved by so many worldwide.  

Anne expresses how she would love to be a swooping gull, a rose so she could find out all the lovely things that flowers say,  the wind so  she could dance around treetops and tickle the lake to make it laugh or an invisible friend who lives in a book thus becoming a kindred spirit to anyone in need, just to name a few.  The story is poetic and the illustrations are soft and dreamy making it a perfect read aloud to share.  In the unveiling of Anne,  the author has managed to capture her sometimes spirited behaviour which kids will relate to and smile at.  In the end will Anne be content with her reality... being her loveable self!  This book is a homage to L. M. Montgomery's original book. I highly recommend it. 

Meet the Author and Illustrator

KALLIE GEORGE is an author, editor and creative writing teacher living in Vancouver, B.C. She has written numerous acclaimed books for children, including Goodnight, Anne; Anne Arrives; Anne's Kindred Spirits; The Lost Gift; Secrets I Know; Duck, Duck, Dinosaur and The Melancholic Mermaid, as well as the The Magical Animal Adoption Agency series and The Heartwood Hotel series. She has also taught writing workshops for children and adults across Canada, as well as in South Korea, and currently teaches at Emily Carr University.

Born and raised in Quebec, GENEVIÈVE GODBOUT studied traditional animation in Montreal and at the prestigious Gobelins school in Paris. She is the author/illustrator of the picture book What's Up, Maloo? and is the illustrator of a number of books for children, including Goodnight, Anne, The Pink Umbrella, When Santa Was a Baby, Kindergarten Luck and Joseph Fipps. Some of her clients include The Walt Disney Company, Chronicle, HMH, Flammarion, Bayard, Les éditions Milan and La Pastèque. She also works for clothing designers like Nadinoo and Mrs. Pomeranz, creating illustrations and prints for their collections.

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