p>b>Charlotte Zolotow/b> was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1915. She was a renowned American author, poet, editor and publisher of many books for children. br>br>As well as authoring over 60 books for children, she worked as an editor at HarperCollins and edited many well-known authors such as Paul Fleischman, Paul Zindel, Mary Rodgers, Robert Lipsyte and Francesca Lia Block.br>br>She lived in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where she died, aged 98./p>