Ann Grieve began her working life as a teacher-librarian, and has become increasingly involved in the reviewing, study and teaching of children's literature, including at Melbourne University. She has been a guest speaker at many conferences and has published widely, including on post-modernism and the picture book. She has been a judge of the Crichton Awards and the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. (source: Reading Time 39,2, p. 3).