Anna Elizabeth Dewdney (née Luhrmann; December 25, 1965 – September 3, 2016) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.

Her work has been adapted into stage plays, dance performances, musicals, and an animated television series for Netflix.

Her work is known for its emotive content,[5] signature characters, family relationships, and how it addresses the everyday issues of young children.

[8] Dewdney's books have been translated into more than thirteen languages, including Chinese, Hebrew, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Latvian,[9] Romanian,[10] Hungarian,[11] Italian,[12] and German.

Her books regularly make the Publishers Weekly and IndieBooks bestsellers lists, and have hit buzzworthy sales figures.

[19] This event was recorded on the Today show on October 6 of the same year, where her work was read live to the national television audience.

Dewdney's work has been adapted into stage plays, dance performances, and musicals, most notably by Dolly Parton at Dollywood.