Charlotte Zolotow
Charlotte Zolotow | |
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Born | Charlotte Gertrude Shapiro June 26, 1915 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 19, 2013 Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. | (aged 98)
Occupation | Editor, writer |
Genre | Children's picture books, poetry |
Spouse | Maurice Zolotow (divorced 1969) |
Children | Crescent Dragonwagon
Steve Zolotow |
Website | |
charlottezolotow |
Charlotte Zolotow (born Charlotte Gertrude Shapiro; June 26, 1915 – November 19, 2013) was an American writer, poet, editor, and publisher of many books for children. She wrote about 70 picture book texts.[a]
The writers she edited include Paul Fleischman, Paul Zindel, Mary Rodgers, Robert Lipsyte, and Francesca Lia Block.
Life
Charlotte Shapiro was born in
Work
Zolotow's work was published by more than 20 different houses. She was an editor, and later publisher, at
One of Zolotow's titles most widely held in
Zolotow's 1972 book William's Doll (illustrated by William Pène du Bois), about gender stereotypes, was adapted by composer Mary Rodgers and lyricist Sheldon Harnick for the children's album Free to Be ... You and Me, and then for the subsequent television special.[2][9]
In 1998 the Cooperative Children's Book Center at
Selected books
Some of Zolotow's picture book writings were revised and several were illustrated more than once. At least two titles (both listed here) were published in three editions with three illustrators.[6]
- The Park Book, illustrated by H. A. Rey (1944)
- The Storm Book, illus. Margaret Bloy Graham (1952)
- The City Boy and the Country Horse, written as William Moyers(Treasure Books, 1952)
- Do You Know What I'll Do?, illus. Garth Williams (Harper, 1958); illus. Javaka Steptoe (HarperCollins, 2000)[6]
- Over and Over, illus. Garth Williams (Harper, 1957 and 1985)[6]
- The Bunny Who Found Easter, illus. Betty Peterson (LCCN 97-36827with publisher description
- When the Wind Stops, illus. Joe Lasker (Harper & Row, 1975); revised edition, newly illustrated by Stephan Vitale (HarperCollins, 1995)[6][7]
- Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illus. Maurice Sendak (1963)
- If It Weren't for You, illus. Ben Shecter (1966)
- Some Things Go Together, couplets by Zolotow, illus. Sylvie Selig (Abelard-Shuman, 1969); illus. Karen Gundersheimer (Crowell, 1983), illus. Ashley Wolff (HarperCollins, 1999)[6]
- River Winding, poems by Zolotow, illus. Regina Sherkerjian (Abelard-Schuman, 1970); illus. Kazue Mizumura (Crowell, 1978)[6]
- Where I Begin, written as Coward-McCann, 1970)[6]
- The Beautiful Christmas Tree, illus. Ruth Robbins (Houghton Mifflin, 1999)[6]
- The Old Dog, written as Sarah Abbott, illus. George Mocniak (LCCN 93-41081with publisher description
- William's Doll, illus. William Pène du Bois (1972)
- My Grandson Lew, illus. William Pène du Bois (1974)
- I Know a Lady, illus. James Stevenson (1984)
- The Big Book for Peace, illus. Ben Shecter (Dutton, 1990)
- Snippets: A Gathering of Poems, Pictures, and Possibilities, illus. Melissa Sweet (HarperCollins, 1993)[6]
- Who is Ben?, illus. Kathryn Jacobi (HarperCollins, 1997)
Notes
See also
References
- ^ CCBC, Biographical Information (top page).
- ^ a b Fox, Margalit (November 19, 2013). "Charlotte Zolotow, Author of Books on Children's Real Issues, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ISBN 0-06-022561-0.
- ISBN 0-06-022604-8.
- ISBN 0-525-44605-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m CCBC, Books Written by Charlotte Zolotow Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "Formats and editions of When the wind stops"[permanent dead link]. WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ "Phoenix Picture Book Award" Archived December 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Children's Literature Association. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ Kois, Dan (October 23, 2012). "Free To Be". Slate. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b CCBC, Charlotte Zolotow Award Archived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Author Interview: Charlotte Zolotow". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- Citations
- CCBC. "Charlotte Zolotow" Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (top page). Wisconsin [Children's] Book Creators. UW Madison School of Education. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
External links
- Official website
- Charlotte Zolotow at IMDb
- Birthday Bios: Charlotte Zolotow[permanent dead link]
- Charlotte Zolotow at Library of Congress, with 112 library catalog records
- Sarah Abbott[permanent dead link] and Charlotte Bookman[permanent dead link] at LC Authorities, with 1 record each