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Library resources for childrens literature this guide contains sources for finding information in childrens literature. Based on silveys website of the same name, this lighthearted but informative guide lays out the year for literaryminded folk with a focus on books for children and young adults. To do this she has appeared frequently on npr, the today show, 60 minutes, and radio programs in the united states and canada to talk about books for children and teenagers. Here, silvey discusses the germ of the idea and how its grown beyond her wildest dreams. Silvey, former editor of the horn book magazine and an expert on childrens literature, has compiled her online childrens bookaday almanac into print. Publishers weekly said that with regards to childrens literature, it would be hard to find a more authoritative voice than anita silvey. Anita silvey childrens book a day almanac, everything i.
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