Brenda Silsbe
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Background
Brenda Silsbe (née Taft) was born October 10, 1953 in Terrace, British ColumbiaTerrace, British Columbia
Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...
, Canada
Canada
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. In 1977 she received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
and returned to Terrace to teach primary school. Silsbe had her first work of children's fiction published in 1989 by Annick Press
Annick Press
Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999...
.
Published Works
- The Bears We Know (Annikin), illustrations by Scot RitchieScot RitchieScot Ritchie is a Canadian author and illustrator. He specializes in children's literature and has published in advertising, editorial, map, and educational material. His work can be found in publications including Wall St...
(Annick PressAnnick PressAnnick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999...
, 1989) ISBN 1550370480 - Just One More Colour, illustrations by Shawn Steffler (Annick PressAnnick PressAnnick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999...
, 1991) ISBN 1550371339 (bound) ISBN 1550371363 (pbk.) - Winning the Girl of the Sea, illustrations by Alice PriestleyAlice PriestleyAlice Priestley is a children's writer and illustrator. She has illustrated or written twelve books, published by Annick Press, Key Porter Books, and Second Story Press....
(Annick PressAnnick PressAnnick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999...
, 1994) ISBN 1550373129 (trade) ISBN 1550371363 (lib. bdg.) - The Watcher, illustrations by Alice PriestleyAlice PriestleyAlice Priestley is a children's writer and illustrator. She has illustrated or written twelve books, published by Annick Press, Key Porter Books, and Second Story Press....
(Annick PressAnnick PressAnnick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999...
, 1995) ISBN 1550373854 (bound) ISBN 1550373846 (pbk.) - W. Haigh, Animal Poet (ITP Nelson, 1998) ISBN 0176074171
- The Duet, illustrations by Galan Akin (Hodgepog Books, 2000) ISBN 0968689914
- A tree is just a tree?, illustrations by Yayo (Lobster Press, 2001) ISBN 1894222350
- The Bears We Know, illustrations by Vlasta van Kampen (Annick PressAnnick PressAnnick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999...
, 2009) ISBN 9781554511679 (bound) ISBN 9781554511662 (pbk.)