Award-winning American author of books for young readers.
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. She was the second child of Nancy Dohn, an American corporate manager,[1] and Henry Gholz, an American scientist.[2]
Gholz's first book, The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng[3] (published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2019 and illustrated by Kayla Harren) is an award-winning picture book[4] that has been translated into multiple languages.[5][6]
Gholz's books include Jack Horner, 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.
Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, California Reading Association (2019)[23]
Published works
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng (2019), illustrated by Kayla Harren[24]
Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter! (2021), illustrated by Dave Shephard[25]
This is Your World: The Story of
Bob Ross (2021), illustrated by Robin Boyden[26]
A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools) (2022), illustrated by Xiana Teimoy[27]
Bug on the Rug (2022), illustrated by Susan Batori[28]
Personal life
In 2008, Gholz married Jeff Olson, an American photographer[29] and businessman. They had two children and live in Florida.[15]
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, for a stage production at the Staatstheater Meiningen Theater in
Berlin and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.[30][31]
^McKnight, Jenni (March 3, 2020).
"2019 Florida State Book Awards". Florida State University News.
Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
Award-winning American author of books for young readers.
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. She was the second child of Nancy Dohn, an American corporate manager,[1] and Henry Gholz, an American scientist.[2]
Gholz's first book, The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng[3] (published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2019 and illustrated by Kayla Harren) is an award-winning picture book[4] that has been translated into multiple languages.[5][6]
Gholz's books include Jack Horner, 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.
Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, California Reading Association (2019)[23]
Published works
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of
Jadav Payeng (2019), illustrated by Kayla Harren[24]
Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter! (2021), illustrated by Dave Shephard[25]
This is Your World: The Story of
Bob Ross (2021), illustrated by Robin Boyden[26]
A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools) (2022), illustrated by Xiana Teimoy[27]
Bug on the Rug (2022), illustrated by Susan Batori[28]
Personal life
In 2008, Gholz married Jeff Olson, an American photographer[29] and businessman. They had two children and live in Florida.[15]
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, for a stage production at the Staatstheater Meiningen Theater in
Berlin and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.[30][31]
^McKnight, Jenni (March 3, 2020).
"2019 Florida State Book Awards". Florida State University News.
Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.