PRAISED SERIES: Anne Arrives and Anne’s Kindred Spirits have received great reviews from publications like Kirkus and School Library Journal.

STRONG SALES: This series has sold almost 40,000 copies life to date, across all formats!

ICONIC CHARACTER: This is Anne (with an “e”) for a new, younger generation of children. Those who know the story will recognize the plot and details from the original book.

RENEWED INTEREST IN ANNE: Anne returned to the spotlight with the Netflix/CBC series. Sales for our edition of Anne of Green Gables continue to rise. Anne of Green Gables was included in PBS’s “The Great American Read.”

PERFECT FOR EARLY READERS: Easy-to-read text divided into nine short chapters is perfect for newly independent readers and also makes for a great bedtime read-aloud.

AWARD-WINNING CHAPTER BOOK WRITER: Kallie has earned many awards and accolades for her other chapter book series. With this new series, she has perfectly captured the spirit of Anne and the world L. M. Montgomery created.

BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR ART: Abigail Halpin’s art is charming and classic, full of feeling and joy. Full color illustrations appear in every spread, encouraging young reader engagement. She has a growing fanbase with almost 120k Instagram followers.

MORE TO COME: The fifth and sixth books in the series are scheduled to publish in Fall 2023 / Summer 2024.

KALLIE GEORGE is an author, editor and creative writing teacher. She has written numerous books for early readers, including the first three books in the Anne chapter book series (Anne Arrives, Anne’s Kindred Spirits, Anne’s School Days), The Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, The Heartwood Hotel series and The Wings of Olympus series, as well as numerous picture books, such as Goodnight, Anne, If I Couldn’t Be Anne, Merry Christmas, Anne, The Secret Fawn and The Lost Gift. Kallie currently lives in Vancouver, BC, and feels positively certain she and Anne Shirley are kindred spirits.

Author Residence: Vancouver, BC

ABIGAIL HALPIN is an illustrator living in southern Maine, a few miles from the sea. Her illustrations are a blend of traditional and digital media, and she has illustrated many beautiful children's books including Finding Wild, Fort Building Time and, most recently, Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin. Her parents gave her a copy of Anne of Green Gables for her eighth birthday, which still sits on her bookcase in her studio, and her work for the Anne chapter book series was influenced by her teen memories of Prince Edward Island as one of the most beautiful, magical spots on the planet.

Illustrator Residence: Maine, USA

One of CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2022)

"[It] demonstrates how people who care for you will be there when things go wrong, and hopefully when they turn out right, as well." —Imaginary Elevators

“George does a remarkable job of capturing Montgomery’s voice in a new iteration more accessible to today’s young readers.” —CM: Canadian Review of Materials