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Sophia Mallonée Gholz (born October 17, 1980) is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.
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.
Gholz's media appearances and interviews include BBC UK,[7] The Sun News,[8] Nonahood News,[9] North East News India,[10] Discovery Channel,[11] Orlando Voyager,[12] The Buzz TV[13] The Bookshop at the End of the Internet Podcast,[14] and The New York Times.[15]
- Florida State Book Award Gold Medal for The Boy Who Grew A Forest (2020)[16]
- South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee (2020–21)[17]
- Green Earth Book Award Honor (2020)[18]
- Crystal Kite Award Winner, Southeast Region (2020)[19]
- Keystone to Reading Book Award Shortlist (2020–21)[20]
- Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2020)[21]
- Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Winner from Northland College (2019)[22]
- Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, California Reading Association (2019)[23]
- 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]
In 2008, Gholz married Jeff Olson, an American photographer[29] and businessman. They had two children and live in Florida.[15]
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]
- Official website
- NBC News
- Sophia Gholz at Library of Congress
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