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J'aime bien etre petite! [I Like to be Little]
J'aime bien etre petite! [I Like to be Little]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Erik Blegvard, illustrated by

[Paris]: Castor Poche / Flammarion, 1989. Softcover. Fine. First French edition. Illustrated by Erik Blegvard. Translated by Anne-Marie Chapouton. Slim 16mo. Very light wear, about fine in wrappers.

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Kotori wa doko [The Song]
Kotori wa doko [The Song]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Nancy Tafuri, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowaya-ya Co., Ltd, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Nancy Tafuri. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim tall octavo. Text in Japanese. Spine very lightly sunned, spine base and top corners gently bumped, near fine in like printed wraparound band.

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$75.00
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Boku ga tosan nara [When I Have a Little Boy]
Boku ga tosan nara [When I Have a Little Boy]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Hilary Knight, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1998. Hardcover. Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated Hilary Knight. Translated by Nana Mirai. Oblong slim octavo. Glazed pictorial boards. Pink flowers on boards sunned at the joints else fine, without the printed wraparound band.

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$30.00
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Die man met die pers oë [The Man with the Purple Eyes]
Die man met die pers oë [The Man with the Purple Eyes]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Joe Lasker, illustrated by

Kaapstad [Cape Town]: HAUM, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First South African edition. Illustrated by Joe Lasker. Translated by Ria van Rensburg. Octavo. Text in Afrikaans. About fine in boards and a very good dust jacket with a toned spine and moderate wear. *OCLC* locate six copies, all in South Africa.

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$150.00
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Okasan [This Quiet Lady]
Okasan [This Quiet Lady]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Anita Lobel, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim quarto. Text in Japanese. Pictorial boards. Front cover sunned along the topedge, very light wear, very good or better without the printed wraparound band. Although not marked in any way, from the library of author Charlotte Zolotow; the translator Nana Mirai has Signed or Inscribed the book in Japanese facing the title page. Mirai translated at least a... Read More

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$200.00
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Arashi no hi [The Storm Book]
Arashi no hi [The Storm Book]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Margaret Bloy Graham, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Holp Shuppan, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. Translated by Ruriko Matsui. Slim small quarto. Fine in glazed pictorial boards and near fine jacket with a tiny bit of edgewear and the pale yellow background of the spine panel sunned to white, and printed wraparound band with a modestly sunned spine and some wear and a tiny tear on the rear panel. The first edition was a 1953 Caldecott Honor... Read More

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Den stille mor og den larmende lille dreng [The Quiet Mother and the Noisy Little Boy]
Den stille mor og den larmende lille dreng [The Quiet Mother and the Noisy Little Boy]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Marc Simont, Illustrated by

(Copenhagen): Carlsen, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Danish edition. Illustrated by Marc Simont. Translated by Britta Linell. Slim small quarto. Text in Danish. Glazed pictorial boards with light tanning and wear, near fine, without jacket as issued.

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Nisan to Imoto [Big Brother]
Nisan to Imoto [Big Brother]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Mary Chalmers, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Japanese edition. Illustratd by Mary Chalmers. Slim octavo. Spine ends bumped and a couple of tiny rubbed-through spots on the bottom edge, very good in very good jacket with corresponding bumping and a scrape and short tear on the cover panel. Publisher's complimentary copy with a printed slip laid in. (Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the library of author Charlotte Zolotow.).

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$150.00
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The Horn Book - September / October 1985
The Horn Book - September / October 1985

by (ZOLOTOW, Charlotte)

Boston, Massachusetts: The Horn Book, 1985. Softcover. Near Fine. Magazine. Small octavo. pp. 498-640. Near fine in slight rubbed stapled wrappers. Although not marked as such, is issue is from the library of children's book editor Charlotte Zolotow and includes her article, "Writing for the Very Young: An Emotional Deja Vu." Zolotow was an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, as well as acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her... Read More

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Anata wa dare [But Not Billy]
Anata wa dare [But Not Billy]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Lys Cassal, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. First Japanese edition. Illustrated Lys Cassal. Translated by Nana Mirai. Oblong slim quarto. Pictorial boards sunned at the spine and edges thus very good or better in a printed wraparound band sunned at the spine and shoulders. Publisher's material laid in.

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Mattetene [May I Visit?]
Mattetene [May I Visit?]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Erik Blegvard, illustrated by

[Tokyo]: (Dowa-ya Co. Ltd, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Erik Blegvard. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim octavo. Spine and edges sunned to blue and topedges of boards with a bump, very good or better in pictorial boards and spine-sunned wraparound band.

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$75.00
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Ima ga tanoshiimon [I Like to Be Little]
Ima ga tanoshiimon [I Like to Be Little]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Erik Blegvard, illustrated by

[Tokyo]: (Dowa-ya Co. Ltd, 1991. Hardcover. Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Erik Blegvard. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim tall octavo. A trifle bumped at the corners and spine ends else fine in modestly worn and lightly spine-sunned printed wraparound band. Publisher's material laid in. From the library of author Charlotte Zolotow; laid in is a Typed Letter Signed from HarperCollins, sending a few copies of this translation along.

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$100.00
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Tre vämmer pa latsas [Three Funny Friends]
Tre vämmer pa latsas [Three Funny Friends]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Mary Chalmers, illustrated by

[Stockholm]: Carlsen Illustrationsforlaget, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. First Swedish-language edition, hardcover issue. Illustrated by Mary Chalmers. Translated by Erna Knutsson. Text in Swedish. Pictorial boards with modest wear and a lightly sunned spine, very good.

