Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915-2013

American author and editor of children's and young adult books.

From the description of May I visit? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62488995

From the description of The summer night : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62491438

From the description of Some things go together : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489000

From the description of Summer is : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423387

From the description of Not a little monkey : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423380

From the description of Something is going to happen : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423381

From the description of The storm book : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423384

From the description of Papers, 1944-1989. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62435914

From the description of Early sorrow : ten stories of youth : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423388

From the description of Over and over : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62488999

From the description of Big brother : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62488997

From the description of Someone new : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62488996

From the description of I know a lady : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62488998

From the description of An overpraised season : 10 stories of youth : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731582

From the description of When I have a son : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731580

From the description of The poodle who barked at the wind : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731581

From the description of The park book : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62684910

From the description of If it weren't for you : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62684911

From the description of The quiet mother and the noisy little boy : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62684908

From the description of When I have a little girl : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62684909

American author and editor of children's and young adults books.

From the description of But not Billy : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731579

American author and editor of children's and young adult fiction.

From the description of Mr. Rabbit and the lovely present : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423383

American author and editor of children's and youngadult books.

From the description of William's doll : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423382

American author and editor of children's books.

From the description of My grandson Lew : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62435915

American children's author, born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1915. She wrote more than seventy books based on bedtime stories she told to her children, observations of their world and fantasies, and memeories of her own childhood. She has had long-lasting relationships with HarperCollins as senior editor and Junior Books as vice-president and associate publisher.

From the description of Papers, 1966-1983 (bulk: 1973-1976). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26792290

Charlotte Zolotow, nee Shapiro, was born June 26, 1915 in Norfolk, Virginia. She attended the University of Wisconsin from 1933-1936 and married Maurice Zolotow in 1938 and had two children. Ms. Zolotow worked as an editor at Harper and Row from 1938-1944 and 1962-1976; she also worked as vice-president and associate publisher of the Junior Books Division and as an editorial advisor. Ms. Zolotow published her first book, The Park Book in 1944 and continued to write books for young children for the next four decades. Two of her books, The Storm Book and Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, were Caldecott Honor Books in 1953 and 1963 respectively.

Ms. Zolotow's works are noted for their sensitivity and simplicity. She is considered to have an uncanny gift for writing about what is truly important to the very young child with empathy and realism. Many of her works focus on "universal" truths and she has also dealt with several controversial topics including death and sex roles, the latter most notably in William's Doll, the story of a young boy who wants a doll and the wise grandmother who gives it to him, realizing it will help him be a good father later. Ms. Zolotow's books also place a strong emphasis on family relationships and heritage as well as an emphasis on nature and children's awareness and enjoyment of the outdoor world. While some critics have called her books "slight" most regard her stories as superior books for the very young that address children's concerns with understatement and empathy. In 1986, Ms. Zolotow received the Kerlan Award given by the Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota.

From the guide to the Charlotte Zolotow Papers, 1944-1989, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])