Annie Patterson has been an artist as long as she can remember. Early memories include sitting on
her bedroom floor drawing bears in dresses from Richard Scarry's books, and climbing a tree in the backyard
where she would perch and draw scenes of farm houses influenced by Charlotte's Web.

Annie went on to study Visual Communication at the Art Institute of Seattle.
She now lives at northernmost point of Alaska, in a home on the tundra filled to the brim with children's books.
Annie's neighbors include polar bears, snowy owls, arctic fox, and many types of birds in the summertime.

Now the mother of two young children, Annie loves watching them discover the joy of creating art.
Books published

Too Hot, Too Cold? Keeping Body Temperature Just Right, by Caroline Arnold Charlesbridge in Spring 2013
Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!, written by April Sayre, Charlesbridge 2010

Awards:
*CCBC Choices 2011 (The Natural World category)
*NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12
*Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Book Award

Prinsesse Märtha Louises eventyrlige verden, Eventyr fra jordens hjerte, Rodinia, Bazar Tales Norway 2007
A collection of fairy tales from 50 countries, edited by Norway's Princess Martha Louise.
Annie illustrated a tale from Alaska.

Whale Snow, written by Debby Edwardson, Charlesbridge in 2003

Awards:
*Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year 2004
*Independent Publishers Children's Book Award 2004
*NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2004
*Notable Books for a Global Society 2004

Annie can also be found at:
blog: http://www.anniepatterson.typepad.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/AnniesDrawing