The Grannie Annie is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

 

 




The Grannie Annie's collections
include historical family stories
selected from those submitted
to The Grannie Annie each year
by students in grades 4–8.

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As you may be aware, we recently reached the point where we were no longer able to continue The Grannie Annie. 

The Grannie Annie’s twenty published collections of historical family stories (including 571 stories written by young people) and related resources have been passed on to the Missouri Historical Society Library & Research Center for further sharing through the library and associated museums.

PDFs of all twenty published collections, the topical index of Grannie Annie stories, a comprehensive family-story-writing resource, and archived copies of The Grannie Annie’s website will continue to be available digitally through Internet Archive, a nonprofit website and free resource. To find these PDF books and resources, go to https://archive.org, put “The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration” in the larger Search window, click on “Search metadata,” and then click “GO." To see archives of The Grannie Annie’s website, put “thegrannieannie.org” in the Search window and click on “Search archived web sites.”    

This website will continue to exist through December 2025. 

We sincerely thank you all for your support of The Grannie Annie over the past twenty years. It has been a joy!

 

Connie and Fran, and The Grannie Annie’s Board of Directors

 

Echoes from World War II
The Grannie Annie's Themed Collection

Echoes from World War II - Young Authors Sharing Family Stories - front coverThe forty-six compelling family stories in this book are remembered from battlefields, prison camps, and homes in twenty countries around the world. As a collection, Echoes tells the story of the war itself from Hitler's rise to power to a Japanese-American twenty-five years after the war's end.

The paperback edition is available through the Missouri Historical Society shops.
Click here to download the PDF edition or for more information (press page, news).

 

 

The Annual Grannie Annie Collections

The Grannie Annie invites you to celebrate family stories by sharing the paperback and digital collections shown below. Some are for purchase, and some are available as free downloads.

The stories published by The Grannie Annie have taken place in 71 countries on six continents over a span of nearly 400 years and were written by student authors in six countries. These stories of humor, adventure, hardship, and triumph connect us, reminding us of the fundamental experiences common to us all. You can easily locate stories on a topic of particular interest using The Grannie Annie Index of Stories.

 

Click on cover images below for information about each collection
and to download complimentary digital editions of each annual collection.
To purchase paperback books, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

 

 

 



Collection 19

 



Collection 18

 



Collection 17

 



Collection 16

Grannie Annie, Vol. 15, front cover: raspberry background with quilt borders and student art of a friendly dog sitting in front of a fence and tree

Volume 15

Grannie Annie, Vol. 14 front cover: Morning Glory blue with quilt borders and student art of the Statue of Liberty holding a baby

Volume 14

Grannie Annie, Vol. 13 cover: Marigold background with Grannie quilt border, featuring student drawing of children playing on a sand dune

Volume 13

Grannie Annie, Vol. 12, cover: Sage background with quilt borders, features student drawing of a hungry boy with five ice cream cones

Volume 12


Grannie Annie, Vol. 11, book cover: Goldenrod with quilt borders; student illustration of a skier on a mountainside

Volume 11

Grannie Annie, Vol. 10 - front cover

Volume 10

Grannie Annie, Vol. 9: Historical Family Stories Written and Illustrated by Young People

Volume 9

Grannie Annie, Vol. 8, Historical Family Stories Written and Illustrated by Young People

Volume 8

Grannie Annie, Vol. 7, front cover

Volume 7

Grannie Annie, Vol. 6, cover

Volume 6

Grannie Annie, Vol. 5 book cover

Volume 5


Grannie Annie, Vol. 4 front cover

Volume 4

Grannie Annie, Vol. 3

Volume 3

Grannie Annie, Vol. 2

Volume 2

Grannie Annie, Vol. 1

Volume 1


TO PURCHASE GRANNIE ANNIE PAPERBACK BOOKS

• Paperback copies of Echoes from World War II are available at the Missouri Historical Society museum shops. All proceeds go to the Missouri Historical Society.

Grannie Annie, Vols. 1–10: Now available only as PDF editions. Click on the specific collection image above for the complimentary download link for that collection.

• Grannie Annie, Vols. 11–15: Available through Lulu.com. Proceeds go to the Missouri Historical Society.

Collections 16-19: Available only as PDF editions. Click on the specific collection image above for the complimentary download link for that collection.

 

Questions: E-mail, or call 636-527-2822

 


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