Anne Rockwell celebrates her birthday on February 8th. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and exhibited an interest in drawing and painting early in life. She studied art at the Sculpture Center in New York and Pratt Institute.

She first worked in the production department at Silver Burdett and then for an advertising firm. Anne started her illustration career with husband, Harlow Rockwell, and they went on to create 26 books together. Rockwell has, herself, written and illustrated 75 more, including picture books, information books for middle grade readers, folktales and folktale collections. Her most significant contribution has been in her information books for preschoolers, which exhibit her characteristic simple text and vibrant, clear illustrations.

Anne lives and works in Greenwich, Connecticut.

—Karen Ritz