Brenda Silsbe (born 1953) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

children's writer.

Background

Brenda Silsbe (née Taft) was born October 10, 1953 in

Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city located near the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The community is the regional retail and service hub for the northwestern portion of British Columbia. With a current population of over 12,000 within municipal boundarie ...

, Canada. In 1977 she received a Bachelor of Education degree from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

and returned to Terrace to teach primary school. Silsbe had her first work of

children's fiction Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

published in 1989 by Annick Press.

Published works

* ''The Bears We Know (Annikin),'' illustrations by

Scot Ritchie Scot Ritchie is a Canadian author and illustrator. He specializes in children's literature and has over 65 books published. He also illustrates for the advertising, editorial and educational markets. His work can be found in publications including ...

( Annick Press, 1989) * ''Just One More Colour,'' illustrations by Shawn Steffler ( Annick Press, 1991) (bound) (pbk.) * ''Winning the Girl of the Sea,'' illustrations by Alice Priestley ( Annick Press, 1994) (trade) (lib. bdg.) * ''The Watcher,'' illustrations by Alice Priestley ( Annick Press, 1995) (bound) (pbk.) * ''W. Haigh, Animal Poet'' (ITP Nelson, 1998) * ''The Duet,'' illustrations by Galan Akin (Hodgepog Books, 2000) * ''A tree is just a tree?,'' illustrations by Yayo (Lobster Press, 2001) * ''The Bears We Know,'' illustrations by Vlasta van Kampen ( Annick Press, 2009) (bound) (pbk.)

References

1953 births Canadian children's writers Living people People from Terrace, British Columbia Canadian women children's writers {{Canada-writer-stub