Anne Isaacs was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, until she went to college. Anne was a voracious reader as a child, devouring works like The Wind in the Willows and Romeo and Juliet. Her favorite book was Little Women, and she grew up to live a life similar to the heroine Jo's, working as an educator, a mother, and a children's book author. In 1967, Anne moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to pursue degrees in English Literature and Environmental Education. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Pancakes for Dinner, published in 2006, is partially based on Helen Bannerman's famous story, Little Black Sambo.

Yet, when Anne Isaacs wrote Pancakes for Dinner, she intended to provide the first entirely American rendition of this cherished story. Pancakes for Dinner has five characters who are native to New England in the early nineteenth century, including five animals. Toby, the protagonist, is a feisty new heroine who has what it takes to take on a savage wolf, Read More chevron_right

Anne Isaacs was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, until she went to college. Anne was a voracious reader as a child, devouring works like The Wind in the Willows and Romeo and Juliet. Her favorite book was Little Women, and she grew up to live a life similar to the heroine Jo's, working as an educator, a mother, and a children's book author. In 1967, Anne moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to pursue degrees in English Literature and Environmental Education. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Pancakes for Dinner, published in 2006, is partially based on Helen Bannerman's famous story, Little Black Sambo.

Yet, when Anne Isaacs wrote Pancakes for Dinner, she intended to provide the first entirely American rendition of this cherished story. Pancakes for Dinner has five characters who are native to New England in the early nineteenth century, including five animals. Toby, the protagonist, is a feisty new heroine who has what it takes to take on a savage wolf, cougar, bear, skunk, and porcupine. In Pancakes for Dinner, the clarified butter, or ghee, of the original story is replaced by fresh-tapped maple syrup from Vermont trees, which continue to supply America with the most famous of pancake toppings.

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