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

500 Great Books for Teens
Thousands of books for teens are published each year. Now an expert in the field has provided the guide book that everyone has been waiting for. Parents will see what their teenagers are actually reading and then can lead them to excellent choices. Teachers can spot additions to summer reading lists. Booksellers will have a host of suggestions in each genre to offer customers. Librarians can round out collections.Teens can choose their own books.
500 Great Books for Teens is divided into twenty-one sections, including adventure and survival, horror, fantasy, humor, mystery, science fiction, and poetry. Anyone who wants to find some new gems or get reacquainted with old favorites can happily spend hours reading the cogent descriptions.

100 Best Books for Children
The books we read as children stay with us all of our lives. If we miss books when we are young, we'll never have a true appreciation of their content. By chosing only 100 books, Anita Silvey provides a list that all children can read, ensuring a literary heritage that will last them a lifetime. In addition to giving an age range and plot, she relates the fascinating, often hilarious, story behind the story, told from an insider's point of view. The product of thirty-five years of work with children's books, 100 Best Books for Children also includes extensive lists of books to meet special interests, selected by age. This unique volume is not only useful -- it is inspiring as well.

The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators
The Essential Guide introduces readers to the wealth of children's literature by providing 475 essays about the best contemporary authors and illustrators. Overview essays explore topics -- such as African-American literature, Historical Fiction, Chapter Books, and Picture Books -- in depth. 30 creators -- including Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak, Natalie Babbit, Lois Lowry, Beverly Cleary, Katherine Paterson, Jerry Pinkney, and Lane Smith -- contribute essays of their own. This is an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, or any professional who wants a complete overview of the most important and innovative children's books written and illustrated in the last 100 years. An extensive bibliography provides families a list of the best books ever written for children and young adults.

Children's Books and Their Creators
When it appeared in 1995, Christian Science Monitor called the book "an invaluable reference...[and] a wonderful resource." With 800 entries, the book surveys the major authors and illustrators whose work represents the best books written for children in the 19th and 20th centuries. Overview essays discuss the major genres and trends in children's and young adult books, and seventy-five authors and illustrators present information about their own work. A magnificent gift for someone who truly loves this literature, the volume has been lavishly illustrated in color and black and white.

Help Wanted: Short Stories about Young People Working
A powerful and diverse collection of stories includes gems by Borden Deal, Ray Bradbury, Francisco Jimenez, Gary Soto, Tim Wynne-Jones, Michael Dorris, and Judith Ortiz Cofer. All focus broadly on the subject of young adults and their first jobs, but each distinct voice provides a different point of view about why people work.