Zena Sutherland: Reviewers, Teacher, and Author

Zena Sutherland is a woman highly regarded in the field of children’s literature. She was associated with the University of Chicago Graduate Library School throughout her career. Sutherland was the editor and sole reviewer of the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books from 1958 to 1985; wrote monthly columns for the Saturday Review from 1966 to 1972; and has been the author of several editions of Children and Books since 1969. The Zena Sutherland Lecture, established in 1983, is just one recognition of her contributions to the profession. This is a professional biography of Sutherland, containing her recollections of men and women in children’s book publishing and assessing her impact on the field.