Before Green Gables
Cover of Viking Canada 2008 Hardcover | |
| Author | Budge Wilson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Anne of Green Gables |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | February 5, 2008 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 0-425-22576-3 |
| OCLC | 312933557 |
| Preceded by | Anne of Ingleside |
Before Green Gables is the title of a prequel to Anne of Green Gables. The book was published in 2008 by Puffin, a division of Penguin Books, as part of Puffin's celebration of Anne of Green Gables centennial anniversary.
The author of the prequel is Canadian children's author Budge Wilson. In the official press release, Budge Wilson wrote: "I will, of course, try to be true to the astonishing character that Lucy Maud Montgomery created… But I would not – in fact, could not – presume to tell my part of Anne's history in Montgomery's voice. I will do this in my own voice, hoping that she would approve of the project if she were alive today."