American publisher, editor, and writer of children's books (1910–1988)
Ursula Nordstrom
Born
(1910-02-02)February 2, 1910[1] Manhattan, New York
Died
October 11, 1988(1988-10-11) (aged 78) New Milford, Connecticut
Occupation
Editor, author
Genre
Children's literature
Employer
Harper & Brothers
Notable awards
Constance Lindsay Skinner Award (Women's National Book Association) Curtis Benjamin Award (Association of American Publishers)
Partner
Mary Griffith
Ursula Nordstrom (February 2, 1910 – October 11, 1988) was publisher and editor-in-chief of juvenile books at Harper & Row from 1940 to 1973. She is credited with presiding over a transformation in children's literature in which morality tales written for adult approval gave way to works that instead appealed to children's imaginations and emotions.[2]
She also authored the 1960 children's book The Secret Language.[3] A collection of her correspondence was published in 1998, as Dear Genius: the Letters of Ursula Nordstrom.
^Date of birth info (2/2/1910)
^Anderson, Susan Heller (1988-10-12). "Ursula Nordstrom, 78, a Nurturer Of Authors for Children, Is Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
UrsulaNordstrom (February 2, 1910 – October 11, 1988) was publisher and editor-in-chief of juvenile books at Harper & Row from 1940 to 1973. She is credited...
simple" for adults. Tomi Ungerer encouraged Silverstein to approach UrsulaNordstrom, who was a publisher with Harper & Row. An editor with Harper & Row...
into UrsulaNordstrom's office. And she convinced me that Tomi was right; I could do children's books." The relationship between UrsulaNordstrom and Shel...
Beneath the Covers. Retrieved 15 April 2013. Nordstrom, Ursula. Dear Genius: The Letters of UrsulaNordstrom ed. Leonard S. Marcus. New York: HarperCollins...
after writing and illustrating Where the Wild Things Are, edited by UrsulaNordstrom at Harper & Row. It features Max, a boy who "rages against his mother...
letters to White, his wife Katharine, and Harper's children's editor UrsulaNordstrom, advising that the book not be published.(pp 263–264) A 1945 book reviewer...
and John Vitale of HarperCollins. He also thanks Harper & Row editor UrsulaNordstrom. The book was published in Harper’s Junior Books division in 1981,...
Margaret Wise Brown. In 1998, Nordstrom's personal correspondence was published as Dear Genius: The Letters of UrsulaNordstrom (illustrated by Maurice Sendak)...
illustrations. The dedication of the book reads “For Ursula”, and the author gives thanks to UrsulaNordstrom, Barbara Borack, Kadijah Cooper, Dorothy Hagen...
Robert Edward Gross, 83, American surgeon and a medical researcher. UrsulaNordstrom, 78, American publisher and editor, ovarian cancer. Joel Oppenheimer...
later Steptoe returned to see the department director UrsulaNordstrom. After the meeting, Nordstrom wrote to tell him, "We think you are tremendously talented...
an illustrator, from editor UrsulaNordstrom of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls. The story is that Nordstrom "told him she was expecting...
when it was first published. The Little House books were reissued by UrsulaNordstrom to be illustrated by Garth Williams. Before writing the Little House...
2014-10-01. Apparently citing Marcus's book, Dear Genius, The Letters of UrsulaNordstrom. Hurd, Clement. "Remembering Margaret Wise Brown." Horn Book Magazine...
to UrsulaNordstrom, the celebrated children's book editor at what was then Harper & Row. Zion was urged by his new wife and also UrsulaNordstrom, to...
started at Harper & Bros as secretary to the children's books editor UrsulaNordstrom. She was married to Maurice Zolotow from 1938 until their divorce in...
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After the success of Suzuki Beane, Fitzhugh began working with editor UrsulaNordstrom, who helped publish her most successful work, Harriet the Spy, through...
OCLC 731251488. The original edition, written by Zolotow and edited by UrsulaNordstrom, was published in 1962 with illustrations by Howard Knotts (Harper...
in July 1948. Zion was urged by his new wife and also his editor, UrsulaNordstrom of Harper and Brothers, to write children's books. He remembers that...
Books for Bad Children: The Genius of UrsulaNordstrom, a biographical children's book on editor UrsulaNordstrom's life and accomplishments. Speakeasy...
manuscript for a children's book to UrsulaNordstrom, an editor at Harper and Brothers, after she read The Fallen Star. Nordstrom decided to publish his manuscript...
Déjeuner en fourrure), a fur-covered teacup, saucer and spoon. Editor UrsulaNordstrom knew the book would be a success when a mother wrote to tell her that...
Harper & Row, UrsulaNordstrom. Hoban explains that she did not set out to write an Easy Reader but simply wrote a story for children. Nordstrom loved the...
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