Charlotte Shapiro Zolotow

Background

Zolotow, Charlotte Shapiro was born on June 26, 1915 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Louis J. and Ella F. (Bernstein) Shapiro.

Education

Student, University Wisconsin, 1933-1936.

Career

Editor children's book department Harper & Row, New York City, 1938-1944, senior editor, 1962-1970. Vice president, associate public Harper Junior Books, 1976-1981. Editorial consultant, editorial director Charlotte Zolotow Books, 1982-1990.

Public emerita, advisor Harper Collins Children's Books, since 1991. Teacher University Colorado Writers Conference on Children's Books, University Indiana Writers Conference. Also lecturer children's books.

Achievements

• Charlotte Shapiro Zolotow has been listed as a notable author, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Three Funny Friends (Running Press Picture Books)

    ( A classic story first published in 1961, The Three Funn...)

  • When I Have a Little Girl/When I Have a Little Boy (Flip-Flop Book)

    ( From Hilary Knight, co-creator of the ever-popular Elo...)

  • When The Wind Stops

    ( Where does the wind go when it stops? When a little bo...)

  • A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse (Hooked on Phonics, Book 29)

    (A small boy enumerates for his sister the marvelous thing...)

  • If You Listen

    ( This loving tale about loss from two-time Caldecott Hon...)

  • Book Bus: The Poodle Who Barked at the Wind Independent Phase 2 (Book Bus - Independent Phase)

    (Part of a series of story books that are designed to help...)

  • This Quiet Lady

    (What was your mother like as a little girl? How did she l...)

  • This Quiet Lady

    (What was your mother like as a little girl? How did she l...)

  • The Moon Was the Best

    ("Here is Paris presented as a series of memories by a par...)

  • I Like to Be Little

    ( With her finely tuned ear for the concerns and cadences...)

  • Not a Little Monkey

    (A little girl tries to get her busy mother to play with h...)

  • Everything Glistens and Everything Sings: New and Selected Poems

    (An illustrated collection of poems arranged under eight s...)

  • El Senor Conejo Y El Hermoso Regalo/ Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Spanish Edition)

    (A Caldecott Honor-winning tale follows the adventures of ...)

  • El Senor Conejo y el Hermoso Regalo / Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Spanish Edition)

    (A Caldecott Honor-winning tale follows the adventures of ...)

  • Wake Up and Goodnight

    (WAKE UP AND GOODNIGHT by Charlotte Zolotow with pictures ...)

  • Hold My Hand

    (Five stories and poems previously published by Charlotte ...)

  • The Quiet Mother and the Noisy Little Boy

    (A noisy little boy discovers the pleasure of a quiet mome...)

  • Hold My Hand: Five Stories Of Love And Family

    (Charlotte Zolotow's collection of five stories and poems ...)

  • Wake Up and Good Night,

    (Records, in rhyming text and illustrations, the experienc...)

  • THE SKY WAS BLUE by Charlotte Zolotow, pictures by Garth Williams (1963 Hardcover Special Scott Foresman and Co. Edition 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches 30 pages)
  • Big Sister and Little Sister

    (A small girl runs away from her domineering older sister,...)

  • Some Things Go Together (Harper Growing Tree)

    (Illustrations accompany couplets describing things that g...)

  • Mr. Rabbit & Lovely Present

    (The author of such classics as My Granson Lew, Williams's...)

  • The Poodle Who Barked at the Wind

    ( A warm family story featuring a very lovable little dog...)

  • My Friend John

    (What makes someone a best friend? John knows everything ...)

  • The Unfriendly Book

    (Bertha thought that she was Judy's best friend and was je...)

  • My Grandson Lew

    (Together Lewis and his mother remember Grandpa, who used ...)

  • Peter and the Pigeons

    (After seeing all the animals in the zoo, Peter still like...)

  • Wake Up and Goodnight

    (The beginning and end of each day are celebrated in this ...)

  • Wake Up and Goodnight (Harper Growing Tree)

    (The beginning and end of each day are celebrated in this ...)

  • But Not Billy (Charlotte Zolotow Book)

    (An infant's mother gives him many loving nicknames until ...)

  • Who Is Ben?

    (One evening, when it's pitch black outside, Ben walks ove...)

  • Someone New (Ursula Nordstrom Book)

    (A youngster discovers changes within himself as he mature...)

  • The Seashore Book

    (A summer classic by two masters, reissued and redesigned ...)

  • The Bunny Who Found Easter

    ( Charlotte Zolotow's The Bunny Who Found Easter has deli...)

  • My Grandson Lew

    (Young Lewis misses his grandfather, even though he died w...)

