Inside the cover of Talking Walls – The stories Continue, Anne describes her painting on the cover:

These two books would make a great unit for homeschooling. A map in the back of the book shows the location of each wall. Both these books are a great introduction for children about culture and history around the world. Talking Walls – The stories Continue (2003) The exploration of walls from around the world continues in this sequel, with another 17 walls from Hadrian’s Wall in England to the fence surrounding the Isla Nebraska home of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Talking Walls (1992) an exploration of walls around the world, from the Great Wall of China to Aborigine All Art in Australia. In Talking Walls, Knight and O’Brien explore notable walls the world over as both symbols and vehicles for cultural connection. She has also illustrated Talking Walls and four other titles by Margy Burns Knight. Anne works primarily in watercolor, watersoluble pastel, and brush and ink.Īnne Sibley O’Brien (1952-) is a third culture kid who moved to Korea with her family (Anne has 2 older brothers and a younger sister) when she was 7 and spent the rest of her childhood there.Īnne Sibley O’Brien is a children’s book creator who has illustrated thirty-two picture books, (14 of which she also wrote) including Jamaica’s Find and six other Jamaica titles by Juanita Havill, picture books about a young African-American girl, her life in her family and her community. I would love to someday see an exhibit of her artwork, how she lovingly paints children of all races with tenderness and warmth, as a mother would depict her own children. I wanted to start off the new year with another third culture kid children’s book author that I have come to love: Anne Sibley O’Brien.Īnne’s art and writing is a celebration and love of the world’s diversity of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. It has been a joy to provide books to so many families. In 2016, Kids Books Without Borders has sent out over 4,000 books to more than 32 countries.

Wow, I can’t believe how long it’s been since I last posted a blog entry!!! These last few months have been a whirlwind of book orders going out around the world. Anne Sibley O’Brien – Part 5 of series on third culture kid children’s book authors

I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien