ANNIE BACH has been drawing since she was a little girl and still loves to create the same playful, whimsical creatures she imagined as a child. Annie draws inspiration from animals and nature, and brings her characters to life by combining digital media, paint and ink. She lives with her husband, daughter, and son in Maryland.
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The repeating language creates a lulling mood (“Papa horse sang a good-night tune/ to his baby foal beneath the blue, blue moon”) as does the moody, muted palette of Bach’s tenderly illustrated scenes, which give off a welcoming, folk-art vibe.” —Publisher’s Weekly
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Annie’s bookshelf:
BUENAS NOCHES, MI QUERIDO BEBÉ
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
illustrated by Annie Bach | Little Simon | 2019
GOOD NIGHT, MY DARLING BABY
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
illustrated by Annie Bach | Little Simon | 2017
“In one of two titles kicking off the New Books for Newborns line, Capucilli and Bach showcase an array of animal parents bidding their offspring good night by moonlight. The repeating language creates a lulling mood (“Papa horse sang a good-night tune/ to his baby foal beneath the blue, blue moon”) as does the moody, muted palette of Bach’s tenderly illustrated scenes, which give off a welcoming, folk-art vibe.” —Publisher’s Weekly”
“The sun has set, the stars are out, and the moon has risen. The time has come for the barnyard animals to go to sleep. “Daddy cow” (best not to interrogate this too closely), “mama sheep,” “papa horse,” and more softly sing to their little ones as they nuzzle up and drift off. The animals’ signature sounds are included in their lyrics: “Moo, moo, moo, moo… / Sweet dreams, my darling baby,” croons daddy cow. The book ends with the interracial, evidently heterosexual (mom white, dad brown) farmer couple putting their own baby to sleep. The illustrations are colored with warm greens, blues, and yellows, lulling little readers to snuggle with their own caregivers. This is an ideal bedtime story for reluctant sleepers, well suited to end a long bedtime story session. The equal representation of both mothers and fathers is quite refreshing in a subgenre that seems to feature mostly moms. The singing is a nice touch, and caregivers will think about inducing their own little ones to sing repetitive lullabies that will pave the way for their own bedtimes.An excellent bedtime storybook.”—Kirkus Reviews
GOOD MORNING, FARM FRIENDS
by Annie Bach | Grosset & Dunlap | 2018
• A Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection
“Yet another board book designed to introduce farm animals to young children. The twist in this offering, a follow-up to Night-Night Forest Friends (2013), is that initially the animals are asleep. Readers meet them as the sun rises over idyllic farm scenes rendered digitally in ink and paint. The first spread is quite dark, with a haloed sun that goes from beige to deep purple as the concentric arcs move up the page. A dark red barn sits on a hill above gray-green rolling meadows. Subsequent pages employ the same muted palette in ever lighter shades. Each spread features a standard farm animal: ducks, dogs, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, with chickens and a cartoonish rooster occupying two spreads. The surprising addition of llamas on the fourth spread is apt as domesticated llamas become more common in North America. This must be a free-range farm; the second-to-last spread shows all the animals on both sides of a pasture fence. The final illustration mimics the opening spread, with the animals in the fields and a yellow sun in the sky. Rhyming text identifies each animal and hints at its habits, with some artistic license: How sheep would open a gate, as they are urged to do, is unclear. Although the wake-up motif is fairly fresh, it’s not enough to make this book top of the crop. For settings that can’t get enough of farm-animal board books .”—Kirkus Reviews
MONSTER PARK!
by Annie Bach | Sterling | 2016
MONSTER PARTY!
by Annie Bach | Sterling | 2014
• Featured on the cover of Sterling Children’s Books 2014 Spring catalog
NIGHT-NIGHT, FOREST FRIENDS
by Annie Bach
Grosset & Dunlap | padded board book 2013 | board book 2018
• A Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection
• A Raising Readers of Maine book selection
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