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  • Published: 4 August 2020
  • ISBN: 9781770499287
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $35.00

If I Couldn't Be Anne




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

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

In this whimsical and magical picture book, Anne's boundless imagination takes flight! She imagines being all the things she loves so dearly. If I Couldn't Be Anne, Anne with an e, what would I be . . . Anne wonders what it would be like to be the wind dancing round the treetops. A tightrope walker, breathless and brave. A princess in a palace made of apple blossoms. A magical frost fairy or a plain little wood elf. . . . But even as Anne's imagination soars far and wide, she comes back down to earth, recognizing that some things - like friendship! - are even better than the imagination.

With adorable illustrations, and a heartfelt message, this picture book is a perfect read-aloud introduction to L.M. Montgomery's beloved Anne and will delight her brand-new fans and lifelong readers alike.

  • Published: 4 August 2020
  • ISBN: 9781770499287
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

Kallie George

Kallie George is the author of the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series. She works as an author and speaker in Vancouver, Canada, and she holds a master's in children's literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing books for young readers, she leads workshops for aspiring writers. She happened across the Heartwood Hotel on a hike with her husband and wishes she was a mouse like Mona so she could stay there, too. Visit Kallie online at kalliegeorge.com.

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Praise for If I Couldn't Be Anne

ACCOLADES AND PRAISE FOR Goodnight, Anne:

  • One of Quill & Quire's Books of the Year 2018
  • One of Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Book Covers of 2018
  • One of the Montreal Gazette's Best Books to Give Kids for the Holidays
  • "A nearly flawless book that invokes nostalgia in older readers and will undoubtedly make newcomers clamor to know what happens next." --Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

    "A fine tribute to a classic work, holds an original charm all of its own. Highly Recommended" --CM Magazine