Anne Mason

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As an explorer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author, Anne Mason’s

life reads like an extraordinary adventure book. Her journey began as a

young girl traveling and studying throughout Europe, especially

England, where she developed her love of teddy bears. In the following

years, she took to exploring new heights, literally, as she scaled the

frigid ascent to Mt. Everest’s Base Camp (17,600 ft). From there she

appeared as a principal actor in the 2009 adventure documentary film,

Journey to Everest, wherein the American team narrowly escaped an icy

fate after they were bumped from a flight at Lukla airport that would

later crash in the mountains.

Back in the States, while recovering from a serious illness that

suspended her traveling adventures, she took to exploring the confines

of her own imagination. It was through this inward self-discovery that

Anne first combined her passion for the teddy bear and her love of

children to create the world of the delightfully wonderful “Mr. Biddle.”

Through a single teddy bear and his forest friends, Anne began her

recovery and built up a world that would allow others to experience

the profound importance of friendship, adventure, learning and gratitude

that she had learned throughout her own travels.

Anne invites you to join Mr. Biddle in the Forest of Leeds to explore

the bits and bobs that make up all of us, and to experience the story

you’ll be retelling for years to come.