Frieda Friedman

Frieda Friedman (born 1905, date of death unknown) was a writer of children's literature who, from the mid-1940s to the late 1960s, published several short, illustrated novels primarily intended for preteen and adolescent girls. Her works enjoyed republication and numerous printings through the 1970s, and in some cases until the late 1980s.

Frieda Friedman
Born	1905 Syracuse, New York
Occupation	Author, editor
Language	English
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	New York University
Period	1946–1969
Genre	Children's literature
Notable awards	See text
Spouse	Unmarried

Biography

Friedman was born in Syracuse in 1905.[1] After earning a B.S. from New York University, Friedman entered into graduate study at Columbia University and New York University. In the course of her professional career, she was employed by New York American and several other newspapers and magazines. In 1930 she began writing poetry for the Norcross Greeting Card Company, and was eventually promoted to editor.[2]

Friedman lived in New York City,[2] and set some of her fiction there. She wrote often about girls in supportive, working-class or middle-class families. Illustrators of Friedman's work include Valeria Patterson, Carolyn Haywood, Mary Barton, Mary Stevens, Jacqueline Tomes, Vivienne Blake, Ulrike Zehe-Weinberg, Erich Hölle, Leonard Shortall, and (the pseudonymous) Emmo. On three occasions, the New York Herald Tribune Spring Book Festival recognized her work in adolescent fiction with an Honor Choice award: in 1947 for Dot for Short; in 1949 for A Sundae with Judy; and in 1956 for The Janitor's Girl.[2][3][4]

Franz Schneider Verlag of Munich published German localisations of some of her titles. Auf Dotty ist Verlaß (1959) is based on Dot for Short (1947), and has new illustrations by Ulrike Zehe-Weinberg;[5] Ellen hat die besten Freunde (1965), illustrated by Erich Hölle, derives from Ellen and the Gang (1963).[6] Scholastic Book Services republished Dot for Short, Carol from the Country, and The Janitor's Girl with new illustrations by Mary Stevens; Carol from the Country is retitled Carol.[7][8][9]

Bibliography

1. Bobbie Had a Nickel. A Bonnie Book. Illustrated by Emmo. Kenosha: John Martin's House. 1946. OCLC 7599280.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Dot for Short. Illustrated by Carolyn Haywood. New York: William Morrow and Company. 1947. OCLC 1013966.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. Peppy, the Lonely Little Puppy. Illustrated by Vivienne Blake. Chicago: Rand McNally. 1947. OCLC 1652203.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. Some Day. A Bonnie Book. Illustrated by Valeria Patterson. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe Company. 1948. OCLC 18377093.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. Make Believe. A Bonnie Book. Illustrated by Valeria Patterson. Kenosha: John Martin's House. 1948. OCLC 7599273.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. A Sundae with Judy. A Bonnie Book. Illustrated by Carolyn Haywood. Kenosha: William Morrow and Company. 1949. OCLC 1862567.CS1 maint: others (link)
7. Carol from the Country. A Bonnie Book. Illustrated by Mary Barton. Kenosha: William Morrow and Company. 1950. OCLC 2353570.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. Pat and Her Policeman. Morrow Junior Books. Illustrated by Mary Barton. Kenosha: William Morrow and Company. 1953. OCLC 1652476.CS1 maint: others (link)
9. The Janitor's Girl. Morrow Junior Books. Illustrated by Mary Stevens. Kenosha: William Morrow and Company. 1956. OCLC 300885.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. Let's Pretend. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe Company. 1959.
11. Ellen and the Gang. Morrow Junior Books. Illustrated by Jacqueline Tomes. Kenosha: William Morrow and Company. 1963. OCLC 300886.CS1 maint: others (link)
12. Now That You Are 10. Illustrated by Leonard Shortall. New York: Association Press. 1963. OCLC 4861600.CS1 maint: others (link)
13. When I Grow Up. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe Company. 1969.

References

1. Fuller, Muriel, ed. (1963). More Junior Authors. New York: H. W. Wilson Co. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780824200367. OCLC 327986.
2. Commire, Anne, ed. (1986). Something About the Author, Volume 43. Detroit: Gale Research. p. 94. ISBN 9780810322530. ISSN 0276-816X. OCLC 705262469.
3. Smith, Laura J., ed. (1992). Children's Book Awards International: A directory of awards and winners, from inception through 1990. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-89950-686-9. OCLC 24910142.
4. Jones, Dolores Blythe (1983). Children's Literature Awards and Winners: A directory of prizes, authors, and illustrators. Detroit: Neal-Schuman Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8103-0171-9. OCLC 9197441.
5. Friedman, Frieda (1959). Auf Dotty ist Verlaß (in German). Illustrated by Ulrike Zehe-Weinberg. München: Franz Schneider Verlag. OCLC 164700734.
6. Friedman, Frieda (1965). Ellen hat die besten Freunde [Ellen Has the Best Friends] (in German). Illustrated by Erich Hölle. München: Franz Schneider Verlag. OCLC 73375811.
7. Friedman, Frieda. Dot for Short. Illustrated by Mary Stevens. New York: Scholastic Book Services.
8. Friedman, Frieda. The Janitor's Girl. Illustrated by Mary Stevens. New York: Scholastic Book Services.
9. Friedman, Frieda (1966). Carol. Illustrated by Mary Stevens. New York: Scholastic Book Services. OCLC 1196699.

Further reading

• Book Review Digest. New York: H. W. Wilson Company. 45. 1950. ISSN 0006-7326. Missing or empty |title= (help)
• Farwell Davis, Louise, ed. (1951). Recommended children's books, as professionally evaluated by librarians for librarians in the Junior libraries section of the Library Journal, arranged by grade and subject with author-title index. New York. p. 23. OCLC 12026816.
• Yoakam, Gerald A., ed. (1952). A Report of the Eighth Annual Conference on Reading: The Content, Selection, and Use of Children's Literature. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 79. OCLC 123580773.
• Richmond, Julius Benjamin (1971). Health and Growth: Book Four. Scott Foresman and Company. p. 48. OCLC 14979182.
• MacCann, Donnarae; Woodard, Gloria, eds. (1985). The Black American in Books for Children: Readings in Racism (2nd ed.). Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8108-1826-2. OCLC 12107391.