Anne Wynter is the Ezra Jack Keats Honor-winning author of Everybody in the Red Brick Building, illustrated by Oge Mora; the board books One Big Day and Hands On!, both illustrated by Alea Marley; and Nell Plants a Tree, illustrated by Daniel Miyares.

Her book Everybody in the Red Brick Building was named an Ezra Jack Keats Award Honoree, a Kids’ Indie Next pick, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, a Boston Globe Best Book of 2021, and a Booklist 2021 Editors’ Choice Book – among other honors. Nell Plants a Tree received 5 starred reviews and was on the 2023 Barnes and Noble Children’s Book Awards Shortlist.

Originally from Houston, Anne earned a degree in theatre from Washington University in St. Louis and penned a number of short plays that have been produced around the country. She lives in Austin, TX with her family.

School Visits

School visits are Anne’s favorite part of being a children’s author. As a theatre major with years of experience with playwriting, directing and acting, She’s created presentations filled with theatrical elements and surprises that keep students engaged. 

**She’s not available for any events that discriminate against marginalized or underrepresented people. **

Rrrraaak! A Sound Word Adventure
30 minutes

Grades: Pre-K – 2nd
30 minutes
In this lively interactive performance, students will learn about onomatopoeia and step into the writer’s shoes by deciding which sound words to choose for each new situation.

Featured Book: Everybody in the Red Brick Building

When the Writing Gets Tough . . . 

45 minutes

Grades: K – 5th

Students join Anne as she shares how her path to becoming a children’s book author mirrors the process of a seed’s growth into a tree. Along the way, students will receive inspirational and practical writing tips on writing tools; beginnings, middles and ends; persistence and more.

Featured Book: Nell Plants a Tree

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