From the desk of Ann Redpath
Early Books
With author's note: This is an adult-and-child book. It is not for an adult alone. It is not for a child alone. It is a together book -- and together an adult and a child can go and grow in their own ways.
Poems
Ann wrote poetry to celebrate birthdays, honor deaths, and reflect at the end of the year. Her poems were gifts. She had a simple cadence and a way of seeing: nature, people, injustice and world events. Her typewritten copies show careful editing and a publisher's eye for design. Click here for a preliminary selection of poems to download.
Rock and Pop Stars for School Libraries
Fairytales
She brought the mystery, magic, and horror of fairytales to a series of books for Creative Education. Drawing on the original, often darker versions of the tales and less familiar international stories, this original series included art from world renowned illustrators. Their version of Little Red Riding Hood won the Bologna International Children's Bookfair grand prize in 1984. Her partnership with artist Etienne Delessert and his wife and graphic designer Rita Marshall would span decades.
Redpath Press
"The Redpath Press has a folksy, family feel and an air of sophistication about it. Mix in some deep roots in St. Paul and a healthy dose of innovation and out comes a blend stamped with many of the characteristics that make the Twin Cities business community so special.
Ann Redpath and a small army of family, friends, and commission sales agents and retailers have repackaged an old idea -- telling a story to carry a message -- into a new form of greeting card." Dave Beal, St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 26, 1987
The imagination and how we learn
Her lifelong inquiry was how narrative, story, and the imagination inform how we learn, connect with one another, and make sense of the world. It is in her poetry and in her commitment to fairytales and short stories. It is the topic of her doctoral dissertation earned in the philosophy of education at Columbia's Teachers' College. She returned to educational publishing and did her best to infuse curricula with quality, joy, classic text, and issues necessary to students' understanding of self, the world, and proper grammar.