Charlotte Zolotow

Charlotte Zolotow
BornCharlotte Gertrude Shapiro
(1915-06-26)June 26, 1915
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 2013(2013-11-19) (aged 98)
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
OccupationEditor, writer
GenreChildren's picture books, poetry
SpouseMaurice Zolotow (divorced 1969)
ChildrenCrescent Dragonwagon
Steve Zolotow
Website
charlottezolotow.com

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.
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