Anita Silvey -- Children's and Young Adult Book Expert

Audience Comments about Anita Silvey:

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.