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Anne Wilsdorf

Anne Wilsdorf has illustrated over twenty books for children, including Pat Zietlow Miller's beloved Sophie's Squash which received four starred reviews, in addition to an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor and a Charlotte Zotolow Honor. Anne also illustrated its sequel Sophie's Squash Go to School, as well as Peggy Archer's A Hippy-Hoppy Toad, Susan McElroy Montanari's My Dog's a Chicken, Elizabeth Bluemle's Dogs on the Bed, and Eileen Spinelli's The Best Story. She lives in Switzerland.
How to Ride a Dragonfly
Sophie's Squash
A Hippy-Hoppy Toad
Sophie's Squash Go to School
My Dog's a Chicken
Tutus Aren't My Style
The Best Story

Books

How to Ride a Dragonfly
Sophie's Squash
A Hippy-Hoppy Toad
Sophie's Squash Go to School
My Dog's a Chicken
Tutus Aren't My Style
The Best Story

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