About Anne
Anne Broyles is the award-winning author of children’s picture books, I’m Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, Artist of the People, Priscilla and the Hollyhocks, Arturo and the Bienvenido Feast, Arturo and the Navidad Birds and Shy Mama’s Halloween.
Anne’s newest book, Eating to Save the Planet: How Veganism Helps Fight Climate Change is a middle grade nonfiction book in the “Books for a Better Earth” series. In 2026 Scholastic will publish Words Spoken True, a young adult historical novel based on a Cherokee girl’s real-life experience on the Trail of Tears in 1838.
Anne is available for school visits, writing workshops, author residencies and speaking engagements. She supports equity and inclusion in the world of books and beyond. She will not participate in any event that excludes or discriminates against people who are marginalized or underrepresented on the page or off.
“The whole world opened up to me when I learned to read.”
Mary McCleod Bethune
