Books by Charlotte Zolotow
Born: 06/26/1915Charlotte Zolotow Biography & Notes
Charlotte Zolotow has contributed to the world of children's literature not only as an author but also as an editor and anthologist. THE PARK BOOK, her first, was published in 1944 while she was working as an assistant to the renowned children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom at Harper & Row. Three of her works, MY GRANDSON LEW, THE STORM BOOK, and MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT were named Caldecott Honor Books. In 1962, MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT was also named a Newbery Honor Book. In 1976 Zolotow became the editorial director of Harper Junior Books; in 1981 she was named vice president of Harper and Row. She eventually resigned this position to become an editorial consultant at Harper Junior Books and the editorial director of her own imprint--Charlotte Zolotow Books. Her daughter, Ellen, has also written children's books using the name Crescent Dragonwagon.
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The Beautiful Christmas Tree by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2001)
Mr. Crockett is neither handsome nor fashionable, but he knows a secret-all things need love and care. With years of attention and patience, he transforms his shabby brownstone into an elegant home and brings a scrawny, neglected tree to life, teaching his critical neighbors that beauty can be found in unexpected places.
Yan Nascimbene's striking illustrations breathe new life into this holiday classic, originally published in 1972, that gently captures the true meaning of Christmas. |
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Big Brother by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1960)
Little sister learns to ignore big brother when he teases.
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Big Sister and Little Sister by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1990)
As far as little sister was concerned, there was nothing big sister couldn't do. One day, though, little sister wanted to be alone and she hid in the meadow. Big sister couldn't find little sister so she began to cry--until little sister came to comfort her. Illustrated.
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Bunny Who Found Easter by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1998)
In print for almost forty years, Charlotte Zolotow's The Bunny Who Found Easter has delighted generations of readers. A lonely bunny goes hunting for Easter, where he hopes to find other bunnies. His search takes him through the seasons, but only in the spring does he find the true meaning of Easter. To this heartwarming story Helen Craig has lent her own original interpretation. As multiple stories unfold in each piece of art, viewer and reader are drawn into the poetic, song-filled text. This new rendition of an old classic is sure to charm readers young and old.
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But Not Billy by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1983)
An infant's mother gives him many loving nicknames until he surprises her by saying "Mama".
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Do You Know What I'll Do? by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1958)
A little girl entertains her baby brother by telling him all the nice things she plans to do for him.
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Early Sorrow Ten Stories of Youth by ( 1986)
Featuring works by E.L. Doctorow, Carson McCullers, Katherine Mansfield, and seven other authors, this volume collects short stories that exemplify the impact of early sorrow.
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Everything Glistens and Everything Sings New and Selected Poems by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1987)
An illustrated collection of poems arranged under eight subject categories including "The Sea," "People and Friendship," "Animals," and "Bedtime Thoughts."
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A Father Like That by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2007)
A small boy tells his mother what he would like a father to be.
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Flocks of Birds by Charlotte Zolotow, Ruth Bornstein ( 1981)
A mother soothes her little girl to sleep with images of birds in flight across mountains and valleys, over lakes like black-ink pools, and through windswept cities and towns.
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The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow, Ben Shecter ( 1989)
I hate hate hated my friend. When I moved over in the school bus, she sat somewhere else.
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Hold My Hand Five Stories of Love and Family by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1988)
Two little girls take a walk on a cold snowy day.
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I Have a Horse of My Own by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1980)
A little girl describes her dream adventures with her very own horse.
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I Know a Lady by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1992) If you are lucky you know someone like the elderly lady in this book. Whenever she sees you--coming home from school, trick-or-treating at Halloween, or walking with your dog in the wood--she makes you feel special. She is someone you admire. She is someone you love. |
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I Like to Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1990) With her finely tuned ear for the concerns and cadences of childhood, Zolotow records a little girl describing all the things she likes that grown-ups usually do not. This tale, adapted from Zolotow's I Want to Be Little and newly illustrated with appealing watercolors, will strike a pleasurable chord with adults and children. |
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If It Weren't for You If It Were Not for You by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2006)
An older sister imagines the advantages of not having her younger sister around, but then thinks of one disadvantage, in this revised and reillustrated picture book of sibling rivalry.
