Shiloh Blog

did you have a dog

Yes.  We had several dogs as I was growing up.  One, sadly, was run over by a truck–but the other, Pepper, was a Springer Spaniel, and sometimes went rabbit hunting with my dad.

writing

what made you write about shiloh

I found a dog like Shiloh in West Virginia and wanted to write about it.

The Shiloh series

Hello  i would like to know if you could write another Shiloh book. I really liked them and i hope you can write another.

 

There are four Shiloh books.  I hope you will read them all!

I wrote a letter to you when I was a kid

 

We just started reading your book, Shiloh. I saw it at the library and had to bring it home to read-aloud to my kids. I read it back in 1994, when I was in fourth grade. I remember writing you a letter then, and you wrote back! I was so excited at the time, and it still warms my heart to think a famous author would take the time to write back to children.

Thank you for producing quality literature that stands the test of time. We are looking forward to finishing up Shiloh and learning more about your life from your website.

 

It’s wonderful to hear from people who read my books long ago and now are reading them to their families.  And I’m especially grateful in this age of book banning.  Shiloh has been banned in various places because of Judd’s swearing, but I’m glad there are readers who know that authors try their best to bring characters to life, and that this is the way Judd Travers talks.  I so appreciate your writing to me!

Shiloh Future

Been a big fan of Shiloh for a really long time

Will there ever be a fifth Shiloh book?

Will there also be a movie for Shiloh Christmas?

 

No, there won’t be a fifth Shiloh book–I have too many other ideas for books I want to write–but I don’t know about a movie for A Shiloh Christmas.   There has been talk of a Shiloh series, in which all the books would play a part, but in the movie business, there is always talk going on about what might happen, and I just concentrate on what I want to write about next.

food

What does shiloh like to eat?

Shiloh would eat whatever Marty gave him.

Shiloh

What inspired you to write shiloh?

I came across a real dog very much like the one I portrayed in the book.  And because we were visiting friends in Shiloh, West Virginia at the time, I decided to name the dog in my book, Shiloh.

shiloh graphic novel

would you be open to creating a shiloh graphic novel in the future? are you open to non-profit graphic novels of the book being created?

I appreciate your interest, but I am completely embedded with a long novel I’ve been working on, and can’t take on any new projects.  I assume you’re asking if I would write a new Shiloh story that you could turn into a graphic novel, and the answer to that is no.   If you’re asking if you could create graphic novels yourself of one of the four published books, that’s something I would have to discuss with my agent and publisher, and we would need to know your background, see your work, and think it through.  Since you are talking about a nonprofit book, that means you don’t expect to find it in bookstores, so this is somewhat of a puzzle.  You could write to me at 401 Russell Avenue, Apt. 713, Gaithersburg, MD  20877.

Shiloh EVERY year

For the past 12 years, after all year-end testing is complete and things begin to slow down, I read Shiloh to my 5th-grade reading group as it is one of my ALL-TIME favorites to read.

They enjoy it (and the voices I use for the different characters) and quickly add it to their list of ALL-TIME favorites!

Kudos on a well-loved classic, Ms. Naylor!!

Your letter warms my heart.  My parents read aloud to us every night for about a half hour,  almost until we were in middle school.  Of course we could read ourselves, but they read with such drama that it was like a performance.  Dad, like you, could imitate all the different characters, and his reading of Mark Twain’s books aloud was perhaps the most memorable part of my childhood.

Shiloh

Thank you very much for writing Shiloh. I know that might sound weird, but my class read the book and I loved it! What is your favorite book you have written?

Why would that sound weird?   Shiloh is the favorite children’s book I have written.