Season 7
“The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom” | July 23, 2026
She’s the most influential person you may never have heard of. A new book, Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children’s Books, recounts how she nurtured and edited some of the greatest books of the past 100 years, including titles such as Where the Wild Things Are, Goodnight Moon, The Carrot Seed, Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and dozens more.Author Nancy Hudgins joins to talk about the impact Ursula Nordstrom had — and continues to have — on the world of children’s literature.
View the transcript here.
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Nancy Hudgins
Nancy Hudgins is the author of “Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children’s Books.”
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