Queen of the FallsQueen of the Falls is a 2011 illustrated children's book written by children's writer Chris [Van Allsburg].Plot summaryQueen of the Falls is about a 62-year-old woman named Annie [Edson Taylor] who remembers getting closer and closer to Niagara Falls with her father, entranced by the sight and sound of the water. Finally, as a 62-year-old, she goes over the falls in a wooden barrel, seeking fortune and fame.