Anita Silvey Children's Book Expert

Audience Comments

  • 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.
Anita Silvey exploring, research for several of her books
Ani­ta Sil­vey explor­ing,
research for sev­er­al of her books
Amazing Wonder Stories Design by Carol Goldenberg for one of Anita Silvey's Simmons classes
Amaz­ing Won­der Sto­ries Design
by Car­ol Gold­en­berg for one of
Ani­ta Sil­vey’s Sim­mons classes