Anne Renaud has a penchant for stories that have a historical slant. She has written several nonfiction books for nine-to-twelve-year-olds, on the topics of Pier 21, the Empress of Ireland, the Canadian Tulip Festival, Grosse Ile and the Nova Scotia giantess Anna Swan. Another outlet for her creativity is children's picture books, which Anne writes in both English and French. Anne's picture books include Mousseline vole au vent, Missuk's Snow Geese, Amande Lavande, Les pierres d'Emmaand Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament. Anne is also a regular contributor to Australian and American children's magazines, including Orbit, Blast Off, Spider, Cricketand Highlights. Anne lives in Westmount, Quebec. For more information, visit www.

annerenaud.net .