  • The Seashore Book

    ("A young boy, who has never seen the sea, asks his mother...)

  • Snippets: A Gathering of Poems, Pictures, and Possibilities...

    (A collection of verses selected from earlier books by Cha...)

  • (Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present ) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Oct-1999
  • I Know a Lady

    ( If you are lucky you know someone like the elderly lady...)

  • My Friend John

    (John knows everything about me, and I know everything abo...)

  • All That Sunlight: Poems

    (Poetry for Children charmingly illustrated throughout.)

  • Summer Is

    (Captures some of the joys and beauties of each season.)

  • Hold My Hand

    (Two little girls take a walk on a cold snowy day.)

  • The Hating Book

    ( I hate hate hated my friend. When I moved over in the ...)

  • The Bunny Who Found Easter (By: Charlotte Zolotow) published: February, 2001

    (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)

  • (This Quiet Lady ) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Feb-2001

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Everything Glistens and Everything Sings: New and Selected Poems by Charlotte Zolotow (1987-11-03)

    (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)

  • The Beautiful Christmas Tree

    (paperback picture book. The book measurees 8 1/2 inches b...)

  • The Sky Was Blue

    (The book is old.)

  • Some Things Go Together

    (hardcover)

  • This Quiet Lady by Zolotow, Charlotte (2000) Paperback

    (Reprint)

  • The Beautiful Christmas Tree (Sandpiper)

    (Mr. Crockett plants his scrawny Christmas tree in the fro...)

  • Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present By Zolotow, Charlotte ( Author ) Hardcover 1962

    (Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present Mr. Rabbit and the Love...)

  • When I Have a Little Girl/When I Have a Little Boy (Flip-Flop Book) by Zolotow, Charlotte (2000) Hardcover

    (1st)

  • Everything Glistens and Everything Sings: New and Selected Poems by Zolotow, Charlotte (1987) Library Binding

    (1st)

  • The Unfriendly Book
  • The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow (1-Apr-1989) Paperback
  • The Bunny Who Found Easter by Charlotte Zolotow (2001-02-26)
  • Mr. Rabbit & Lovely Present
  • River Winding by Charlotte Zolotow (1978-08-01)
  • A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse
  • A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse (Hooked on Phonics, Book 29) by Charlotte Zolotow (1998) Paperback
  • The White Marble
  • Someday
  • This Quiet Lady Hardcover May, 1992
  • This Quiet Lady (Korean Edition)
  • The Hating Book Paperback - April 13, 1989
  • El Senor Conejo y el Hermoso Regalo / Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Spanish Edition) by Charlotte Zolotow (1900-04-01)
  • My Grandson Lew Hardcover - 1974
  • Some Things Go Together (Harper Growing Tree) Hardcover - February 13, 1999
  • Mr Rabbit And The Lovely Present (Red Fox Classics) by Zolotow, Charlotte (2002) Paperback
  • (The Bunny Who Found Easter ) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Feb-2001
  • Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
  • I Like to Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow (1990-09-30)
  • Some Things Go Together (Harper Growing Tree) by Zolotow, Charlotte (1999) Hardcover
  • My Grandson Lew by Charlotte Zolotow (1974-05-03)
  • (The Hating Book ) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Apr-1989
  • All That Sunlight
  • A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse (Hooked on Phonics, Book 29) by Charlotte Zolotow (1998-05-03)
  • When the Wind Stops by Charlotte Zolotow (22-May-1997) Hardcover
  • The Seashore Book (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) By Zolotow, Charlotte ( Author ) 1994 ) Paperback
  • When I Have a Little Girl/When I Have a Little Boy (Flip-Flop Book) Hardcover - October 1, 2000
  • The Man with the Purple Eyes
  • Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow (1977-10-12)
  • El Senor Conejo y el Hermoso Regalo / Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Spanish Edition) (Spanish) Paperback April, 1900
  • (Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present ) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Dec-2004
  • The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow (1989-04-13)
  • The Hating Book (Turtleback School & Library) THE HATING BOOK (TURTLEBACK SCHOOL & LIBRARY) by Zolotow, Charlotte (Author) Apr-13-89 Hardcover
  • (Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present ) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Jan-2002
  • This Quiet Lady by Charlotte Zolotow (2000-04-05)

Membership

Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Authors League.

Connections

Married Maurice Zolotow, April 14, 1938 (divorced 1969). Children: Stephen, Ellen.

Father:

Louis J. Shapiro

Mother:

Ella F. (Bernstein) Shapiro

Spouse:

Maurice Zolotow

child:

Stephen Zolotow

child:

Ellen Zolotow