Anne Anderson
Although she spent a large part of her life living in Argentina, she was born in Scotland in 1874. She returned to England to live in Berkshire where she met and married the Artist Alan Wright. She went on to collaborate with him on at least half a dozen children's books.
Of her early works, her illustrations for the "Old French Nursery Songs" and the "Old English Nursery Songs", both published by Harrap in 1915 are regarded as the best. "The Water Babies" by Charles Kingsley, which she illustrated in 1924 for the publisher Humphrey Milford remains the most sought after.
Her illustrations may also be found in children’s annuals published by Blackie's and Cassell's, and also on Royal Doulton China, as well as on postcards
Books that she Wrote and illustrated
The Funny Bunny ABC Book, Nelson, 1912.
The Little Busy Bee Book, Thomas Nelson and Sons, c. 1915.
The Busy Bunny Book (with Alan Wright), Nelson, 1916.
The Naughty Neddy Book (with Alan Wright), Nelson, 1918.
Two Bold Sportsmen (with Alan Wright), Nelson, 1918.
The Patsy Book, Nelson, 1918.
The Jackie Jackdaw Book, Nelson, 1920.
The Jacky Horner ABC, Dean, 1920.
The Anne Anderson Fairy Tale Book, Nelson, 1923.
The Cuddly Kitty and the Busy Bunny (with Alan Wright), Nelson, 1926.
The Podgy-Puppy (with Alan Wright), Nelson, 1927.
A Series of Fairy Tales, Nelson, 1928.
The Fairy Tale Omnibus, Collins, 1929.
Merry Folk, Collins, 1930. * Playtime ABC, Collins, 1930.
The Anne Anderson Picture Book, Collins, 1943.
The Cosy Corner Book, Collins, 1943.
Books she wrote and illustrated but with no dates
Little Folk ABC, Collins, nd.
The Gilly Flower Garden Book, nd.
The Rosie-Posie Book, nd.
The Maisie-Daisie Book, Sully and Kleinteich, nd.
Brair Rose Book Of Old Old Fairy Tales.
Old, Old Fairy Tales, New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons, n.d.
The Golden Story Book, London, Collins, n.d.
Books she is known to have illustrated
Underdown, E., Aucassin and Nicolette, Nelson, 1911.
Underdown, E., The Gateway to Chaucer, Nelson, 1912.
Mansion, H., Old Nursery Songs, Harrap, nd.
Mansion, H., Old French Nursery Songs, Harrap, nd.
Mansion, H., The Sleepy Song Book, Harrap, nd.
Garrett, E. W., Rip, 1919.
Strang, Mrs. H., My Big Picture Book, OUP, 1920.
Talbot, E., The Cosy-Comfy Book, Collins, 1920.
Eliot, Ethel C., The House Above the Trees, Thornton Butterworth, 1921.
Barnes, Madeleine, Fireside Stories, Blackie, 1922.
Herbertson, Agnes G., Sing Song Stories, OUP, 1922.
Joan, Natalie, Cosy-Time Tales, Nelson, 1922.
Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Collins, 1922.
Purse, A.L., The Isle of Wirrawoo, An Australian Fairy Tale (with Alan Wright), Oxford University Press, 1923.
Andersen, Hans Christen, Fairy Tales, Collins, 1924.
Garrett, E. W., Wanda and the Garden of the Red House, OUP, 1924.
Kingsley, Charles, The Water Babies, Jack, 1924.
Morrison, Peggy, Cosy Chair Stories, Collins, 1924.
Spyri, Johanna, Heidi, Harrap, 1924.
Strang, Mrs. H., Little Rhymes for Little Folk, OUP, 1925.
Howard, Constance, Mr. Pickles and the Party, Warne, 1926.
The Old Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Book, Nelson, 1926.
Southwold, S., Once Upon a Time Stories, Collins, 1927.
Evening Hour Stories (with others), London/Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson, c. 1928. Crossland, J. R. And Parrish, J. M., The Children’s Wonder Book (with others), Odhams, 1933.
My Big New Book (with others), Blackie, 1938.
Books she illustrated but with no dates
Chisholm, Louey, editor, A Staircase of Stories (with others), nd.
Strang, Mrs. Herbert, editor, The Golden Book for Girls (with others), nd.
Strang, Mrs. Herbert, editor, My Big Picture Book (with others), nd.
Strang, Mrs. Herbert, editor, The Violet Book for Children (with others), nd.
Old English Nursery Songs, nd.
Her illustrations were also used in:
Blackie’s Children’s Annual
Cassell’s Children’s Annual
Mrs. Strang’s Annuals
Playbox Annual
Wonder Annual
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