Anna Dewdney was an award-winning children's-book author, illustrator, teacher, mother, and enthusiastic proponent of literacy and reading aloud to children. She was the author of the bestselling Llama Llama Red Pajama series of picture books, among many others. She lived with her partner, Reed Dunc...

Anna Dewdney was an award-winning children's-book author, illustrator, teacher, mother, and enthusiastic proponent of literacy and reading aloud to children. She was the author of the bestselling Llama Llama Red Pajama series of picture books, among many others. She lived with her partner, Reed Duncan, in Vermont, where she worked, gardened, and spent time with her daughters and dogs.