Van Woerkom, Dorothy

American author and elementary school teacher most noted for folktale translations and religious stories.

From the description of Dorothy Van Woerkom papers, 1975. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 38153890

Dorothy O. Van Woerkom began free-lange writing in 1968. Among her awards and honors are Catholic Press Assn. Best Religious Children's Book (1974), a Junior Literary guild selection (1975), an ALA Notable Book (1977). In addition to writing juvenile books, she was a series editor for Concordia's Beginning Biblee Readers, and a contributor of periodical articles, stories and book reivews.

From the description of Dorothy Van Woerkom papers, 1974-1980. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301707

Dorothy O'Brien Van Woerkom was born in Buffalo New York in 1924. She work as a school teacher before beginning her career as a writer of books for children. She has created original stories and has adapted folktales from other countries.

Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 21, p. 176-178.

From the guide to the Dorothy Van Woerkom Papers, 1974-1980, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])