Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators

Anita Silvey has worked in the field of children's books for more than thirty years, writing, publishing books, and evaluating children's literature. Her lifelong conviction that "only the very best of anything is good enough for the young" forms the cornerstone of all her work. For eleven years she served as editor in chief of the Horn Book Magazine, a publication many call "the bible of children's literature." A professor, reviewer, writer, and well-known children's book advocate, Silvey lectures throughout the United States and Canada and has appeared frequently on radio and television in her efforts to promote the best books available for our children.Silvey, Anita is the author of 'Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators' with ISBN 9780618190836 and ISBN 061819083X.