Adapting a beloved book like Anne of Green Gables for the screen is no easy task and it was one that Kevin Sullivan did not take lightly. In the following excerpt from Kevin’s foreword in the Anne of Green Gables Centennial Edition novel, Kevin discusses how he was first introduced to Anne and the creative process he had to go through to bring the book to the screen.

Check out this behind-the-scenes interview clip in which Jonathan Crombie discusses his approach to playing Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.

Jonathan Crombie has played a great many theater roles, but his next project will place him onstage as one of the most heroic figures in both literature and film – Atticus Finch.  His upcoming play, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a co-production between Fort Worth's Casa Mañana and the Dallas Theater Center.

Here’s a humorous (and educational!) blog post that I came across from a true Anne fan.  In her blog HelloGiggles, Caitlin Fitzgibbons made a list of the most valuable lessons people can learn from watching Anne of Green Gables.  I’m sure that many will enjoy her often tongue-in-cheek descriptions of what she has personally gained.  Here it is:

Though he was up against some stiff competition, it comes as no surprise that the winner of our Ultimate Classical Hero contest, Gilbert Blythe, is the soul mate of your favourite heroine, Anne Shirley!  With a total of 1,381 total votes over the past four weeks - in comparison to the first runner-up, Mr. Darcy (who had a total of 855 votes) - Gilbert won by a considerable margin!

“Married life has its ups and downs, of course.  You mustn’t expect that everything will always go smoothly. But I can assure you, Anne, that it’s a happy life, when you’re married to the right man.” – Diana Barry, Anne’s House of Dreams

Here are three amusing and beautiful excerpts from Anne’s House of Dreams during the days leading up to Anne Shirley’s wedding to Gilbert Blythe.

Though in many ways Lucy Maud Montgomery had a singular mind – her view of the world often differing from the women she kept company with – her own personal desire for a beautiful “house of dreams” in which to raise her children is a universal dream held by most women.  And she gave that same vision to her heroine, Anne Shirley, in the fifth novel of her series, Anne’s House of Dreams.

Today is officially “back to school” day, which means that parents and caregivers everywhere will be looking for some quality programming with which to entertain their children in those “after school” hours.  The Anne of Green Gables Animated Series is a mix of charming entertainment and educational components.  In fact, it deals with issues that a lot of children will be facing throughout the upcoming school year, such as bullying, cheating and teasing.

It is often taken for granted that, when writing a series of novels based on a title character, the author has written that series in chronological order.  Not so, for Lucy Maud Montgomery.

The search for the right actor to play Gilbert Blythe – a character that many consider to be the epitome of the perfect man – was crucial to the success of Anne of Green Gables. He had to have the right chemistry with Megan Follows, as well as hold his own among the many veteran actors in the film, such as Colleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth.