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Charlotte Zolotow Award

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Charlotte Zolotow Award
Awarded foroutstanding writing in a picture book published in the United States in the preceding year
CountryUnited States
Presented byCooperative Children's Book Center
First awarded1998
Websiteccbc.education.wisc.edu/literature-resources/charlotte-zolotow-award/

The Charlotte Zolotow Award is an American literary award presented annually for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the United States during the preceding year. By contrast, the Caldecott Medal is for outstanding illustration in a picture book. The Zolotow award was established in 1998 by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education and named to honor the work of Charlotte Zolotow, an American children's book editor and author. Ms. Zolotow worked with Harper Junior Books for 38 years during which time she wrote more than 70 picture books.[1] Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship from 1933 to 36. The Cooperative Children's Book Center is a children's literature library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Eligibility

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  • Any picture book for young children (birth through age seven) originally written in English, and published the United States between January 1 and December 31 is eligible for consideration.[1]
  • The book may be fiction, nonfiction or folklore, as long as it is presented in picture book form and aimed at the birth through seven age range.[1]
  • Translated books, poetry collections, and easy readers are not eligible.[1]
  • The Committee selects one winner each year.[1]
  • It may also designate up to five honor books and up to ten titles to be included on a highly commended list that will call attention to outstanding writing in a picture book.[1]

The winner is announced in January each year. A bronze medallion is formally presented to the winning author in the spring during an annual public event that honors the career of Charlotte Zolotow.[1]

