Charlotte Zolotow Awards
The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the United States in the preceding year.
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In a blue room2008
Summary: Alice wants everything in her bedroom to be blue before she falls asleep.- place hold (0)
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When Sophie gets angry-- really, really angry--2004
Summary: A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger but takes the time to cool off and regain her composure.- place hold (0)
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Naamah and the ark at night2011
Summary: Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means great singer. For 40 days and 40 nights, as the Ark tosses on the storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings to the animals.- place hold (0)
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At night2007
Summary: A sleepless city girl imagines what it would be like to get away from snoring family members and curl up alone with one's thoughts in the cool night air under wide-open skies.- place hold (0)
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Three cheers for Catherine the Great!1999
Summary: Sara's Russian grandmother has requested that there be no presents at her seventy-eighth birthday party so Sara must think of a gift from her heart.- place hold (0)
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Year of the jungle : memories from the home front
Summary: Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it home.- place hold (0)
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Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music2015
Summary: Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note... more »- place hold (0)
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Bark, George1999
Summary: "Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog. And so is his mother, who repeats, "Bark, George."... more »- place hold (0)
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Thank you Bear2007
Summary: Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend.- place hold (0)
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April and Esme, tooth fairies2010
Summary: On their first assignment, two young tooth fairy sisters journey by night into the huge world of humans to collect Daniel Dangerfield's tooth and fly it safely home.- place hold (0)
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Princess Hyacinth : (the surprising tale of a girl who floated)2009
Summary: Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.- place hold (0)
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Kitten's first full moon2004
Summary: When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.- place hold (0)
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Birds2009
Summary: Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.- place hold (0)
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Five creatures2001
Summary: In words and pictures, a girl describes the three humans and two cats that live in her house, and details some of the traits that they share.- place hold (0)
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Don't laugh, Joe1997
Summary: Mother Possum is in despair because her son cannot learn to play dead without laughing.- place hold (0)
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Farfallina & Marcel2002
Summary: A caterpillar and a young goose become great friends, but as they grow up they undergo changes which separate them for awhile.- place hold (0)
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Big red lollipop2010
Summary: Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina's fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.- place hold (0)
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Sleep like a tiger2012
Summary: At bedtime a young girl asks "Does everything in the world go to sleep?"- place hold (0)
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Uncle Peter's amazing Chinese wedding2006
Summary: A Chinese American girl describes the festivities surrounding her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind each one.- place hold (0)
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Me-- Jane2011
Summary: Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.- place hold (0)
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Precious and the Boo Hag2005
Summary: Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about.- place hold (0)
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John Willy and Freddy McGee1998
Summary: Two guinea pigs escape from their safe but boring cage and have an adventure in the tunnels of the family's pool table.- place hold (0)
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Apple pie ABC2011
Summary: When an apple pie comes out of the oven, a little pup does everything he can to get his paws on it.- place hold (0)
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Zen shorts2005
Summary: When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen.- place hold (0)
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Pictures from our vacation2007
Summary: Given a camera that takes and prints tiny pictures just before leaving for the family farm in Canada, a young girl records a vacation that gets off to a slow start, but winds up being a family reunion filled with good memories.- place hold (0)
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My best friend2005
Summary: Six-year-old Lily has a best friend all picked out for play group day, but unfortunately the differences between first-graders and second-graders are sometimes very large.- place hold (0)
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Dragon dancing2007
Summary: A group of children pretend that they are a dragon to celebrate their classmate's birthday.- place hold (0)
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Tippy-toe chick, go!2003
Summary: When a mean dog blocks the path to the garden where a delicious breakfast awaits, Little Chick shows her family how brave and clever she is.- place hold (0)
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Snow1998
Summary: As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.- place hold (0)
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How I learned geography2008
Summary: As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II.- place hold (0)
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The dark2013
Summary: Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit.- place hold (0)
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A sick day for Amos McGee2010
Summary: "Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles... more »- place hold (0)
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Pouch!2009
Summary: A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama's pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder each time.- place hold (0)
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Polar bear night2004
Summary: After wandering out at night to watch a magical star shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle with her mother in their warm den.- place hold (0)
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Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale2004
Summary: After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.- place hold (0)
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Clever Beatrice : an Upper Peninsula conte2001
Summary: A small, but clever young girl outwits a rich giant and wins all his gold.- place hold (0)
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This is the rope : a story from the Great Migration2013
Summary: A rope passed down through the generations frames an African American family's story as they journey north during the time of the Great Migration.- place hold (0)
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Each kindness2012
Summary: When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.- place hold (0)
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Freedom in Congo Square2016
Summary: Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they gather with free blacks at Congo Square outside New Orleans, free from oppression. Includes foreword... more »- place hold (0)
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What can you do with a paleta? = ¿Que puedes hacer con una paleta?2009
Summary: A young Mexican American girl celebrates the paleta, an icy fruit popsicle, and the many roles it plays in her lively barrio.- place hold (0)
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