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If You Listen by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2002)
A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to know that someone far away loves you.
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It's Not Fair by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1988)
It's not fair that everything about my friend Martha's life is the way I wish my life were--though she tells me she prefers mine.
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Janey by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1973)
A little girl recalls the joys of friendship and her sorrow since her friend moved away.
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May I Visit? by Erik Blegvad, Charlotte Zolotow ( 1987)
A little girl asks if she may return home to visit when she grows up and no longer spills powder in the bathroom or knocks over the plants.
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The Moon Was the Best by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1993)
"Once a mother and father were going to Paris. 'Remember the special things to tell me, ' said the little girl, 'The things I'd like if I were there.' So the mother remembers". Together the author and illustrator bring Paris to life--not the Paris of guide books and postcards but the Paris every child will find wonderful and worth remembering. Full color.
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Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1962)
The heroine of their book has a problem. And at first it does not look as though Mr. Rabbit is going to be much help in solving it. For everyone knows you cannot give your mother a red roof, a yellow taxi-cab, a green caterpillar, or a blue lake for her birthday. But then all the little girl had said was that her mother liked red, yellow, green, and blue--and so Mr. Rabbit was trying.
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My Friend John by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1968)
Two best friends celebrate their friendship. Three-color illustrations accompany the text.
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My Grandson Lew by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2010)
Lew's grandfather died when he was young, but he has vivid memories of him--more than his mother thought he would.
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The New Friend by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1981)
A child reminisces about her old dear friend who now has a different friend, and though she is bereft, plans to find a new friend herself.
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Not a Little Monkey by Charlotte Zolotow, Michele Chessare ( 1989)
A little girl tries to get her busy mother to play with her by doing a series of silly things from pouring water on her head to climbing into the big wastebasket.
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The Old Dog by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1995)
With crystalline simplicity Zolotow captures the essence of loss and grief--and the healing that begins when one lets someone new come into his heart. Ransome's extraordinary paintings poignantly evoke all the love, sadness and joy of a family whose lives have been touched by a special animal. Full color.
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One Step Two by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1970) |
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Over and over by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1995)
Two legends of the children's book world unite to explain the seasons to small children. "The year's seasonal changes and festivities that are important in a little child's life are imaginatively (described). . . . The story ends with the happy realization that it will all come round 'over and over' again".-- The Horn Book. Full-color.
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An Overpraised Season 10 Stories of Youth by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1987)
A short story collection dramatizing the problems, tribulations, and emotional confrontations that beset the young.
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Park Book by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1986)
The story of the people and animals who work and play in the park from sunrise to sunset.
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Peter and the Pigeons by Charlotte Zolotow, Martine Gourbault ( 1993)
After seeing all the animals in the zoo, Peter still likes the pigeons he sees every day best.
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The Poodle Who Barked at the Wind by Charlotte Zolotow, June Otani ( 1987)
The little black poodle barks at everything.
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The Quarreling Book by Arnold Lobel, Charlotte Zolotow ( 1982)
‘Gruffness and anger is passed along from person to person until a little dog starts a chain of happiness that reverses the trend. [A] pleasant picture book [that touches on] emotional maturity.' -ALA Children's Services Division.
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The Quiet Mother and the Noisy Little Boy by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1989)
A noisy little boy discovers the pleasure of a quiet moment with his mother after his very noisy cousin pays a visit to their house.
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River Winding by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1978)
An illustrated collection of short poems about bedtime, rivers, seasons, and other topics.
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A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1987)
A small boy enumerates for his sister the marvelous things he will do for her when he is grown up, such as bringing her coral from the bottom of the sea and building her the biggest bridge in the world.
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Say It! by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1980)
A little girl goes for a walk with her mother on a windy autumn day and waits for her mother to "say it" in exactly the way she wanted to hear.
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The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1994)
"A young boy, who has never seen the sea, asks his mother to describe it. From there, Zolotow carefully chooses her words to create a poem full of the colors, sounds, and sights of a day at the beach. Minor's softly detailed renderings reinforce the gentle mood".--School Library Journal. Full color.
