"William's Doll" and the Legacy of Charlotte Zolotow
Reach Out and Read
English - June 10, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Kids & Family Education for Kids earlychildhoodeducation literacy pediatrics reading books children earlyreaders librarians reachoutandread wellvisits Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The publication of Charlotte Zolotow’s picture book William’s Doll (1972) not only broke gender stereotypes, but became a landmark moment in American children’s literature. In a bonus episode of our “Inner Truths: LGBTQ” series, host Dr. Perri Klass speaks with Charlotte’s daughter, Crescent Dragonwagon (a prolific author herself), about the making of William’s Doll and her mother’s cultural impact as a writer and editor of books that have encouraged tolerance, kindness, and authenticity for generations of children.