Recipients

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Charlotte Zolotow Award Recipients, Honors, and Highly Commended books [2]
Year Author Title Citation
1998 Vera B. Williams Lucky Song Winner
Keiko Kasza Don't Laugh, Joe! Honor
Marion Dane Bauer If You Were Born a Kitten Commended
Elisha Cooper Country Fair Commended
Denise Fleming Time to Sleep Commended
Patricia C. McKissack Ma Dear's Aprons Commended
Bernard Waber Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party Commended
Rosemary Wells Bunny Cakes Commended
1999 Uri Shulevitz Snow Winner
Holly Meade John Willy and Freddy McGee Honor
William Steig Pete's a Pizza Honor
Denise Fleming Mama Cat Has Three Kittens Commended
Kevin Henkes Circle Dogs Commended
Bill T. Jones and Susan Kuklin Dance Commended
Lynn Reiser Little Clam Commended
Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen Elizabeti's Doll Commended
2000 Molly Bang When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry.... Winner
Cari Best Three Cheers for Catherine the Great Honor
Jules Feiffer Bark, George Honor
Baba Wagué Diakité The Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African Folktale Commended
Kristine O'Connell George Little Dog Poems Commended
Joan Bransfield Graham Flicker Flash Commended
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard When Will Sarah Come? Commended
Amy Schwartz How to Catch an Elephant Commended
Joyce Carol Thomas You Are My Perfect Baby Commended
Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha Trashy Town Commended
2001 Kate Banks The Night Worker Winner
Christopher Myers Wings Honor
Peggy Christian If You Find a Rock Commended
Doreen Cronin Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Commended
Joy Harjo The Good Luck Cat Commended
Kimiko Kajikawa Yoshi's Feast Commended
Sandra L. Pinkney Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children Commended
Nancy Van Laan When Winter Comes Commended
2002 Margaret Willey Clever Beatrice Winner
Emily Jenkins Five Creatures Honor
Lenore Look Henry's First-Moon Birthday Commended
Margaret Read MacDonald Mabela the Clever Commended
Marisabina Russo Come Back, Hannah! Commended
Catherine Stock Gugu's House Commended
Janet S. Wong Grump Commended
2003 Holly Keller Farfallina & Marcel Winner
Susan Marie Swanson The First Thing My Mama Told Me Honor
Nancy Andrews-Goebel The Pot That Juan Built Commended
Kate Banks Close Your Eyes Commended
Kevin Henkes Owen's Marshmallow Chick Commended
Juan Felipe Herrera Grandma and Me at the Flea / Los Meros Meros Remateros Commended
Kate McMullan and Jim McMullan I Stink! Commended
Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption Commended
Alice Schertle All You Need for a Snowman Commended
David Shannon Duck on a Bike Commended
Karma Wilson Bear Snores On Commended
Janet S. Wong Apple Pie 4th of July Commended
2004 Amy Schwartz What James Likes Best Winner
John Coy Two Old Potatoes and Me Honor
Rebecca O'Connell The Baby Goes Beep Honor
Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile Honor
James Rumford Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey Honor
George Shannon Tippy-Toe Chick, Go! Honor
Kate Banks Mama's Coming Home Commended
Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora George Washington's Teeth Commended
Denise Fleming Buster Commended
Jeron Ashford Frame Yesterday I Had the Blues Commended
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Commended
Naomi Shihab Nye Baby Radar Commended
Lynne Rae Perkins Snow Music Commended
Andrea U'Ren Mary Smith Commended
Mo Willems Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Commended
2005 Kevin Henkes Kitten's First Full Moon Winner
Lauren Thompson Polar Bear Night Honor
Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Honor
Jacqueline Woodson Coming On Home Soon Honor
Karen Beaumont Baby Danced the Polka Commended
Caralyn Buehner Superdog: The Heart of a Hero Commended
Oliver Dunrea BooBoo Commended
Alan Durant Always and Forever Commended
Karen English Hot Day on Abbott Avenue Commended
Mary Ann Hoberman Whose Garden Is It? Commended
Dave Horowitz A Monkey Among Us Commended
Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Bittle Commended
Carole Lexa Schaefer The Biggest Soap Commended
2006 Mary Ann Rodman My Best Friend Winner
Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss Precious and the Boo Hag Honor
Jon J Muth Zen Shorts Honor
William Bee Whatever Commended
Mara Bergman Snip, Snap! What's That? Commended
Bob Graham Oscar's Half Birthday Commended
Norton Juster The Hello, Goodbye Window Commended
Stephen Michael King Mutt Dog! Commended
Leslie Patricelli Binky Commended
Elivia Savadier No Haircut Today! Commended
Sandy Turner Cool Cat, Hot Dog Commended
Mo Willems Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Commended
2007 Peter McCarty Moon Plane Winner
Lenore Look Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding Honor
Linda Smith Mrs. Crump's Cat Honor
Kristen Balouch Mystery Bottle Commended
Shari Becker Maxwell's Mountain Commended
Eve Bunting One Green Apple Commended
Margaret Chodos-Irvine Best Best Friends Commended
Robin Cruise Little Mamá Forgets Commended
Kevin Henkes Lilly's Big Day Commended
Lola M. Schaefer An Island Grows Commended
Sarah Weeks Overboard! Commended
Jeanne Willis Gorilla! Gorilla! Commended
2008 Greg Foley Thank You, Bear Winner
Jonathan Bean At Night Honor
Lynne Rae Perkins Pictures from Our Vacation Honor
Carole Lexa Schaefer Dragon Dancing Honor
Maribeth Boelts Those Shoes Commended
Robin Cruise Only You Commended
Bob Graham "The Trouble with Dogs..." Said Dad. Commended
Janice Harrington The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County Commended
Kevin Henkes A Good Day Commended
Emily Jenkins What Happens on Wednesdays Commended
Patricia C. McKissack The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll Commended
Sara Pennypacker Pierre in Love Commended
Mary Quigley Granddad's Fishing Buddy Commended
Lisa Wheeler Jazz Baby Commended
2009 Bob Graham How to Heal a Broken Wing Winner
Jim Averbeck In a Blue Room Honor
Jen Bryant A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams Honor
Fran Manushkin How Mama Brought the Spring Honor
James Rumford Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad Honor
Uri Shulevitz How I Learned Geography Honor
Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou The Butter Man Commended
Mary Amato The Chicken of the Family Commended
Andy Cutbill The Cow That Laid an Egg Commended
Greg Foley Don't Worry Bear Commended
Kevin Henkes Old Bear Commended
Megan McDonald Hen Hears Gossip Commended
Charles R. Smith, Jr. Dance with Me Commended
Gwendolyn Zepeda Growing Up with Tamales Commended
2010 Carmen Tafolla What Can You Do With a Paleta? Winner
Florence Parry Heide Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of A Girl Who Floated) Honor
Kevin Henkes Birds Honor
David Ezra Stein Pouch! Honor
Mem Fox Hello Baby! Commended
Keiko Kasza Ready for Anything Commended
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Who Will I Be, Lord? Commended
Melissa Stewart Under the Snow Commended
2011 Rukhsana Khan Big Red Lollipop Winner
Bob Graham April and Esme: Tooth Fairies Honor
Sandra Markle Hip-Pocket Papa Honor
Phillip C. Stead A Sick Day for Amos McGee Honor