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Seasons A Book of Poems by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2002)
"There is a special kind of quiet every household knows we hear it in our sleep the first night it snows"
In her first book written for beginning readers, Charlotte Zolotow's poetry evokes--with her signature warmth and insight--the highlights and emotions of a child's year. Erik Blegvad's drawings masterfully portray the scenes of nature, family, friendship, and solitude. |
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El Senor Conejo Y El Hermoso Regalo by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1995)
A Caldecott Honor-winning tale follows the adventures of a little girl who finds the ideal birthday gift for her mother with the help of the kindly Mr. Rabbit.
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Sky Was Blue by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1963)
A little girl looks at the family album and finds out what life was like long ago.
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Snippets A Gathering of Poems, Pictures, and Possibilities... by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1993)
A collection of verses selected from earlier books by Charlotte Zolotow.
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Some Things Go Together by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1987)
Bright illustrations accompany brief verses about things that go together such as hats with heads and pillows with beds.
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Someday by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1989)
A little girl imagines her life the way she would like it to be.
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Someone New by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1993)
A young boy feels that someone has gone from his life and he must think and think about it before he discovers who.
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Something Is Going to Happen by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1988)
On a cold, dark November morning, an entire family experiences a feeling of excitement and anticipation that heralds the season's first snowstorm.
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The Song by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1982) |
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Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow, Margaret Bloy Graham ( 1989)
It is a day in the country, and everything is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.
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Summer Is by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1983)
Captures some of the joys and beauties of each season.
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The Summer Night by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1991)
After she and her father take a walk and have a bedtime snack, a little girl is finally sleepy enough to go to bed.
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This Quiet Lady by Charlotte Zolotow, Anita Lobel ( 2000)
What was your mother like as a little girl? How did she look in school? What did she do before you were born? Follow along as one girl joyously searches through old pictures to find out. Generations will be inspired to share family history as they treasure this book together.
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The Three Funny Friends by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1961)
A little girl living in a new town gives up her imaginary friends for Tony, her new neighbor.
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Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2006)
Thomas realizes being the new kid on the block isn't too lonely after a special night of trick-or-treating.
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Timothy Too! by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1986)
John is tired of having his little brother Timmy always tagging along with him, then Timmy gets a friend of his own. "The familiar situation of a lonely younger child idolizing an older sibling is appealingly handled." -- School Library Journal
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The Unfriendly Book by Charlotte Zolotow, William Pene Dubois ( 1975)
Bertha thought that she was Judy's best friend and was jealous when Judy played with other kids.
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Wake Up and Good Night, by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1971)
Illustrations and lyrical text capture the sights and sounds that fill a child's world in the early morning and evening.
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When I Have a Little Boy by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1988)
John announces that when he has a son, his son will never have to play the piano, or cut his hair, or play with the sons of his father's friends.
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When I Have a Little Girl by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1988)
A little girl tells how the rules are going to be quite different when she has her own little girl.
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When I Have a Little Girl/When I Have a Little Boy A Flip Flop Book by Charlotte Zolotow ( 2000)
Two separate stories--one from a girl's point of view, the other from that of a young boy--tell what her daughter or his son will be allowed to do.
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When I Have a Son by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1967)
John announces that when he has a son, his son will never have to play the piano, or cut his hair, or play with the sons of his father's friends, or ...
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When the Wind Stops by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1995)
"But where does the sun go when the day ends?" the child asks. "The day doesn't end", explains his mother, "it begins somewhere else". This is a story about new beginnings. Zolotow's crystalline language and Vitale's paintings on wood offer a reassuring celebration of the continuity of life.
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The White Marble by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1982)
Two children find beauty and wonder in the park on a hot night.
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Who Is Ben? by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1997)
One evening, when it's pitch black outside, Ben walks over to his window and looks out. He can't see anything. But the sense of oneness with the world he finds in the darkness allows Ben to find his own answers to questions about beginnings and endings. Full color.
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William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow ( 1972) |
