According to Wikipedia, Anita Silvey is an author, editor, and literary critic in the genre of children’s literature. Born in 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Silvey has served as Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book Magazine and as vice-president at Houghton Mifflin where she oversaw children’s and young adult book publishing. She has also authored a number of critical books about children's literature, including 500 Great Books for Teens and The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators. In October 2010, she began publishing the Children's Book-A-Day Almanac online, a daily essay on classic and contemporary children's books.
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Published Papers
Children's books and their creators (1995) (27)
Has the Newbery Lost Its Way (2008) (8)
100 Best Books for Children (2004) (5)
Everything I need to know I learned from a children's book : life lessons from notable people from all walks of life (2009) (4)
An Interview with Cynthia Rylant. (1987) (2)
An Interview with Robert Cormier. (1985) (2)
I'll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War (2008) (1)
Editorial: The Basalization of Trade Books. (1989) (1)
Keats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury (2002) (1)
Censorship, Negative Criticism, Glitzy Trends, Growing Publisher Output, and Other Shadows on the Landscape of Children's Book Reviewing: A Panel Discussion (1993) (0)
Late Spring Booklist. (1985) (0)
The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth (2012) (0)
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