Ursula Nordstrom
Ursula Nordstrom | |
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| Born | February 2, 1910 Manhattan, New York |
| Died | October 11, 1988 (aged 78) New Milford, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Editor, author |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Employer | Harper & Brothers |
| Notable awards | Constance Lindsay Skinner Award (Women's National Book Association) Curtis Benjamin Award (Association of American Publishers) |
| Partner | Mary Griffith |
| Parents | Henry E. Dixey
Marie Nordstrom |
Ursula Nordstrom (February 2, 1910 – October 11, 1988) was publisher and editor-in-chief of juvenile books at Harper & Row from 1940 to 1973. She is credited with presiding over a transformation in children's literature in which morality tales written for adult approval gave way to works that instead appealed to children's imaginations and emotions.
She also authored the 1960 children's book, The Secret Language. A collection of her correspondence was published in 1998 as Dear Genius: the Letters of Ursula Nordstrom.