Anne Renaud is a Westmount, Quebec-based Canadian writer of nonfiction, fiction and poetry for children.
"[3] While researching for her book Island of Hope and Sorrow, "she discovered that the ship on which her grandmother sailed to Canada in 1907 had made a stope at Grosse-Île before the family settled in Richmond, Quebec.
"[3] Renaud writes informative historical nonfiction for children on the subjects of immigration to Canada,[4] World War II,[5] and extraordinary life stories of actual people.
[6] Her books educate, entertain and inspire children, and have been short-listed for various awards, including the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, the Red Maple, the Silver Birch and the Red Cedar.
[7] Bank Street College of Education included Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament in their 2018 "Best Book for Kids & Teens" list,[8] as did the Canadian Children's Book Centre.