Anna Crowley Redding

Anna Crowley Redding is the award-winning author of such children’s books as Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper, Chowder Rules!, The Gravity Tree, Rescuing the Declaration of Independence, Google It, Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World, and Black Hole Chasers. Her first career was as an Emmy-award winning investigative television reporter, anchor, and journalist. The recipient of multiple Edward R. Murrow awards and recognized by the Associated Press for her reporting, Crowley Redding now focuses her stealthy detective skills on digging up great stories for young readers. Anna’s books have been recognized by NSTA as best STEM books, the NYPL named Black Hole Chasers as Best Book. Kirkus recognized The Gravity Tree as a Best Book of 2021, and several of Anna’s works have been deemed a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. Her work is translated in multiple languages. When not writing, she is spending time with her husband and five kids in snowy, beautiful Maine. You can visit her online at AnnaCrowleyRedding.com and on Instagram @annacrowleyredding.