Sophia Mallonée Gholz (born October 17, 1980) is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Biography and career
Gholz was born in
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...
. She was the second child of Nancy Dohn, an American corporate manager,
and Henry Gholz, an American scientist.
Gholz's first book, ''The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng
Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the ''Forest Man of India''. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the riv ...
'' (published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2019 and illustrated by Kayla Harren) is an award-winning picture book that has been translated into multiple languages.
Gholz's books include ''
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*''Little Jack Horner'', a nursery rhyme
People
* Jack Horner (baseball) (1863–1910), American professional baseball player
*Jack Horner (journalist) (1912–2005), Gordon John Horner, Minnesota sportscaster
* Jack B. H ...
, Dinosaur Hunter!'', a picture book biography about
the paleontologist who inspired the main character in Jurassic Park, ''This is Your World: The Story of
Bob Ross'', and ''A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools)''. The bibliography below lists her published works.
Gholz's media appearances and interviews include
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, ''The Sun News'', ''Nonahood News'', ''North East News India'',
Discovery Channel
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, ''Orlando Voyager'', The Buzz TV The Bookshop at the End of the Internet Podcast, and ''
The New York Times
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''.
Select awards
* Florida State Book Award Gold Medal for ''The Boy Who Grew A Forest'' (2020)
* South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee (2020–21)
* Green Earth Book Award Honor (2020)
*
Crystal Kite Award Winner, Southeast Region (2020)
* Keystone to Reading Book Award Shortlist (2020–21)
*
Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2020)
*
Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Winner from
Northland College (2019)
* Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, California Reading Association (2019)
Published Works
* ''The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng
Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the ''Forest Man of India''. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the riv ...
'' (2019), illustrated by Kayla Harren
* ''
Jack Horner Jack Horner may refer to:
*''Little Jack Horner'', a nursery rhyme
People
* Jack Horner (baseball) (1863–1910), American professional baseball player
*Jack Horner (journalist) (1912–2005), Gordon John Horner, Minnesota sportscaster
* Jack B. H ...
, Dinosaur Hunter!'' (2021), illustrated by Dave Shephard
* ''This is Your World: The Story of
Bob Ross'' (2021), illustrated by Robin Boyden
* ''A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools)'' (2022), illustrated by Xiana Teimoy
* ''Bug on the Rug'' (2022), illustrated by Susan Batori
Personal life
In 2008, Gholz married Jeff Olson, an American photographer and businessman. They had two children and live in Florida.
Adaptations
In 2022, stage rights were acquired to adapt the German translation, ''Der Junge, Einen Eald Pflanzte'' (Zuckersüß Verlag), of Gholz's book ''The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng
Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the ''Forest Man of India''. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the riv ...
'', for a stage production at the Staatstheater Meiningen Theater in
Berlin
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and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.
External links
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NBC News * Sophia Gholz a
Library of Congress
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gholz, Sophia
1980 births
Living people
American children's writers
American women children's writers
20th-century American writers