Elizabeth Shub (1915 – June 18, 2004) was an American children's book writer, editor, and translator from German and Yiddish.

Biography

Elizabeth Shub was born in Poland. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1919. Her father was a literary critic for the Yiddish newspaper Der Tog.

Of note is her collaboration with Isaac Bashevis Singer, with whom she translated many of his stories. In fact, she was the one who suggested Singer to write children's stories, and the first one was Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories (1966).

Books by Elizabeth Shub

  • Clever Kate, 1973
  • Seeing Is Believing, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1979 (1979 American Library Association (ALA) Notable Book citation)
  • The White Stallion, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1982 (1982 Best Book award, School Library Journal, and ALA notable book citation)
  • Cutlass in the Snow, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1986 (1986 Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year award)
  • Henrietta Szold: The Children's Friend, 2013