The Silver Pencil

The Silver Pencil is a children's novel by Alice Dalgliesh. Based on the author's life, it tells of the childhood and young adulthood of Janet Laidlaw in the early years of the twentieth century. She moves from Trinidad to England, then to the United States and Nova Scotia, Canada, becoming a teacher and a writer.^[1] The novel, illustrated by Katherine Milhous, was first published in 1944 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1945.^[2]

The Silver Pencil

First edition
Author	Alice Dalgliesh
Illustrator	Katherine Milhous
Language	English
Genre	Children's novel
Publication date	1944
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	256
ISBN	0140347925