Most Popular Books by Charlotte Zolotow

The love of a mother for her little girl permeates a walk they take together on an autumn day.

‘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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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

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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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.

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

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.

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.

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely present for her mother, who is especially fond of red, yellow, green, and blue.

Zolotow''s collection of five stories and poems focuses on subjects young children care most about: love and family. With tender and vibrant watercolors, this is a collection to be shared and treasured.

A small boy tells his mother what he would like a father to be.

One day a little girl said to her brother... Do you know what I''ll do at the seashore? I''ll bring you a shell to hold the sound of the sea. In a little girl''s magical question-and-answer game, Charlotte Zolotow captures, with unerring childlike simplicity, a sister''s special love for her little brother. Javaka Steptoe''s bold artwork offers a stunning new interpretation of the reassuring, lyrical text and brings to yet another generation of children this well-loved story.

While out for a walk on a spring morning, a little girl shows her mother things grown-ups sometimes miss.

A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to know that someone far away loves you.

Depicts a summer storm from the first clap of thunder to the final rainbow