• Age: 0 to 2
• Grade: p

A story of identity, imagination and poise, A is for Anne will be enjoyed by all — from the very young to the eloquent Montgomery scholar. In this voyage through Anne’s alphabet, Anne meets the kindred spirits of Avonlea as she falls in love with Prince Edward Island and all its beauty. Written by Prince Edward Island author Mo Duffy Cobb and illustrated by renowned Canadian visual artist Ellie Arscott, A is for Anne will leave the readers’ hair flying in the wind.

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Mo Duffy Cobb has an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has been published in The Rumpus, Literary Mama, Red, Damselfly Press, and Understorey Magazine. She is the editor of Cargo Literary, an online magazine that publishes transformational travel experiences. She lives in Prince Edward Island with her husband and three small children.

Mo Duffy Cobb's profile page

ELLIE ARSCOTT has been sharing her love of color and paint with a wide range of clients for twenty years. She has painted scenic art for Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre and the National Ballet of Canada, and she has worked with the Toronto District School Board creating mural projects with school children. Ellie is currently painting a series of portraits for her own initiative, Girls Stand Tall, which encourages young girls to believe in themselves and their dreams. This is her first picture book.

Ellie Arscott's profile page

• Commended, Featured in Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies "#Maud150 Tributes: The Magnetism of Montgomery's PEI"

Ellie Arscott won the SCBWI Canada East Crystal Kite Award for her illustrations in her debut picture book, Night Walk.

Mo Duffy Cobb has had two books shortlisted for the PEI Book Award: Crescent Moon Friends and The Chemistry of Innovation.

"Duffy Cobb leaves her readers with a form of hope, the sense that great loss can, in time, produce great and transformative insight."-Literary Mama Blog review of Unpacked: From PEI to Palawan.

A is for Anne featured in CBC's "12 Canadian books for younger children this summer" 2023.