Elizabeth Shub (1915 – June 18, 2004) was an American children's book writer, editor, and translator from German and Yiddish. Elizabeth ShubElizabeth Shub, 89, Translator And Editor of Children's BooksELIZABETH SHUB, 89, Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2004Eden Ross Lipson, Elizabeth Shub, 89, Translator And Editor of Children's Books, The New York Times, June 22, 2004
Biography Elizabeth Shub was born in Poland. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1919. Her father, Shmuel Charney, was a literary critic.Elizabeth Shub Papers, University of Minnesota Archival Finding Aids Her husband, Boris Shub (1912–1965), was a writer and pioneer in radio broadcasting to Communist countries; he was one of the key organizers of Radio Liberty.
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 write children's stories, and the first one was Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories (1966). Eliyana R. Adler, Sheila E. Jelen Reconstructing the Old Country American Jewry in the Post-Holocaust Decades, 2017, p. 165 She was also likely one of the first people to help Singer learn English.
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, 1961; 2013
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