Sophia Gholz

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.

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]

Select awards
  • 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]

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]

References
  1. Clark, Anthony (May 1, 2008). "The Gainesville Sun". The Gainesville Sun.
  2. "University of Florida Research Foundation". UF Research Foundation Professors. University of Florida.
  3. Harris, Laura (July 12, 2021). "NBC News". NBC News.
  4. Bancroft, Colette (March 5, 2020). "Tampa Bay Times". Tampa Bay Times.
  5. World Cat. OCLC 1241072695 – via Worldcat.org.
  6. ""Kleine Helden!" Ensures sustainable thinking at an early stage". Schwäbische Zeitung. July 9, 2021.
  7. Williams, Charlotte (September 2022). "Sophia Gholz Gives Us the Lowdown on All Consuming episode 4". BBC UK Radio.
  8. Stitz, Nicole (May 2022). "Children's Author Sophia Gholz is a Born Storyteller". The Sun News.
  9. Delehanty, Dennis (October 11, 2021). "Welcoming Award-Winning Children's Author Sophia Gholz to Lake Nona". Nonahood News.
  10. "Book Themed On Forest Man Of India Jadav Payeng Shortlisted For North Carolina Children's Book Award". North East Today. June 3, 2022.
  11. "Interview with Sophia Gholz: Author of The Boy Who Grew a Forest". Discovery Education, Discovery, Inc. April 2022.
  12. "Meet Sophia Gholz". Orlando Voyager. Voyage Magazines. August 9, 2022.
  13. "Sophia Gholz on The Buzz Talk Show". Buzz Magazine. March 19, 2019.
  14. "Sophia Gholz Episode 26 The Bookshop at the End of the Internet Podcast". Spotify.
  15. Christina Caron (June 29, 2020). "As Coronavirus Cases Surge, Families Struggle to Draw Boundaries". The New York Times.
  16. McKnight, Jenni (March 3, 2020). "2019 Florida State Book Awards". Florida State University News.
  17. "South Carolina Book Awards". South Carolina Association of School Libraries.
  18. "The Green Earth Book Award". The Nature Generation.
  19. "SCBWI | Previous Crystal Kite Winners". Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
  20. "2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award" (PDF). wildapricot.org. Keystone State Literacy Association.
  21. "Notable Social Studies Trade Books List". The Children's Book Council.
  22. "Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Awards Announced". Northland College. April 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  23. "Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Awards". Gateway Reading Council.
  24. "Sophia Gholz". Sleeping Bear Press.
  25. Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter!. Sleeping Bear Press. 2021. ISBN 9781534111196.
  26. "Sophia Gholz Running Press". Running Press Kids. 5 January 2021.
  27. "Sophia Gholz Hachette Books". Hachette Book Group. 5 January 2021.
  28. "Publishers Weekly". April 26, 2021.
  29. "American Photo Magazine". March–April 2004.
  30. "Little Heroes and Heroines". Picture Book Cinema. Humboldt Forum.
  31. "THE BOY WHO SAW A FOREST Based on the children's book by Sophia Gholz". Staatstheater Meiningen.
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