Anne Pellowski

(1933–), American storyteller and author who traced her family's history in a five-volume series of novels. Born in Pine Creek, Wisconsin, Pellowski spent most of her career working with children and books. Beginning as a children's librarian in Winona, Minnesota, she was an assistant storytelling and group work specialist with the New York Public Library, and served as director of the Information Center on Children's Cultures for UNICEF. She has published several volumes about multicultural storytelling, such as The Story Vine: A Source Book of Unusual and Easy-to-Tell Stories from Around the World (1984) and The Storytelling Handbook: A Young People's Collection of Unusual Tales and Helpful Hints on How to Tell Them (1995). Pellowski has celebrated her own heritage in a number of books, including The Nine Crying Dolls: A Traditional Polish Folktale (1980) and a delightful series of family stories originally called the Four Farms series and now known as the Polish American Girls series. Willow Wind Farm: Betsy's Story (1981), Stairstep Farm: Anna Rose's Story (1981), Winding Valley Farm: Annie's Story (1982), First Farm in the Valley: Anna's Story (1982), and Betsy's Up-and-Down Year (1998) feature several generations of Polish American girls growing up on farms and having fun with family and friends from the late 1800s through the 20thcentury.