Anita Silvey, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book

Start: 11/17/2009 7:00 pm

In this captivating and inspiring volume more than 100 leaders from the arts, sciences, business, and politics recall a children's book that they loved and discuss its impact on their lives. Insightful, funny, and often surprising, the contributions illuminate the lives of a fascinating range of people and introduce readers to a selection of the best books for the young. Each essay is accompanied by an excerpt and illustrations from the selected book and an informative background essay by Anita Silvey.

As she writes in the Introduction, "When we give children books, we become part of their future, part of their most cherished memories, and part of their entire life. Children's books change lives."

Anita Silvey is a professor in the children's literature master's degree program at Simmons College. She was formerly editor in chief of the Horn Book and publisher of children's books at Houghton Mifflin. One of the country's top experts on literature for young people she is the author of 500 Great Books for Teens, 100 Best Books for Children, and I'll Pass for Your Comrade.