Annelouise was born and raised in Massachusetts, where she spent her childhood playing pretend, making up stories, and drawing pictures. She moved to Los Angeles after college, where she worked in animation and comics.  She loves to explore the fore…

Annelouise was born and raised in Massachusetts, where she spent her childhood playing pretend, making up stories, and drawing pictures. She moved to Los Angeles after college, where she worked in animation and comics. She loves to explore the forest, can’t resist a cave, and has a lot of love for all those named Julius in her life. Annelouise lives in Southern California with her family. Her debut picture book, Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night, published by Two Lions is available everywhere books are sold.


Signing, Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY. The Kentucky Book Festival Nov.2021

Virtual school visit with Ms. Purdy’s 1st grade class Newburgh Schools, New York

Reading, Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night to a captive preschool audience. Huntington Beach, CA

 

Events


February 2, 2022 - WRAD (World Read Along Day) Annelouise reads Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night to elementary schools in the U.S. and Canada

December 4, 2021 - SCBWI Utah/ Southern Idaho region presenter and panelist, HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK FOR NEW AUTHORS

November 7, 2021 - Kentucky Book Festival Author signing at Joseph-Beth Booksellers

October 30, 2021 - SCBWI Writer’s Day presenter (California: Central/Coastal) TAKING RISKS WHILE FINDING YOUR WAY: EMBRACE THE JOURNEY IT’S YOURS

June 8, 2021 - nErDcampKS 2021 presenter and panelist:

USING PICTURE BOOKS TO TEACH WRITING (Annelouise Mahoney, Lori Degman, Sue Lowell Gallion, Jody Jensen Shaffer) June 8, 2021

LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG EMOTIONS: Picture Books For Social Emotional Learning (Annelouise Mahoney, Jessie Oliveros, Carrie Finison, Ashley Franklin, and Laura Gehl)

WRITING WITH PICTURES (Annelouise Mahoney) June 8, 2021


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Memberships


PAL member SCBWI

Picture Book Scribblers - A team of traditionally published children’s book authors and illustrators with books released in 2021, and forthcoming books in 2022 and 2023

Member of USBBY ( The United States Board on Books For Young People)

Member of Puddle Jump Collective. An international collective of children’s book illustrators.

Childrens’ illustrators - Childrensillustrators.com is the leading professional showcase for the world's most talented children's illustrators.

the Mulberries - an art collective of children’s book creators.


Current Contributions


Participant in World Read Aloud Day

Contribution and donation to AWEtober - raising awareness & art auction created by Shirley Ng-Benitez for California wildfires and coral/kelp restoration around the globe.

 
 

Kid Lit Goodness


 
We are a group of children’s picture book authors and illustrators. Come visit us here

We are a group of children’s picture book authors and illustrators. Come visit us here

 
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