Meet Marianne

Bestselling Author • Inspirational Speaker • Storyteller of Courage and Connection

USA Today bestselling author and artist Marianne Richmond has spent more than three decades creating stories that touch hearts and celebrate courage, connection, and belonging. With more than 50 children’s books and over 9 million copies sold worldwide, she writes for the “unique everybody.” Says Marianne, “Our stories are different, and our feelings a lot the same.”

Inspired by her childhood journey with epilepsy, Marianne puts into the world messages she longed to hear as a kid, giving voice to the emotions, celebrations, challenges, and relationships of life. And now — from NICU units and nurseries to classrooms and counseling offices across the world — Marianne’s books plant seeds of secure and loving connection between caring grown ups and little ones. Her recent picture book, The World is Awaiting You, was chosen as Target’s 2024 Picture Book of the Year. In 2025, after years of writing for children (and the child within!), Marianne recounts her own ‘backstory’ in IF YOU WERE MY DAUGHTER: a memoir of healing an unmothered heart. Marianne’s biggest hope is that her work becomes a bridge — and witness —to the message of your own heart!