KALLIE GEORGE is an author, editor and creative writing teacher. She has written numerous books for early readers, including the first four books in the Anne chapter book series ( Anne Arrives , Anne's Kindred Spirits , Anne's School Days and Anne's Tragical Tea Party ), The Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, The Heartwood Hotel series and The Wings of Olympus series, as well as numerous picture books, such as Goodnight, Anne ; If I Couldn't Be Anne ; Merry Christmas, Anne ; The Secret Fawn and The Lost Gift . Kallie currently lives in Vancouver, BC, and feels positively certain she and Anne Shirley are kindred spirits. ABIGAIL HALPIN is an illustrator living in southern Maine, a few miles from the sea. Her illustrations are a blend of traditional and digital media, and she has illustrated many beautiful children's books including Finding Wild , Fort Building Time and Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin . Her parents gave her a copy of Anne of Green Gables for her eighth birthday, which still sits on her bookcase in her studio, and her work for the Anne chapter book series was influenced by her teen memories of Prince Edward Island as one of the most beautiful, magical spots on the planet.