Brenda Silsbe

Brenda Silsbe
Born	October 10, 1953 Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Writer
Citizenship	Canadian
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Genre	Children's Fiction

Brenda Silsbe (born 1953) is a Canadian children's writer.

Background

Brenda Silsbe (née Taft) was born October 10, 1953 in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. In 1977 she received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia and returned to Terrace to teach primary school.^[1] Silsbe had her first work of children's fiction published in 1989 by Annick Press.^[2]

Published Works

• The Bears We Know (Annikin), illustrations by Scot Ritchie (Annick Press, 1989) ISBN 1-55037-048-0
• Just One More Colour, illustrations by Shawn Steffler (Annick Press, 1991) ISBN 1-55037-133-9 (bound) ISBN 1-55037-136-3 (pbk.)
• Winning the Girl of the Sea, illustrations by Alice Priestley (Annick Press, 1994) ISBN 1-55037-312-9 (trade) ISBN 1-55037-136-3 (lib. bdg.)
• The Watcher, illustrations by Alice Priestley (Annick Press, 1995) ISBN 1-55037-385-4 (bound) ISBN 1-55037-384-6 (pbk.)
• W. Haigh, Animal Poet (ITP Nelson, 1998) ISBN 0-17-607417-1
• The Duet, illustrations by Galan Akin (Hodgepog Books, 2000) ISBN 0-9686899-1-4
• A tree is just a tree?, illustrations by Yayo (Lobster Press, 2001) ISBN 1-894222-35-0
• The Bears We Know, illustrations by Vlasta van Kampen (Annick Press, 2009) ISBN 978-1-55451-167-9 (bound) ISBN 978-1-55451-166-2 (pbk.) ^[3]

References

1. "Brenda Silsbe". Annick Press. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
2. "Writing for kids: Terrace-inspired stories". Northword Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
3. "The Bears We Know". CM Magazine (University of Manitoba). Retrieved 19 September 2010.