Anita Silvey -- Children's and Young Adult Book Expert

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Audience Comments about Anita Silvey:

I could listen to her talk about books all day!

As Kevin Henkes character Lilly would say, “WOW!”

Anita is a wonderful speaker, and her knowledge about the subject is inspirational. I especially enjoyed her perspective on the publishing industry.

Anita Silvey's lecture was phenomenal. Her points are absolutely on target.

I enjoyed Anita very much. She had a lot of interesting information and came across as very knowledgeable and genuine.

Her content, knowledge, and presentation were excellent and engaging.

One of the most inspiring speakers I have ever heard.

Her speech helped me relive my own childhood, my children’s reading, and my years as a professional. Her lectures provided a remarkable journey that also taught me new things.

Enjoyed the presentation a great deal. Great refresher and gets me excited for the year.

Anita is amazing; she’s so authoritative and yet warm and approachable.

Anita is a wonderful presenter; gave some great tidbits to share with students.

Fantastic speaker and content.

It was so exciting to hear aspects about classic children’s literature.

I must give exemplary marks in all possible areas. Anita was informative and gave an extremely useful presentation.

I am excited to share these stories of “stories behind the book” with our students.

Loved her. This is what being a librarian is about!

She was awesome! Thank you for bringing her in as a presenter.

Anita always makes me want to go out and read every title she suggests.

Speaking Schedule

2010

January 13-14 Hamline College, St. Paul, Minnesota.

January 15-19 ALA Midwinter Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

January 28 Brookline Public Library, Brookline, Massachusetts. A celebration of the power of children's books -- with authors Lois Lowry and Anita Diamant, Carol Greenwald of WGBH, Steph Loer of the Boston Globe, and Maureen Taylor, photodetective. Each person will discuss her essay in Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book.

February 11 Andover Book Store, Andover, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

February 19 El Paso School District, El Paso, Texas.

March 13 Graves Library, Kennybunkport, Maine. 2:00 p.m.

March 25 Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts.

April 8 Gordon College, South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In conjunction with All Community Reads.

April 22 Library of Congress, Washington D.C. 12:00 p.m.

May 5 First Congregational Church, Manchester, Vermont 7:00 p.m. (Vermont Council for the Arts)

May 13 Joie and Dick Blake Lecture. Milton Public Library. Milton, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

May 17 BER Long Island, New York

May 18 BER Hartford, Connecticut.

May 19 BER Chicago South, Illinois

May 20 BER Rockford, Illinois

May 21 BER, Chicago North,Illinois

May 26 Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 6:00 p.m.

May-June Children's Book Publishing, Simmons College

June-July Book Publishing and Librarianship, Simmons College

July Children's Book Author Studies, St. Michael's College

June 26, American Libary Association, Washington D. C. 1-3, "Trailblazers" program.

July 19-20 BER, Children's Literature Course, Chicago, Illinois.

July 21-22 BER, Children's Literature Course, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

September 25 National Book Festival. Washington D.C.

September-December Book Publishing and Librarianship, Simmons College.

Selected Works

Children's Books
I'll Pass for Your Comrade
The story of the 1000 women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the American Civil War.
Books for Teens
500 Great Books for Teens
The first in-depth look at the best books for teens, with an emphasis on the last five years.
Books about Children's Books
100 Best Books for Children
In an engaging, funny, and inspiring book, Anita Silvey identifies the 100 books too good for any child to miss and tells the behind-the-scenes stories of their creation.
The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators
"If the average parent or teacher were to purchase one reference volume on children's literature, this would be my choice....the paperback edition is perhaps the best children's literature bargain ever published." Jim Trelease, author of The Read Aloud Handbook
Children's Books and Their Creators
"An invaluable reference... [and] a wonderful resource." Christian Science Monitor.
Young Adult Short Stories
Help Wanted: Short Stories about Young People Working
"Defining work in broad terms, this enticing collection offers a little something for everyone." Publishers Weekly