Joan Walsh Anglund books and drawings have brought joy to millions of readers across the globe. Her enthusiasm for life comes from the strength of family and a deep faith in the goodness of the world. Her more than 120 books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into 17 languages.

Photo of Joan Walsh Anglund
​Photo:  Ted Horowitz

When she was 90 years old Joan quietly mentioned to me that she should "put something down"
I thought "You're right!"
Unable to resist the challenge, I scheduled an afternoon of interviews that became the basic structure of the film:
a chronicle of a life in told through stories narrated by Joan herself - a natural and animated storyteller. 
Joan will be 93 in January. This film filled with stories and philosophy from her life is finally complete.
She speaks about the profound tragedies in her life balanced with enormous success and a deep love of family and 
a heart and imagination that have inspired generations of children and adults. 
The film is enhanced with illustrations and unpublished poems archived at the Mugar Arts Library Archives at Boston University. 
​Thanks to a dedicated team working within a miniscule budget for helping create this tribute.

Photo of Joan and her late husband - producer, writer, actor and father Bob Anglund
​Photo:  Ted Horowitz