Charlotte Zolotow
Encyclopedia
Charlotte Zolotow is an American author, poet, editor, and publisher of many books for children (HarperCollins
puts her number of "books for young audiences" at over seventy).
She has been published by more than 20 different houses (many of which she has outlasted). She was an editor, and later publisher, at Harper & Row, which was called Harper & Brothers when she began to work there and is now known as HarperCollins
.
Among the many writers she edited are Paul Fleischman
, Paul Zindel
, Mary Rodgers
, Robert Lipsyte
, and Francesca Lia Block.
She is the mother of the writer Crescent Dragonwagon
and poker tournament champion Stephen Zolotow. She was married to the late Maurice Zolotow
from 1938 until their divorce in 1969. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
.
, Steven Kellogg
and Trina Schart Hyman
.
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
puts her number of "books for young audiences" at over seventy).
She has been published by more than 20 different houses (many of which she has outlasted). She was an editor, and later publisher, at Harper & Row, which was called Harper & Brothers when she began to work there and is now known as HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
.
Among the many writers she edited are Paul Fleischman
Paul Fleischman
Paul Fleischman is an American author of children's books. Both he and his father, children's author Sid Fleischman, have won the Newbery Medal. Paul is the 2012 US author nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award.-Early life:...
, Paul Zindel
Paul Zindel
Paul Zindel Jr. was an American playwright, author, and educator.-Early years:Zindel was born in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York to Paul Zindel,Sr., a policeman, and Beatrice Frank, a nurse; his sister, Betty Hagen, was a year and a half older than he. Paul Zindel, Sr...
, Mary Rodgers
Mary Rodgers
Mary Rodgers is an American composer of musicals and an author of children's books. She is a daughter of composer Richard Rodgers and his wife, Dorothy Rodgers, as is her sister, Linda Rodgers Emory...
, Robert Lipsyte
Robert Lipsyte
Robert Lipsyte is an American sports journalist and author. Lipsyte is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA Todays Forum Page, part of the newspaper’s Opinion section.-Personal background:...
, and Francesca Lia Block.
She is the mother of the writer Crescent Dragonwagon
Crescent Dragonwagon
Crescent Dragonwagon is an author, writer, teacher, and performer. She has written two novels, several cookbooks, and one book of poetry....
and poker tournament champion Stephen Zolotow. She was married to the late Maurice Zolotow
Maurice Zolotow
Maurice Zolotow was a show business biographer. He wrote books and magazine articles. His articles appeared in publications including Life, Collier's Weekly, Reader's Digest, Look , Los Angeles, and many others...
from 1938 until their divorce in 1969. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in the southwest part of the town of Greenburgh. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,849. It lies on U.S. Route 9, "Broadway" in Hastings...
.
Works
The poem "Missing You" from River Winding appears in Best Friends, a collection of poems, and "People" from All That Sunlight appears in the collection More Surprises (both of these anthologies bear the emblem, "A Charlotte Zolotow Book"). She contributed a story (called Enemies, illustrated by Ben Shecter) to The Big Book for Peace where she appears alongside other well-known authors and illustrators including Lloyd AlexanderLloyd Alexander
Lloyd Chudley Alexander was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, mostly fantasy novels for children and adolescents, as well as several adult books...
, Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg is an author and illustrator who has contributed over 90 books for children. He is best known for writing books about animals, for which he credits his grandmother ....
and Trina Schart Hyman
Trina Schart Hyman
Trina Schart Hyman was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated over 150 books, including fairy tales and Arthurian legends, and was the recipient of three Caldecott Honors and one Caldecott Medal....
.
Selected Books
- The Park Book, illustrated by H.A. Rey (1944) ISBN 0-06-443092-8
- The Storm Book, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham (1952) ISBN 0-06-443194-0
- Do You Know What I'll Do?, illustrated by Garth WilliamsGarth WilliamsGarth Montgomery Williams was an American artist who came to prominence in the American postwar era as an illustrator of children's books...
(1958) ISBN 0-06-026930-8 - When the Wind Stops, illustrated by Joe Lasker (1962)
- Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, illustrated by Maurice SendakMaurice SendakMaurice Bernard Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.-Early life:...
(1963) ISBN 0-8085-2587-5 - If It Weren't for You, illustrated by Ben Shecter (1966)
- William's Doll, illustrated by William Pene du BoisWilliam Pène du BoisWilliam Pène du Bois , was a French American author and illustrator. He was best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by The Viking Press...
(1972) - My Grandson Lew, illustrated by William Pene du BoisWilliam Pène du BoisWilliam Pène du Bois , was a French American author and illustrator. He was best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by The Viking Press...
(1974) ISBN 0-06-026961-8 - River Winding (1978) ISBN 0-690-03866-6
- I Know a Lady, illustrated by James StevensonJames Stevenson (illustrator)James Stevenson is a best known as an American illustrator and author of over 100 children's books. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker magazine. He usually uses a unique comic book style of illustration that is very recognizable...
(1984) ISBN 0-68-803837-9 - Snippets: A Gathering of Poems, Pictures, and Possibilities (1993) ISBN 0-06-020819-8
- Who is Ben?, illustrated by Kathryn Jacobi (1997) ISBN 0-06-027351-8
- Some Things Go Together, illustrated by Ashley Wolff (1999, text originally published in 1969) ISBN 0-694-01197-5
- The Beautiful Christmas Tree, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene (1999, text originally published in 1972) ISBN 0-395-91365-9