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Nae son ul kkook chabayo: kajok kwa sarang e kwanhan tasot kaji iyagi [Hold My Hand: Five Stories of Love and Family]
Nae son ul kkook chabayo: kajok kwa sarang e kwanhan tasot kaji iyagi [Hold My Hand: Five Stories of Love and Family]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Carol Thompson, illustrated by

(Seoul: Samseongdang-i, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Korean edition. Illustrated by Carol Thompson. Translated by Mi-Yong Chong. Slim small quarto. Text in Korean. Pictorial boards with a couple of gentle bumps and some very light soil, near fine.

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Arashi no hi [The Storm Book]
Arashi no hi [The Storm Book]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Margaret Bloy Graham, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Holp Shuppan, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. Translated by Ruriko Matsui. Slim small quarto. Fine in glazed pictorial boards and near fine dust jacket with the pale yellow background of the spine panel sunned to white. Lacking the printed wraparound band. Publisher's material laid in. The first edition was a 1953 Caldecott Honor book.

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Tu zi xian sheng, bang bang mang hao ma? [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]
Tu zi xian sheng, bang bang mang hao ma? [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by

[Taipei]: (Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Chinese-language edition. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Slim oblong octavo. Text in Chinese. Glazed pictorial boards. Spine lightly sunned and light evidence of delamination, mostly at the lower joint, near fine. The first edition was a 1963 Caldecott Honor book.

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Neesan to imoto [Big Sister and Little Sister]
Neesan to imoto [Big Sister and Little Sister]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Martha Alexander, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Fukuinkan Shoten, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Japanese edition. Illustrated by Martha Alexander. Translated by Sumiko Yagawa. Slim small quarto. Text in Japanese. Pictorial boards sunned at the spine and edges with a gentle bump at the crown, very good or better.

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Herr Hase und das schöne Geschenk [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]
Herr Hase und das schöne Geschenk [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by

(Zürich): Diogenes, 1980. Softcover. Fine. Later German-language edition. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Translated by Eva Matta. Slim 12mo. Fine in glossy pictorial wrappers. The first American edition was a 1963 Caldecott Honor book.

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Nakayoshi [My Friend John]
Nakayoshi [My Friend John]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Ben Shecter, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Translated by Nana Mirai. Oblong octavo. Two tiny stains on the front endleaves, still fine in glazed pictorial boards, without the printed wraparound band. Signed, almost certainly by the translator, in 2009. (N. B. The book is from Charlotte Zolotow's library, hence our assertion.).

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Die drei merkwürdigen Freunde [Three Funny Friends]
Die drei merkwürdigen Freunde [Three Funny Friends]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Mary Chalmers, illustrated by

Reinbek: Carlsen, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. First German-language edition, hardcover issue. Illustrated by Mary Chalmers. Translated by Wolf Hausmann. Text in German. Pictorial boards with modest wear and a lightly sunned spine, very good or better.

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$35.00
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Tre Maerkelige venner [Three Funny Friends]
Tre Maerkelige venner [Three Funny Friends]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Mary Chalmers, illustrated by

[Copenhagen]: Carlsen Illustrationsforlaget, 1968. Softcover. Very Good. First Danish-language edition, wrappered issue. Illustrated by Mary Chalmers. Translated by Tove Ditlevsen. Text in Danish. Printed wrappers with modest wear including a small cover crease, and a lightly sunned spine, very good.

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The Very Thing
The Very Thing

by (ZOLOTOW, Charlotte, Maurice Sendak, Pat Mora, Cynthia Rylant, and more)

New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing. Quarto. Illustrated. Slightly sunned spine, near fine. Stories by Charlotte Zolotow, Maurice Sendak, Pat Mora, Cynthia Rylant, and more. Grade 1, Level 5.

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Prentice Hall Literature Copper (Paramount Edition)
Prentice Hall Literature Copper (Paramount Edition)

by (ZOLOTOW, Charlotte, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jack London, Isaac Asimov, Rudyard Kipling, Ray Bradbury, Beverly Cleary, F. Scott Fitzgerald, C. S. Lewis, and more)

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine. Third edition. 804pp. Illustrated in color. Tiny bump on front board, sunned spine, near fine. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the library of contributor Charlotte Zolotow, with a publisher's complimentary letter laid in. Zolotow was an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department and the acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. A collection of short stories by Charlotte Zolotow, Isaac... Read More

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Koen no ichinichi [The Park Book]
Koen no ichinichi [The Park Book]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. H. A. Rey, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Bunka Publishing Bureau, 1989. Hardcover. Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by H. A. Rey. Translated by Kenzou Nakagawa. Slim oblong quarto. Text in Japanese. Just about fine in glazed pictorial boards, without jacket as issued. A bright copy of an uncommon edition.

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... et maman et moi [English title: Some Things Go Together]
... et maman et moi [English title: Some Things Go Together]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Karen Gundersheimer, illustrated by

[Paris]: Flammarion, 1984. Hardcover. Fine. First French edition. Illustrated by Karen Gundersheimer. Translated by Catherine Deloraine. Square 16mo. Text in French. A trifle rubbed, still easily fine in glazed pictorial boards, without jacket as issued.

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