Anne Laurel Carter (born September 22, 1953) is a Canadian author[1] with eighteen published books, mostly for young adults and children.

She took part in a French immersion program, staying in Trois Pistoles, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Rivière-du-Loup, Chicoutimi and Grenoble (France).

After reconnecting with a male friend from Toronto there, she moved to Bramalea, a neighbourhood of Brampton, Ontario, where she taught school, married and had four children.

[1] Carter teaches children's book courses privately and also at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.

[5] It also sparked controversy; it was labelled as "anti-Israel" by B'nai B'rith, who asked that the book be removed from Ontario's recommended reading lists for schools.