Celia Barker Lottridge (born 1936) is an award-winning Canadian children's writer.
Lottridge was born in Iowa City, Iowa. She received a BA in modern European history from Stanford University, a MLS from Columbia University and a BEd from the University of Toronto. Lottridge worked as a librarian in San Diego, New York City and Rhode Island. She was a teacher and librarian for the Toronto School Board. From 1977 to 1990, she was a book buyer for a children's book store in Toronto.
Gerasim and the Lion, illustrated by Joanne Page (Erin, ON: Bright Star Bookstores, 1979)The Juggler (Richmond Hill, ON: North Winds Press, 1985), Lottridge and Ariadna OchrymovychPrairie Dogs (Toronto: Grolier, 1985), Lottridge and Susan Horner; bound with Bighorn Sheep by Bill Ivy; reprinted 1999, GrolierMice (Grolier, 1986), Lottridge and HornerOne Watermelon Seed), illus. Karen Patkau (Toronto: Stoddart Books, 1986), picture bookThe Name of the Tree: a Bantu Tale, illus. Ian Wallace, (Groundwood Books, 1989), reteller; U.S. edition 1990, Margaret K. McElderry BooksTen Small Tales, illus. Joanne Fitzgerald (McElderry, 1990), reteller; reprinted 2005, GroundwoodThe American Children's Treasury (Key Porter Books, 1991), editorTicket to Curlew, illus. Wendy Wolsak-Frith (Groundwood, 1992), novel; published 1996 as Ticket to Canada, Silver Burdett; received the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children AwardSomething Might Be Hiding, illus. Paul Zwolak, (Groundwood, 1994), picture bookMusic for the Tsar of the Sea: a Russian Wonder Tale, illus. Harvey Chan (Groundwood, 1995), retellerThe Wind Wagon, illus. Daniel Clifford (Silver Burdett Press, 1995), novelLetters to the Wind: Classic Stories and Poems for Children (Key Porter, 1995), compiler; published 2001 as American Stories and Poems for ChildrenWings to Fly, illus. Mary Jane Gerber (Groundwood, 1997), novelBounce Me, Tickle Me, Hug Me: Lap Rhymes and Play Rhymes from around the World, compiled by Sandra Carpenter-Davis (Toronto: Parent-Child Mother Goose Program, 1997), adaptorThe Little Rooster and the Diamond Button: a Hungarian Folktale, illus. Joanne Fitzgerald (Groundwood, 2001), reteller; received Mr. Christie's Book AwardBerta, a Remarkable Dog, illus. Elsa Myotte (Groundwood, 2002), novelStories from the Life of Jesus: Stories from the Bible, illus. Linda Wolfsgruber (Groundwood, 2004), retellerStories from Adam to Ezekiel; Retold from the Bible, illus. Gary Clement (Groundwood, 2004), reteller 