New Releases by Charlotte Zolotow

A summer classic by two masters, reissued and redesigned for contemporary audiences. Wendell Minor’s elegant artwork and Charlotte Zolotow’s simple, evocative prose brings a day at the beach vividly to life as a boy and his mother imagine what it would be like to spend a day at the seashore. Hunting for seashells and building sandcastles, this tribute to the power of imagination and the tenderness of a mother-child connection is also a sweet ode to summer's greatest pastimes. Perfect for storytime or bedtime.

As the season change, there is a new beauty waiting to be discovered. Charlotte Zolotow's classic poems paired with Tiphanie Beeke's lovely illustrations make for a perfect poetry collection for every child.

1963 Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely present for her mother, who is especially fond of red, yellow, green, and blue. "An outstanding book [that] can be read by first-graders." --School Library Journal

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely birthday present for her mother in this classic Caldecott Honor tale. Full color.

A family's noisy little poodle barks at everything, disturbing the father, until the day everyone else goes out and the father and poodle are left alone together.

Although his elegant neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his rundown house and nurtures a small neglected pine tree, making them the best on the street.

Where does the wind go when it stops? When a little boy asks this question at the end of a happy day, his mother explains that the wind does not stop-it blows away to make the trees dance somewhere else. Reassuringly, she tells him that nothing ever ends, it simply begins in another place or in another way. Rain goes back into the clouds to create new storms, waves fold back upon the sea to become new waves, and the day moves on to make way for the night, bringing the darkness and stars for the little boy to dream in. Charlotte Zolotow's lyrical prose and Stefano Vitale's rich illustrations make this a beautiful celebration of the cycle of life.

‘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.’ —H.

Once there was a dog who loved to run and jump and play. She was the best friend Ben -- or any little boy -- could have. But as Ben got older, so did his dog. One morning, Ben's old dog didn't open her eyes or wag her tail. She didn't even move. Charlotte Zolotow's remarkable insight into a universal experience -- the hurt and confusion a child feels after his first encounter with death -- is poignantly echoed by James Ransome's striking oil paintings.

"Here is Paris presented as a series of memories by a parent who understands that 'the special things' to share with a child are not always the attractions featured in the guidebooks....The photographs...are gorgeous....The understated narrative complements but never distracts from the visual feast....An eyeful of delight."--Horn Book.

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.

After she and her father take a walk and have a bedtime snack, a little girl is finally sleepy enough to go to bed.

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.

Describes how each animal sleeps in its own special place, in its own special way.

These two stories, Janey and My Grandson Lew are about children's memories of a best friend and a grandfather. Although both children have lost someone close to them, they remember only happy things. The stories are also available on cassette in the Read and Listen series.

A little girl delights her brother with a series of promises about all the wonderful things she'll do to make him happy as they both grow up.

La grande soeur mariée, revient chez elle en "visiteuse". A l'étonnement de sa petite soeur, la grande soeur a désormais le droit de tout faire et sa maman ne la commande plus.

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.

One by one the members of a family awake one cold November morning to discover that during the night there has been a beautiful snowfall.

An illustrated collection of poems arranged under eight subject categories including "The Sea," "People and Friendship," "Animals," and "Bedtime Thoughts."

Illustrations accompany couplets describing things that go together naturally, such as "Sand with sea" and especially "you with me".

An infant's mother gives him many loving nicknames until he surprises her by saying "Mama".