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
Spouse
(m. 1938; div. 1969)
ChildrenSteve and Crescent
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.

The writers she edited include Paul Fleischman, Paul Zindel, Mary Rodgers, Robert Lipsyte, and Francesca Lia Block.