• Age: 6 to 10
• Grade: 1 to 5

Growing up in the shadow of the Great War, Anne finds comfort in her neighbourhood library, where she loses herself in books, often imagining herself as part of the story. She particularly loves the books of LM Montgomery — and her imagination really takes off when she learns her beloved author is in town.

Author Catherine Little was inspired to write this book after discovering, from the journals of L.M.Montgomery, that Montgomery had once visited her Toronto neighbourhood.

Catherine Little's profile page

Sae Kimura's profile page

CATHERINE LITTLE is an educator, consultant, and writer with a love of children's picture books. She especially enjoys reading her stories to families and has shared her work at schools, libraries and special venues such as the Ontario Science Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill is Catherine's fourth picture book. She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and son.

SAE KIMURA is an artist and illustrator originally from Odawara, Japan, now working and exhibiting her art in Toronto and elsewhere. Her artwork can be found in many galleries and private collections. Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill is her third collaboration with Catherine Little following Dragon's Dilemma and Twelve in a Race.

"Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill is an engaging tribute to L.M. Montgomery. The narrative imaginatively recounts a young girl coming to terms with a great loss through her love of reading. Devoted to the Wychwood Library, or the “Library-on-the-Hill, as she calls it, Anne allows her imagination to soar as she enters the world of books, especially her cherished L.M. Montgomery books. Readers will be swept away by the moving story and evocative details of a special time in history. Skillfully written by Catherine Little and beautifully illustrated by Sae Kimura, Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill will quickly become a favourite of adults and children alike.”

Isobel Lang, Librarian

"A brilliant little tale with scope for the imagination! Inspired by the Ontario diaries of L.M. Montgomery. Catherine Little weaves a tapestry of fiction and historical events. Book-loving Anne-of-the-library-on-the-Hill surmounts her sorrow after an encounter with Anne of Green Gables and Anne's creator. Beautifully depicted by Sae Kimura's gentle & imaginative illustrations, this Anne surely would be one of your kindred spirits."

Yuka Kajihara, Honorary Chair of Lucy Maud Montgomery Society in Ontario

Catherine Little’s delightful story shares her love for Anne and L.M. Montgomery with young readers. It’s obvious Anne of Green Gables and the other worlds of L.M. Montgomery hold a place dear to her heart through reading the lovely text. I love how interspersed with the narrative are quotes from many of L.M. Montgomery’s beloved stories to intrigue readers and perhaps send them searching for the stories of P.E.I...Sae Kimura’s illustrations are so perfect for this story. They are very evocative of the descriptions in L.M. Montgomery’s books and add beauty to the text. I love how colourful and vibrant they are with the feeling of being transported back in time through watercolour and pencil crayon drawings.

Stephanie Lamb, Storytime with Stephanie