'Shiloh' was inspired by a little abused dog she and her husband found. Naylor gets her ideas from things that happen to her or from things she has read. One of these books, 'Shiloh,' was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1992, was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and was also Young Adult Choice by the International Reading Association.

Phyllis has written over 80 books for children and young people. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children-her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer-and her mother read to them every evening, 'almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone.'īy the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favorite hobby and she would rush home from school each day to write down whatever plot had been forming in her head - at sixteen her first story was published in a local church magazine. Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children-her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer-and her mother read to them every evening, 'almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone.' By the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favor Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933.

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