Mo Willems City Dog, Country Frog Honor
Monica Brown Chavela and the Magic Bubble Commended
Greg Foley Willoughby & the Moon Commended
Kevin Henkes My Garden Commended
Anna Grossnickle Hines I Am a Backhoe Commended
Chris Raschka Little Black Crow Commended
Karen Lynn Williams A Beach Tail Commended
2012 Patrick McDonnell Me... Jane Winner
Susan Campbell Bartoletti Naamah and the Ark at Night Honor
Jon Katz Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm Honor
Alison Murray Apple Pie ABC Honor
Linda Ashman Samantha on a Roll Commended
Albert Bitterman Fortune Cookies Commended
Mini Grey Three By the Sea Commended
George Ella Lyon All the Water in the World Commended
Margaret H. Mason These Hands Commended
Meg Medina Tía Isa Wants a Car Commended
Joyce Sidman Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature Commended
Sue Soltis Nothing Like a Puffin Commended
Melissa Sweet Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade Commended
Hyewon Yum The Twins' Blanket Commended
2013 Jacqueline Woodson Each Kindness Winner
Mary Logue Sleep Like a Tiger Honor
Mara Rockliff Me and Momma and Big John Honor
Rachel Vail Flabbersmashed about You Honor
Julie Danneberg Monet Paints a Day Commended
Shane W. Evans We March Commended
Kate Feiffer No Go Sleep! Commended
Candace Fleming Oh, No! Commended
Denise Fleming underGROUND Commended
Susan Hood Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster Commended
Ginnie Lo Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic Commended
Kelly Starling Lyons Tea Cakes for Tosh Commended
Doreen Rappaport Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller Commended
2014 Lemony Snicket The Dark Winner
Jonathan Bean Building Our House Honor
Tameka Fryer Brown My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood Honor
Suzanne Collins Year of the Jungle Honor
Pat Zietlow Miller Sophie's Squash Honor
Jacqueline Woodson This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration. Honor
Jonathan Bean Big Snow Commended
Floyd Cooper Max and the Tag-Along Moon Commended
Bob Graham The Silver Button Commended
Yuyi Morales Niño Wrestles the World Commended
Eileen Spinelli When No One Is Watching Commended
Susan Stockdale Stripes of All Types Commended
Jessica Young My Blue Is Happy Commended
2015 Jenny Offill Sparky Winner
Katherine Applegate Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla Honor
Elizabeth Bluemle Tap Tap Boom Boom Honor
Tonya Bolden Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer Honor
Pat Mora Water Rolls, Water Rises = El agua rueda, el agua sube Honor
Barney Saltzberg Chengdu Could Not, Would Not Fall Asleep Honor
Laura Gehl One Big Pair of Underwear Commended
Thelma Lynne Godin The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen Commended
George Ella Lyon What Forest Knows Commended
Mary Lyn Ray Go to Sleep, Little Farm Commended
Laura Purdie Salas Water Can Be... Commended
Melissa Stewart Beneath the Sun Commended
Jamie A. Swenson If You Were a Dog Commended
Audrey Vernick Edgar's Second Word Commended
Brian Won Hooray for Hat! Commended
2016 Margarita Engle Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music Winner
Kathi Appelt When Otis Courted Mama Honor
Lauren Child The New Small Person Honor
Matt de la Peña Last Stop on Market Street Honor
Lindsay Mattick Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Honor
Sean Taylor Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise Honor
Molly Bang When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt Commended
Monica Brown Maya's Blanket / La manta de Maya Commended
Edwidge Danticat Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation Commended
Bob Graham How the Sun Got to Coco's House Commended
Kevin Henkes Waiting Commended
Anne Vittur Kennedy Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook Commended
Margaret McNamara A Poem in Your Pocket Commended
Miranda Paul Water Is Water: A Book about the Water Cycle Commended
Alicia Potter Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats Commended
Mary Lyn Ray Goodnight, Good Dog Commended
2017 Carole Boston Weatherford Freedom in Congo Square Winner
Sherman Alexie Thunder Boy Jr. Honor
Candace Fleming Giant Squid Honor
Jarvis Alan's Big, Scary Teeth Honor
Micha Archer Daniel Finds a Poem Commended
Kate Berube Hannah and Sugar Commended
Maribeth Boelts A Bike Like Sergio's Commended
Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood Commended
Irene Dickson Blocks Commended
Renata Galindo My New Mom & Me Commended
Katrina Goldsaito The Sound of Silence Commended
Gemma Merino The Cow Who Climbed a Tree Commended
Adam Rex School's First Day of School Commended
Duncan Tonatiuh The Princess and the Warrior Commended
2018 Bao Phi A Different Pond Winner[3]
Atinuke Baby Goes to Market Honor[3]
Gaia Cornwall Jabari Jumps Honor[3]
Amy Hest Buster and the Baby Honor[3]
Bob Raczka Niko Draws a Feeling Honor[3]
Cynthia Rylant Herbert's First Halloween Honor[3]
Lesa Cline-Ransome Before She Was Harriet Commended
Elisha Cooper Big Cat, Little Cat Commended
Julia Durango The One Day House Commended
Margarita Engle All the Way to Havana Commended
Julie Fogliano When's My Birthday? Commended
Kevin Henkes In the Middle of Fall Commended
Laura McGee Kvasnosky Little Wolf's First Howling Commended
Joyce Sidman Round Commended
2019 Marla Frazee Little Brown Winner
David Ezra Stein Honey Honor
Hyewon Yum Saturday Is Swimming Day Honor
Grace Lin A BIG Mooncake for Little Star Commended
Matt de la Peña Carmela Full of Wishes Commended
Jacqueline Woodson The Day You Begin Commended
Yuyi Morales Dreamers Commended
Maxine Beneba Clarke The Patchwork Bike Commended
Brian Lies The Rough Patch Commended
Oge Mora Thank You, Omu! Commended
Ryan T. Higgins We Don't Eat Our Classmates Commended
Kevin Henkes Winter is Here Commended
2020 Cheryl Minnema Johnny's Pheasant Winner
Kevin Noble Maillard Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Honor
Kao Kalia Yang A Map into the World Honor
Matthew Forsythe Pokko and the Drum Honor
Oge Mora Saturday Honor
Jean Reidy Truman Honor
Martin Jenkins Beware of the Crocodile Commended
Micha Archer Daniel's Good Day Commended
Cori Doerrfeld Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! Commended
Isabel Quintero My Papi Has a Motorcycle Commended
Kate Read One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller Commended
Sydney Smith Small in the City Commended
Shabazz Larkin The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter Commended
2021–2022 Meg Medina Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away Winner
Atinuke Catch That Chicken! Honor
Hilda Eunice Burgos The Cot in the Living Room Honor
Jordan Scott I Talk like a River Honor
Julie Fogliano My Best Friend Honor
Elizabeth Lilly Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens Honor
Jennifer K. Mann The Camping Trip Commended
Joanna Ho Eyes That Kiss in the Corners Commended
Alice Faye Duncan Just like a Mama Commended
Maribeth Boelts Kaia and the Bees Commended
Tom Gauld The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess Commended
Tami Charles My Day with the Panye Commended
Winsome Bingham Soul Food Sunday Commended
Kevin Henkes Sun Flower Lion Commended
Lesléa Newman Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail Commended
Rajani LaRocca Where Three Oceans Meet Commended

