Charlotte Pomerantz Explained

Charlotte Inez Pomerantz (July 24, 1930July 24, 2022) was an American children's writer and journalist.

Early life and education

Charlotte Inez Pomerantz was born on July 24, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis (Cohen) and Abraham Pomerantz.^{[1] [2]} She received a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1953.^[3]

Personal life

Pomerantz married Carl Marzani on November 12, 1966.^[3] She died in Charlottesville, Virginia, on July 24, 2022, her 92nd birthday.^[1]

Works

Her 1975 story The Princess and the Admiral won a Jane Addams Children's Book Award.^[4] Pomerantz's story The Piggy in the Puddle appeared on Reading Rainbow in 1992.^[4]

Books published by Marzani & Munsell

• A quarter-century of un-Americana: a tragico-comical memorabilia of HUAC (1963)^[5]
• The mood of the nation (November 22–29, 1963)^[6]

Pamphlet published by the Labor Committee for Peace in Vietnam

• The Unspeakable War: Dead End of a Colonial War 1940–1966 (1966)^[7]

Books for children

• All Asleep (1984)^[8]
• One Duck, Another Duck (1984)^[9]
• How Many Trucks Can A Tow Truck Tow? (1987)^[10]
• The Mousery (2000)^[11]
• Posy(1983), winner of the Christopher Award 1984^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: Genzlinger . Neil . Neil Genzlinger . July 29, 2022 . Charlotte Pomerantz, Inventive Children's Book Author, Dies at 92 . en-US . The New York Times . July 30, 2022.
2. News: Gargan . Edward A. . Abraham Pomerantz, 79, Pioneering Lawyer . . November 21, 1981 . December 22, 2018.
3. Book: Contemporary Authors . Contemporary Authors . . 1993 . 0810319926 . Lesniak . James G. . new revision series . 38 . . 0275-7176 . 1301973550 . Trosky . Susan M..
4. Book: Something about the Author . . 1995 . 978-0-8103-2290-5 . Hile . Kevin S. . 80 . . Pomerantz, Charlotte 1930– . 0276-816X . 705262519.
5. Book: Charlotte . Pomerantz . Charlotte Pomerantz . A quarter-century of un-Americana: a tragico-comical memorabilia of HUAC . Marzani & Munsell . New York . 970934397 . 1963.
6. Book: Charlotte . Pomerantz . Charlotte Pomerantz . The mood of the nation (November 22–29, 1963): A news documentary of a steadfast citizenry . Marzani & Munsell . New York . 943158279 . 1964.
7. Book: Pomerantz . Charlotte. Kaplan . Howard . The Unspeakable War . 1966 . Labor Committee for Peace in Vietnam . New York. 12166275.
8. Book: Pomerantz . Charlotte . All Asleep . 1984 . Illustrated by Nancy Tafuri. Greenwillow Books . 0-688-03762-3.
9. Book: Pomerantz . Charlotte . One Duck, Another Duck . Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. 1984 . Harcourt School Publishers . 0-15-300310-3.
10. Book: Pomerantz . Charlotte . How Many Trucks Can A Tow Truck Tow?. 1987 . 15715802 . Illustrated by R. W. Alley . Random House . 11 September 2022 . registration . 0-679-87810-6.
11. Book: Pomerantz . Charlotte . The Mousery . Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus. 2000 . Harcourt . 0-15-202304-6.
12. Book: Pomerantz . Charlotte . Posy. 1983. Illustrated by Catherine Stock.