Meet Marianne.

USA Today bestselling author and artist Marianne Richmond has been crafting the language of connection for three decades through her books that offer messages of love, belonging and encouragement to both little people and grown ups! Her recent book, The World is Awaiting You, was chosen as Target’s 2024 Picture Book of the Year.

With more than nine million copies sold, she writes for the “unique everybody.” Says Marianne, "Our stories are different, and our feelings a lot the same." Inspired by her own childhood journey with epilepsy, Marianne is passionate about giving voice to the emotions and relationships of life and coming alongside others as an empathetic witness. She believes in power of stories — the ones we’re born into and the ones we tell with our lives. Her biggest hope is that her work is a bridge to the message of your own heart!