Recipients of Multiple awards, honors, and commendations

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Kevin Henkes and Bob Graham are the only two authors to receive all three citations and are the two authors who have received the most citations overall (10 and 8, respectively). No author has yet to receive multiple awards. Jonathan Bean is the only author to receive two citations in one year. In 2014 he received an honor for Building Our House and a commendation Big Snow.

Multiple honors

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Three authors have received two Zolotow Honors: Jonathan Bean, James Rumford, Mo Willems, and Jacqueline Woodson.

Multiple commendations

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One author has received nine Zolotow commendations.

  • Kevin Henkes, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019

Two authors have received four Zolotow commendations.

  • Denise Fleming, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2013
  • Bob Graham, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016

Multiple authors have received two Zolotow commendations: Kate Banks, Maribeth Boelts, Monica Brown, Elisha Cooper, Robin Cruise, Greg Foley, George Ella Lyon, Patricia C. McKissack, Mary Lyn Ray, Joyce Sidman, Melissa Stewart, Mo Willems, and Janet S. Wong.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Schliesman, Megan. "Charlotte Zolotow Award". The University of Wisconsin Madison. Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ^ "Booklists". Cooperative Children's Book Center. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Awards: Charlotte Zolotow; Edward Stanford Travel Writing". Shelf Awareness. January 12, 2018. Retrieved 2023-03-07.