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Zena Sutherland Dies at 86Zena Sutherland—the noted children’s book reviewer, author, editor, and professor emerita of the Graduate Library School at the University of Chicago—died June 12 in Chicago at the age of 86. Sutherland served as editor and reviewer for the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books from 1958 to 1985; she wrote the monthly “Books for Young People” column for the Saturday Review from 1966 to 1972; and she was children’s book editor and reviewer for the Chicago Tribune from 1972 to 1984. She also revised the textbook Children and Books (Addison-Wesley) several times from 1969 to 1996, and served on the award committees for the American Library Association’s Newbery and Caldecott Medals and for the National Book Award. “She was a landmark critic and teacher at a time when children’s literature was exploding,” Booklist Young Adult Editor Hazel Rochman told American Libraries. “She knew both literary quality and the complexities of childhood.” Sutherland received a bachelor’s degree in English and an MLS from the University of Chicago. She became famous for heralding the works of Maurice Sendak and David Macaulay before anyone had heard of them. She also correctly predicted the popularity of the Harry Potter books before they came to the United States. In 1997 she received the Distinguished Service Award form ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children. Posted June 24, 2002. |
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