Authors and Illustrators Database

Born: 1963  Ft. Riley
Parents: Col. (Ret.) Billie H. Scillian, Betti J. Scillian
Spouse: Corey Scillian
Children: Griffin, Quinn, Madison, Christian
Address(es):
Permanent:
c/o Sleeping Bear Press,
2395 S Huron Pkwy
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
USA
Permanent:
Grosse Pointe, MI
Contact Information:
Phone: 800-487-2323
Website: http://www.devinscillian.com/

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Back roads, country toads	Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2019
	Missile toe : a very confused Christmas - This collection of silly poems show classic Christmas carols and traditions reimagined through the eyes of a very confused kid	Picture Book, Poetry	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2017
	Memoirs of a parrot	Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2016
	Memoirs of an elf - It's Christmas Eve and Spark Elf has the very important job of keeping Santa Claus on schedule	Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor : Sleeping Bear Press	2014
	Westward journeys - Minnow and Rose: an Oregon Trail story -- Pappy's handkerchief -- A book for Black-eyed Susan.	Short Stories, Western	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2013
	Johnny Kaw : a tall tale - Based on a fictional Kansas character, a very large Johnny Kaw clears the plains, tames a tornado, and creates the Rocky Mountains by throwing boulders in this original tall tale	Folklore	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2013
	Memoirs of a hamster - A pet hamster is enticed by the family cat to venture outside his well-equipped cage to the sunroom only to very quickly discover life outside his cage is not the best for him	Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2013
	Memoirs of a goldfish - Illustrated by Tim Bowers......Michigan Reads! selection 2011.	Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2010
	D is for down under : an Australia alphabet - Illustrated by Geoff Cook.	Picture Book	Children		2010
	One Kansas farmer : a Kansas number book - Illustrated by Doug Bowles.	History, Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press.	2009
	Pappy's handkerchief - Illustrated by Chris Ellison.	Historical Fiction, Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press	2007
	Brewster the rooster - Illustrated by Lee White.	Picture Book, Poetry	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Pr	2007
	H is for honor : a military family alphabet -  Illustrated by Victor Juhasz.	Non Fiction, Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2006
	S is for sunflower : a Kansas alphabet - Illustrated by Doug Bowles.	Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press	2004
	P is for passport : a world alphabet	Picture Book, Poetry	Children	Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press	2003
	S is for Sooner : an Oklahoma alphabet - Illustrated by Kandy Radzinski.	Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press	2003
	Cosmo's moon - Illustrated by Mark Braught.	Picture Book, Poetry	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2003
	One nation : America by the numbers - Illustrated by Pam Carroll.	Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2002
	A Is For America (musical album),	Fiction	Children	Sleeping Bear Press and SCI Music,	2001
	A Is For America, an American alphabet - Illustrated by Pam Carroll.	Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2001
	Fibblestax - Illustrated by Kathryn Darnell.	Fiction, Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI;Sleeping Bear Press,	2000

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "My success as a writer may be in part a result of my musician's ear. I find writing for children to be a very musical experience. In fact, I think the best writing of any kind has a certain rhythm to it. The other factor is likely my fascination with wordplay. The great children's writers of my life (Seuss and Silverstein heading the list) succeeded largely because they created stories for which the reading itself was an experience, an entertainment. I hope that's a hallmark of my work as well."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

"While my career as a journalist severely limits my ability to do as many workshops and conferences as I'd like, we somehow manage to fit quite a few into each year."

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

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